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Mapping geographic clusters of new HIV diagnoses to inform granular-level interventions for HIV epidemic control in western Kenya
(BMC Public Health, 2021)
As countries make progress towards HIV epidemic control, there is increasing need to identify finer geographic areas to target HIV interventions. We mapped geographic clusters of new HIV diagnoses, and described factors ...
Rethinking the economic costs of hospitalization for malaria: accounting for the comorbidities of malaria patients in western Kenya
(Springer, 2021)
Malaria causes significant mortality and morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa, especially among children under five years of age and places a huge economic burden on individuals and health systems. While this burden has been ...
Costs of continuing RTS, S/ASO1E malaria vaccination in the three malaria vaccine pilot implementation countries
(Public Library of Science, 2021-01-11)
The RTS,S/ASO1E malaria vaccine is being piloted in three countries—Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi—as part of a coordinated evaluation led by the World Health Organization, with support from global partners. This study estimates ...
Correction: Costs of continuing RTS, S/ASO1E malaria vaccination in the three malaria vaccine pilot implementation countries
(Public Library of Science, 2021-04-22)
Cost estimates under additional vaccine price assumptions are not included in the main result Table (Table 3). Please view S4 Table,“Unit cost of continuing to vaccinate in pilot areas at various vaccine prices,” for results ...
Vaccine effectiveness against hospital admission in South African health care workers who received a homologous booster of Ad26. COV2 during an Omicron COVID19 wave: Preliminary Results of the Sisonke 2 Study.
(Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2021)
Following the results of the ENSEMBLE 2 study, which demonstrated improved vaccine efficacy
of a two-dose regimen of Ad26.COV.2 vaccine given 2 months apart, we expanded the Sisonke
study which had provided single dose ...
Barriers and Facilitators to Integrating Clinical Breast Examinations With Cervical Cancer Screening Programs in Outpatient Clinics in Western Kenya
(Wolters Kluwer Health, 2021)
Nearly half of Kenyan women with breast cancer present with advanced disease—owing partially to limited patient education and screening limitations in low- and middle-income countries. With increasing access to nurse-led ...
Is development aid to strengthen health systems during protracted conflict a useful investment? The case of South Sudan, 2011–2015
(BMJ Specialist Journals, 2020)
Is achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 (building peaceful societies) a precondition for achieving SDG 3 (health and well-being in all societies, including conflict-affected countries)? Do health system ...