• Assessing unmet Sexual and Reproductive Health needs of adolescents living with disabilities in Zambia: A cross-sectional study 

  Tikulirekuti Banda, Edward Sibeene, Innocent Chansa, Steven Miti, Joseph Zulu, Owaka Isaac Ogweno, Edna Nyanchama Nyang’echi, Dennis Muya, Justus Osano (EU European Publishing, 2024-04-26)

  Sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) thus are fundamental human rights, which should be enshrined in national, regional, and international laws as they are critical for gender equality and sustainable development. ...
• Improving mothers' understanding of the mother and child health handbook in Nyamira County, Kenya 

  Osero, Justus, O.S; Osano, Edna Nyanchama (MA Healthcare, 2024-06-24)

  Mothers' knowledge of the mother and child health handbook positively affects their practice in child healthcare. However, there is evidence that their understanding of the handbook's contents and its purpose is limited. ...
• Utilization of Female Condoms among Women Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Murang’a County, Kenya 

  Ndwiga, Dorothy Njoki; Mugo, Judy; Nyang’echi, Edna; Mathenge, John (2024-04-12)

  To prevent the risk of transmission of the Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), as well as achieve family planning targets, the use of Female Condom, a women-initiated method, ...
• Assessment of Baseline Level of Knowledge and Attitude of Women towards Symptothermal Method as a Strategy to Ameliorate Unmet Need for Family Planning in Kisumu County, Kenya 

  Igben-Pender, Catherine Erosie; Omemo, Peter; Ng’wena, Gideon (International Journal of Health Sciences and Research, 2024-04-04)

  Unmet need for family planning cuts across various Counties in Kenya. Assessment of knowledge and attitude towards use of family planning method is an important factor contributing to uptake of family planning intervention. ...
• Hygiene and Sanitation Practices Among Teachers in Early Childhood Schools in Homa Bay County, Kenya 

  Omemo, Peter (International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Publications, 2024)

  Hygiene and sanitation practices of teachers in early childhood schools (ECS) directly influence the uptake of hygiene and sanitation by the children they mentor. Poor hygiene and inadequate sanitation practices leads ...
• Risky sexual behaviours and adolescent pregnancy around the Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya 

  Omemo, Peter (Global Scientific Journals, 2024-07-07)

  The current study aimed to investigate risky sexual behaviours and adolescent pregnancy around the Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya.
• Epidemiological Assessment of Animal Bite Injury and Rabies Post Exposure Prophylaxis in Kisumu County, Kenya 

  Omemo, Peter (SD Publisher Group, 2024)

  Animal bite injury of humans provide an important source of epidemiological information which is crucial in enhancing rabies surveillance in humans and animals. Rabies post exposure prophylaxis consumes substantial resources, ...
• Predictors of medical cost and Length of stay of motorcycle injury patients presenting to hospitals in Kisumu City, Kenya 

  Cholo, Wilberforce; Odero, Wilson; Ogendi, Japheths (Ajol, 2024-07-11)

  Motorcycle crash injuries (MCIs) cause mortality and exert financial cost, globally. However, there is paucity of information on cost and length of stay of motorcycle injuries.
• “Empowerment for Us by Us (E4UBU)”: Developing a Model of Empowerment Using Feminist Participatory Methods with LBQT+ Persons Assigned Female at Birth in Western Kenya 

  Heather M Tucker, Rebecca Odhiambo, Laura Jadwin-Cakmak, Anita Mbanda, Ashley Lacombe-Duncan, Caroline Rucah, Ini-Abasi Ubong, Cynthia Akoth Ouko, Wilson Odero, Gary W Harper (MDPI, 2024-07-19)

  Lesbian, bisexual, queer, trans and other gender diverse persons assigned female at birth (heretofore referred to as “LBQT+ persons”) in Western Kenya experience intersectional oppression and stigma. This stigma can manifest ...
• Perceptions of Faculty Officials on Online Learning in Kenyan Institutions of Higher Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Rapid Qualitative Study 

  Ombere, Stephen Okumu; Nyabundi, Agnetta Adiedo (Emerald Publishing Limited, 2023-11-06)

  Due to the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, education has been disrupted right from kindergarten to University. Globally, states are advocating for online learning. The COVID-19 pandemic had led to the closure of ...
• Availability of quality health information on morbidity and mortality indicators to improve maternal healthcare services in Migori county, Kenya 

  Obwocha, Wilfred; Ayodo, George; Awandu, Shehu Shagari (International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research, 2022-03-31)

  Assessing availability of quality health information on maternal morbidity and mortality indicators in the provision of quality healthcare services is critical. The study used retrospective and prospective study designs ...
• Exploring Shigella vaccine priorities and preferences: Results from a mixed-methods study in low-and middle-income settings 

  Jessica A Fleming, Nikki Gurley, Sophia Knudson, Lassane Kabore, John Tanko Bawa, Patience Dapaah, Sandeep Kumar, Surendra Uranw, Thang Tran, Chris Odero, Christopher Obong'o, Kofi Aburam, Stella Wanjiru, Nguyen Thi My Hanh, Luu Phuong Dung, William P Hausdorff (Elsevier, 2023-08-09)

  Shigella is the leading bacterial cause of diarrheal mortality in children and can cause long-term effects on growth and development. No licensed Shigella vaccines currently exist but several promising candidates are in ...
• Finding the missing children for TB care and prevention in Kenya 

  EJ Carter, B Mungai, T Njoroge, A Masese, D Szkwarko, P Angala, A Ronoh, K Owuor, E Masini, M Kamene, P Wekesa (International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2022-12-01)

  SETTING: One hundred high TB burden facilities in nine counties in Kenya.OBJECTIVES: 1) To increase uptake of TB preventive therapy (TPT) among child contacts aged <5 years, and 2) to increase TB diagnosis in children aged ...
• Effects of bacterial composition and aquatic habitat metabolites on malaria vector larval availability in irrigated and non-irrigated sites of Homa Bay county, western Kenya 

  Pauline Winnie OrondoID, Kevin O. Ochwedo , Harrysone Atieli , Guiyun Yan , Andrew K. Githeko , Steven G. Nyanjom (PLOS ONE, 2023)

  Gravid Anopheles malaria vectors depend on both chemical and physical (including microbial) cues for selection of preferred habitats for oviposition. This study focused on assessing the effects of bacterial composition ...
• Habitat Diversity, Stability, and Productivity of Malaria Vectors in Irrigated and Nonirrigated Ecosystems in Western Kenya 

  Orondo Winnie.Pauline, Xiaoming Wang, Ming-Chieh Lee, Nyanjom G.Steven, Atieli Harrysone, Ondeto M.Benyl, Ochwedo O Kevin., Omondi J.Collince, Ouma Wilfred Otambo, Guofa Zhou, Daibin Zhong, K Githeko K. Andrew, Kazura W ,James , Guiyun Yan (Oxford University Press, 2022-11-05)

  Several sub-Saharan African countries rely on irrigation for food production. This study examined the impact of environmental modifications resulting from irrigation on the ecology of aquatic stages of malaria vectors in ...
• Maternal Factors Influencing Under-five Mortality in Karemo Sub-county in Siaya County, Kenya 

  Paul Awiti Odingo, Elly O Munde, David Sang, Harrysone Atieli, Collins Ouma (Research Square, 2023-03)

  Background Despite the substantial reduction of under-five mortality (U5M) across the world, about 15,000 under-fives (U5s) die daily. Majority occurs in developing countries with Sub-Saharan African countries like Kenya ...
• Community case management of malaria in Western Kenya: performance of community health volunteers in active malaria case surveillance 

  Ouma Wilfred Otambo, Ochwedo O Kevin, Omondi Collince J, Ming-Chieh Lee, Chloe Wang, Atieli Harrysone , Githeko K, Andew , Guofa Zhou, Kazura James, Githure John, Guiyun Yan (BioMed Central, 2023-03-08)

  In western Kenya, not all malaria cases are reported as stipulated in the community case management of malaria (CCMm) strategy. This underreporting affects the equity distribution of malaria commodities and the evaluation ...
• Students stress patterns in a Kenyan socio‑cultural and economic context: toward a public health intervention 

  Victoria N. Mutiso, David M. Ndetei, Esther N. Muia, Christine Musyimi, Monicah Masake , Tom L. Osborn,Andre Sourander , John R. Weisz , Daniel Mamah (Nature, 2023)

  This study aimed at determining the prevalence of stress, diferent types of stress, their severity and their determinants in Kenyan university, college and high school students. The following tools were administered to ...
• Cost of introducing and delivering RTS, S/AS01 malaria vaccine within the malaria vaccine implementation program 

  Ranju Baral, Ann Levin, Chris Odero, Clint Pecenka, John Tanko Bawa, Kwadwo Odei Antwi-Agyei, Kwame Amponsa-Achaino, Mike Nenani Chisema, Rose Eddah Jalango, Rouden Mkisi, Scott Gordon, Winthrop Morgan, Farzana Muhib (Elsevier, 2023)

  The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine among children residing in regions of moderate to high malaria transmission. This recommendation is informed by RTS,S ...
• “You’ll Be Chased Away”: Sources, Experiences, and Effects of Violence and Stigma among Gay and Bisexual Men in Kenya 

  Katherine A Lewis, Laura Jadwin-Cakmak, Jeffrey Walimbwa, Adedotun Ogunbajo, Juan C Jauregui, Daniel Peter Onyango, Darius M Moore, Gabriel Lee Johnson, Wilson Odero, Gary W Harper (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2023)

  Gay and bisexual men in Kenya face extreme socio-political stigma which manifests in widespread violence and discrimination across socio-ecological levels. We conducted individual in-depth interviews with 60 gay and bisexual ...

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