Publications
Quality of hospital care for sick newborns and severely malnourished children in Kenya: a two-year descriptive study in 8 hospitals.
Gathara, D., Opiyo, N., Wagai, J., Ntoburi, S., Ayieko, P., Opondo, C., Wamae, A., Migiro, S., Mogoa, W., Wasunna, A., Were, F., Irimu, G., English, M.
BMC Health Serv Res, (2011). 11:307
Performance of health workers in the management of seriously sick children at a Kenyan tertiary hospital: before and after a training intervention.
Irimu, G. W., Gathara, D., Zurovac, D., Kihara, H., Maina, C., Mwangi, J., Mbori-Ngacha, D., Todd, J., Greene, A., English, M.
PLoS One, (2012). 7:e39964
Hospital outcomes for paediatric pneumonia and diarrhoea patients admitted in a tertiary hospital on weekdays versus weekends: a retrospective study.
Gathara, D., Irimu, G., Kihara, H., Maina, C., Mbori-Ngacha, D., Mwangi, J., Allen, E., English, M.
BMC Pediatr, (2013). 13:74
Adoption of recommended practices and basic technologies in a low-income setting.
English, M., Gathara, D., Mwinga, S., Ayieko, P., Opondo, C., Aluvaala, J., Kihuba, E., Mwaniki, P., Were, F., Irimu, G., Wasunna, A., Mogoa, W., Nyamai, R.
Arch Dis Child, (2014). 99:452-6
Assessing the ability of health information systems in hospitals to support evidence-informed decisions in Kenya.
Kihuba, E., Gathara, D., Mwinga, S., Mulaku, M., Kosgei, R., Mogoa, W., Nyamai, R., English, M.
Glob Health Action, (2014). 7:24859
Explaining the uptake of paediatric guidelines in a Kenyan tertiary hospital--mixed methods research.
Irimu, G. W., Greene, A., Gathara, D., Kihara, H., Maina, C., Mbori-Ngacha, D., Zurovac, D., Santau, M., Todd, J., English, M.
BMC Health Serv Res, (2014). 14:119
Factors influencing performance of health workers in the management of seriously sick children at a Kenyan tertiary hospital--participatory action research.
Irimu, G. W., Greene, A., Gathara, D., Kihara, H., Maina, C., Mbori-Ngacha, D., Zurovac, D., Migiro, S., English, M.
BMC Health Serv Res, (2014). 14:59
Exploring sources of variability in adherence to guidelines across hospitals in low-income settings: a multi-level analysis of a cross-sectional survey of 22 hospitals.
Gathara, D., English, M., van Hensbroek, M. B., Todd, J., Allen, E.
Implement Sci, (2015). 10:60
Assessment of neonatal care in clinical training facilities in Kenya.
Aluvaala, J., Nyamai, R., Were, F., Wasunna, A., Kosgei, R., Karumbi, J., Gathara, D., English, M., S. IRCLE/Ministry of Health Hospital Survey Group
Arch Dis Child, (2015). 100:42-7
Oral amoxicillin versus benzyl penicillin for severe pneumonia among kenyan children: a pragmatic randomized controlled noninferiority trial.
Agweyu, A., Gathara, D., Oliwa, J., Muinga, N., Edwards, T., Allen, E., Maleche-Obimbo, E., English, M., Severe Pneumonia Study, Group
Clin Infect Dis, (2015). 60:1216-24