• 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 ...
• The role of knowledge and attitude on HIV and Aids prevention practices among secondary school students: a cross-sectional study of Gwassi south sub-county, Homa Bay county, Kenya 

  Kennedy Odhiambo Akello, Japheths Ogendi , Collins Otieno Asweto (Maseno University, 2023)

  Background: Homa Bay County HIV prevalence is the highest and 4.5 times the national prevalence. Young people aged 15-24 years account for 22% of this prevalence in the County. Majority of these young people are high ...
• Is development aid to strengthen health systems during protracted conflict a useful investment? The case of South Sudan, 2011–2015 

  Valadez Joseph James, Sima Berendes, Jackline Odhiambo, William Vargas, Baburam Devkota, Richard Lako, Caroline Jeffery (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 ...
• 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. 

  Glenda E Gray, Shirley Collie, Nigel Garrett, Ameena Goga, Jared Champion, Matt Zylstra, Tarylee Reddy, Nonhlanhla Yende, Ishen Seocharan, Azwi Takalani, Ian Sanne, Fatima Mayat, Jackline Odhiambo, Lesley Bamford, Harry Moultrie, Lara Fairall, Linda-Gail Bekker (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 

  Diala Prisca C , Randa Magdalene, Odhiambo Jackline, Gregory Ganda, Craig R Cohen, Chemtai Mungo (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 ...
• Effectiveness of the Ad26. COV2. S vaccine in health-care workers in South Africa (the Sisonke study): results from a single-arm, open-label, phase 3B, implementation study 

  Unknown author (Elsevier, 2022)

  We aimed to assess the effectiveness of a single dose of the Ad26.COV2.S vaccine (Johnson & Johnson) in health-care workers in South Africa during two waves of the South African COVID-19 epidemic.
• Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients hospitalised with COVID-19 in Kenya: a multicentre cohort study 

  Achieng Loice Ombajo, Nyamai Mutono, Paul Sudi, Mbuvi Mutua, Mohammed Sood, Alliyy Muhammad Loo, Phoebe Juma, Jackline Odhiambo, Reena Shah, Frederick Wangai, Marybeth Maritim, Omu Anzala, Patrick Amoth, Evans Kamuri, Waweru Munyu, SM Thumbi (British Medical Journal Publishing Group, 2022)

  To assess outcomes of patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 and to determine the predictors of mortality.
• Gender equity in health research publishing in Africa 

  Anwaar Baobeid, Tara Faghani-Hamadani, Sara Sauer, Yap Boum, Bethany L Hedt-Gauthier, Nicholas Neufeld, Jackline Odhiambo, Jimmy Volmink, Miriam Shuchman, Erica Di Ruggiero, Jeanine U Condo (BMJ Specialist Journals, 2022)

  Women researchers find it more difficult to publish in academic journals than men, an inequity that affects women’s careers and was exacerbated during the pandemic, particularly for women in low-income and middle-income ...
• Sisonke phase 3B open-label study: Lessons learnt for national and global vaccination scale-up during epidemics 

  Goga AE, LG Bekker, N Garrett, S Takuva, I Sanne, J Odhiambo, F Mayat, L Fairall, Z Brey, L Bamford, G Tanna, G Gray (AJOL, 2022)

  Sisonke is a multicentre, open-label, single-arm phase 3B vaccine implementation study of healthcare workers (HCWs) in South Africa, with prospective surveillance for 2 years. The primary endpoint is the rate of severe ...
• Post-Natal Care –Health Seeking Behavior Among Women of Reproductive Age in Homa Bay Town 

  Masinde David, Atieno, Grace Amenya (British Journal of Medical and Health Research, 2019)

  Postnatal care (PNC) is vital for the life of both mother and child as it reduces both marternal and infant morbidities and mortalities. However, in Kenya, PNC utilization is low (48%) but the cause is not known. ...
• Availability of quality health information on morbidity and mortality indicators to improve maternal healthcare services in Migori county, Kenya 

  Wilfred Obwocha , George Ayodo and Shehu Shagari Awandu (International Journal of Social Science & Economic Research, 2022)

  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 ...
• Quality of information on preventive maternal healthcare indicators in strengthening utilization of information in Migori county, Kenya 

  Obwocha Wilfred, George Ayodo, Shehu Shagari Awandu (International Journal of Social Science & Economic Research, 2022)

  Assessing quality of health information on preventive maternal health indicators in the providing quality healthcare services is important Four facilities, leading in maternal mortality were selected for this study in ...
• Utilization of Healthcare Information Among Healthcare Workers in Gucha Subcounty, Kisii County, Kenya 

  Obwocha W, G Ayodo, A Nyangura, O Thomas (J Health Edu Res Dev, 2016)

  Utilization of health information is important in the provision of efficient and effective healthcare services. It is a major public health component in the ministry of health which informs decisions for efficient and ...
• Patterns and predictors of elevated blood pressure and hypertension among primary school children in urban Kenya 

  Constance A Gewa, Agatha C Onyango, Rose O Opiyo, Joel Gittelsohn, Lawrence J Cheskin (LWW, 2022)

  We examined the prevalence of elevated blood pressure (BP) and hypertension among 390 primary school children of different socioeconomic status (SES) in two urban settings in Kenya and explored the association between ...
• Clinical malaria incidence and health seeking pattern in geographically heterogeneous landscape of western Kenya 

  Wilfred Ouma Otambo, Patrick O Onyango, Kevin Ochwedo, Julius Olumeh, Shirley A Onyango, Pauline Orondo, Harrysone Atieli, Ming-Chieh Lee, Chloe Wang, Daibin Zhong, Andrew Githeko, Guofa Zhou, John Githure, Collins Ouma, Guiyun Yan, James Kazura (BioMed Central, 2022)

  Malaria remains a public health problem in Kenya despite sustained interventions deployed by the government. One of the major impediments to effective malaria control is a lack of accurate diagnosis and effective treatment. ...
• Determinants of aflatoxin exposures in Kenyan School-aged children 

  Ruth Nabwire Wangia-Dixon, Trang Ho Thu Quach, Xiao Song, James Ombaka, David Peter Githanga, Omu Aggrey Anzala, Jia-Sheng Wang (Taylor & Francis, 2022)

  Aflatoxins are naturally occurring food toxins known to contaminate cereals with a carry-over effect in milk and meat products from farm animals raised on contaminated feed. In children, continuous consumption of ...
• Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Bacteria Isolated from Wounds of Diabetic Patients at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching & Referral Hospital (JOOTRH), Kenya 

  Susan Mamusavu Tuvei, Bernard Guyah, Rose Kakai (EJMED, 2022)

  The purpose of this study was to determine antimicrobial resistance patterns of bacteria isolated from wounds of diabetes mellitus patients at JOOTRH. A hospital based cross sectional study design was employed with a target ...
• Impact of integrated water, sanitation, hygiene, health and nutritional interventions on diarrhoea disease epidemiology and microbial quality of water in a resource-constrained setting in Kenya: A controlled intervention study 

  Ernest Apondi Wandera, Betty Muriithi, Cyrus Kathiiko, Felix Mutunga, Mary Wachira, Maurine Mumo, Anne Mwangi, Joseph Tinkoi, Mirasine Meiguran, Pius Akumu, Valeria Ndege, Fredrick Kasiku, James Ang'awa, Ryoichiro Mochizuki, Satoshi Kaneko, Kouichi Morita, Collins Ouma, Yoshio Ichinose (Wiley online library, 2022)

  We assessed the impact of water, hygiene and sanitation (WASH), maternal,new-born and child health (MNCH), nutrition and early childhood development (ECD) on diarrhoea and microbial quality of water in a resource-constrained ...
• Genetic differentiation in East African ethnicities and its relationship with endurance running success 

  André LS Zani, Mateus H Gouveia, Marla M Aquino, Rodrigo Quevedo, Rodrigo L Menezes, Charles Rotimi, Gerald O Lwande, Collins Ouma, Ephrem Mekonnen, Nelson JR Fagundes (Public Library of Science, 2022)

  Since the 1960s, East African athletes, mainly from Kenya and Ethiopia, have dominated long-distance running events in both the male and female categories. Further demographic studies have shown that two ethnic groups are ...

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