PLoS One

The sustainability of public health programs following donor transition: A comparative case study of HIV services and maternal and newborn care in Uganda.Zakumumpa, H. Ssegujja, E. Kyomuhendo, M. Maritim, B. Musila, T. Ssengooba, F.
PLoS One, (2026). 21:e0341328

"They recognize me as a doctor": A peer mobilisation training programme to promote oral HIV self-testing and referral for acute HIV infection screening among gay and bisexual men and transgender women in coastal Kenya, an exploratory study.Palmer, S. Dijkstra, M. Kigoro, A. Mohamed, K. Mukuria, N. Mahmoud, S. Gichuru, E. van der Elst, E. M. Sanders, E. J.
PLoS One, (2025). 20:e0322255

Predicting in-hospital mortality in children in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis of vital signs and anthropometric measurements.Smits, L. C. A. Datema, M. Voskuijl, W. P. Ngari, M. M. Kumwenda, M. Calis, J. C. J.
PLoS One, (2025). 20:e0336233

MALDI-TOF MS for malaria vector surveillance: A cost-comparison analysis using a decision-tree approach.Karisa, J. Rist, C. Tuwei, M. Ominde, K. Bartilol, B. Ondieki, Z. Musani, H. Wanjiku, C. Mwangangi, J. Mbogo, C. Rono, M. Bejon, P. Maia, M.
PLoS One, (2025). 20:e0335764

Peer-assisted HIV partner notification services to strengthen index partner testing for newly diagnosed men who have sex with men in coastal Kenya.Adrian, H. Dijkstra, M. Mahmoud, S. Mohamed, K. Gichuru, E. Sanders, E. J. Operario, D. van der Elst, E. M.
PLoS One, (2025). 20:e0333707

A Delphi process to build consensus on revised Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (EmONC) signal functions and levels of care.Moxon, S. G. Wharton-Smith, A. Sharma, S. Aluvaala, J. Campbell, O. M. R. Gupta, G. Lobis, S. Warthin, C. Penn-Kekana, L. Freedman, L. P. Delphi panel on Em, O. N. C. signal functions levels of, care
PLoS One, (2025). 20:e0331684

Induction of an early IFN-gamma cellular response and high plasma levels of SDF-1alpha are inversely associated with COVID-19 severity and residence in rural areas in Kenyan patients.Wanjiku, P. Orindi, B. Kimotho, J. Sayed, S. Shah, R. Saleh, M. Mwacharo, J. Maronga, C. Olouch, V. Karanu, A. Shah, J. Nneka, Z. Ochola-Oyier, L. I. Abdi, A. I. Dunachie, S. Bejon, P. Nduati, E. W. Ndungu, F. M.
PLoS One, (2025). 20:e0316967

Making MALDI-TOF MS for entomological parameters accessible: A practical guide for in-house library creation.Karisa, J. Tuwei, M. Ominde, K. Bartilol, B. Ondieki, Z. Musani, H. Rono, M. Mbogo, C. Bejon, P. Mwangangi, J. Wanjiku, C. Maia, M.
PLoS One, (2025). 20:e0330605

Translation, adaptation and validation of an epilepsy screening instrument in two Ghanaian languages.Darkwa, E. K. Asiamah, S. Awini, E. Sottie, C. Godi, A. Williams, J. E. Akpalu, A. Cross, J. H. Sander, J. W. Sen, A. Newton, C. R. Danso-Appiah, A. Adjei, P.
PLoS One, (2025). 20:e0303735

Factors influencing the uptake of public health interventions delivery by community pharmacists: A systematic review of global evidence.Mumbi, A. Mugo, P. Barasa, E. Abiiro, G. A. Nzinga, J.
PLoS One, (2024). 19:e0298713

Correction: Burden of disease and risk factors for mortality amongst hospitalized newborns in Nigeria and Kenya.Nabwera, H. M. Wang, D. Tongo, O. O. Andang'o, P. E. A. Abdulkadir, I. Ezeaka, C. V. Ezenwa, B. N. Fajolu, I. B. Imam, Z. O. Mwangome, M. K. Umoru, D. D. Akindolire, A. E. Otieno, W. Nalwa, G. M. Talbert, A. W. Abubakar, I. Embleton, N. D. Allen, S. J. Neonatal Nutrition, Network
PLoS One, (2024). 19:e0306684

Factors predicting mortality in hospitalised HIV-negative children with lower-chest-wall indrawing pneumonia and implications for management.Gallagher, K. E. Awori, J. O. Knoll, M. D. Rhodes, J. Higdon, M. M. Hammitt, L. L. Prosperi, C. Baggett, H. C. Brooks, W. A. Fancourt, N. Feikin, D. R. Howie, S. R. C. Kotloff, K. L. Tapia, M. D. Levine, O. S. Madhi, S. A. Murdoch, D. R. O'Brien, K. L. Thea, D. M. Baillie, V. L. Ebruke, B. E. Kamau, A. Moore, D. P. Mwananyanda, L. Olutunde, E. O. Seidenberg, P. Sow, S. O. Thamthitiwat, S. Scott, J. A. G. Perch Study Group
PLoS One, (2024). 19:e0297159

Time to full enteral feeds in hospitalised preterm and very low birth weight infants in Nigeria and Kenya.Imam, Z. O. Nabwera, H. M. Tongo, O. O. Andang'o, P. E. A. Abdulkadir, I. Ezeaka, C. V. Ezenwa, B. N. Fajolu, I. B. Mwangome, M. K. Umoru, D. D. Akindolire, A. E. Otieno, W. Olwala, M. Nalwa, G. M. Talbert, A. W. Abubakar, I. Embleton, N. D. Allen, S. J. Neonatal Nutrition, Network
PLoS One, (2024). 19:e0277847

The economic burden of households affected by tuberculosis in Brazil: First national survey results, 2019-2021.Noia Maciel, E. L. Negri, Ldsa Guidoni, L. M. Fregona, G. C. Johansen, F. D. C. Sanchez, M. N. Moreira, Adsr Diaz-Quijano, F. A. Tonini, M. Zandonade, E. Ershova, J. Nguhiu, P. Baena, I. G.
PLoS One, (2023). 18:e0287961

Spatial variation and clustering of anaemia prevalence in school-aged children in Western Kenya.Robert, B. N. Cherono, A. Mumo, E. Mwandawiro, C. Okoyo, C. Gichuki, P. M. Blanford, J. L. Snow, R. W. Okiro, E. A.
PLoS One, (2023). 18:e0282382

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on routine HIV care and antiretroviral treatment outcomes in Kenya: A nationally representative analysis.Kimanga, D. O. Makory, V. N. B. Hassan, A. S. Ngari, F. Ndisha, M. M. Muthoka, K. J. Odero, L. Omoro, G. O. Aoko, A. Ng'ang'a, L.
PLoS One, (2023). 18:e0291479

Sexual risk-taking behavior amongst emerging adults in a tertiary institution of learning in Coastal Kenya: A qualitative study of stakeholders' perspectives using causal loop mapping.Chea, S. K. Kagonya, V. A. Oyugi, E. A. Nasambu, C. Menza, I. Ibrahim, F. Abdullahi, O. Anika, A. Hassan, A. S. Abbeddou, S. Michielsen, K. Abubakar, A.
PLoS One, (2023). 18:e0284550

Pre-vaccination monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio as a biomarker for the efficacy of malaria candidate vaccines: A subgroup analysis of pooled clinical trial data.Nyandele, J. P. Kibondo, U. A. Issa, F. Van Geertruyden, J. P. Warimwe, G. Jongo, S. Abdulla, S. Olotu, A.
PLoS One, (2023). 18:e0291244

A protocol for a proof-of-concept randomized control trial testing increased protein quantity and quality in ready-to-use therapeutic food in improving linear growth among 6-23-month-old children with severe wasting in Malawi.Potani, I. Daniel, A. I. Briend, A. Courtney-Martin, G. Berkley, J. A. Voskuijl, W. Vresk, L. Bourdon, C. Kathumba, S. Mbale, E. Bandsma, R. H. J.
PLoS One, (2023). 18:e0287680

Prioritizing COVID-19 vaccine allocation in resource poor settings: Towards an Artificial Intelligence-enabled and Geospatial-assisted decision support framework.Shayegh, S. Andreu-Perez, J. Akoth, C. Bosch-Capblanch, X. Dasgupta, S. Falchetta, G. Gregson, S. Hammad, A. T. Herringer, M. Kapkea, F. Labella, A. Lisciotto, L. Martinez, L. Macharia, P. M. Morales-Ruiz, P. Murage, N. Offeddu, V. South, A. Torbica, A. Trentini, F. Melegaro, A.
PLoS One, (2023). 18:e0275037