​Population Health Publications​

​2020 Publications

  1. ​COVID-19 in Africa: care and protection for frontline healthcare workers

  2. ​ Chloroquine Administration in Breastfeeding Mothers Associates with Increased HIV-1 Plasma Viral Loads​ 

  3. Male Involvement Interventions and Improved Couples' Emotional Relationships in Tanzania and Zimbabwe: 'When We Are Walking Together, I Feel Happy'​

  4. WHISPER or SHOUT study: protocol of a cluster-randomised controlled trial assessing mHealth sexual reproductive health and nutrition interventions among female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya​

  5. A Mobile Phone–Based Sexual and Reproductive Health Intervention for Female Sex Workers in Kenya: Development and Qualitative Study

  6. Prevalence and risk factors associated with HIV/hepatitis B and HIV/hepatitis C co-infections among people who inject drugs in Mozambique​​

  7. Improving the coverage and accuracy of syphilis testing: The development of a novel rapid, point-of-care test for confirmatory testing of active syphilis infection and its early evaluation in China and South Africa​​

  8. Effect of a mobile phone intervention for female sex workers on unintended pregnancy in Kenya (WHISPER or SHOUT): a cluster-randomised controlled trial​

  9. Health Care Workers’ Perspectives of the Influences of Disrespectful Maternity Care in Rural Kenya​

  10. Loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) plus top hat for HIV‐infected women with endocervical intraepithelial neoplasia in Kenya​

  11. Birth preparedness and complication readiness among women of reproductive age in Kenya and Tanzania: a community-based cross-sectional survey

  12. Investigating SOFA, delta-SOFA and MPM-III for mortality prediction among critically ill patients at a private tertiary hospital ICU in Kenya: A retrospective cohort study​

  13. High burden of self-reported sexually transmitted infections among key populations in Mozambique: the urgent need for an integrated surveillance system

  14. Performance characteristics of an instrument-free point-of-care CD4 test (VISITECT®CD4) for use in resource-limited settings

  15. HIV infections among female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya: current prevalence and trends over 25 years

  16. Effect of female sex work-targeted community-based interventions along the HIV treatment cascade in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review protocol​

  17. Reorienting Nurturing Care for Early Childhood Development during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kenya: A Review

  18. Implications of COVID-19 in high burden countries for HIV/TB: A systematic review of evidence

  19. Maternal and newborn care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya: re-contextualising the community midwifery model

  20. Health Care Workers' Perspectives of the Influences of Disrespectful Maternity Care in Rural Kenya

  21. Determining the quality of life of children living with epilepsy in Kenya-A cross-sectional study using the CHEQOL-25 tool​​

  22. Pre-Exposure prophylaxis and family planning for female sex workers: friend or foe?

  23. Direct assessment of mental health and metabolic syndrome amongst Indonesian adolescents: a study design for a mixed-methods study sampled from school and community settings.

  24. Understanding mental health and its determinants from the perspective of adolescents: A qualitative study across diverse social settings in Indonesia.  ​​

  25. “I now know I’m the boss”: Development of a digital intervention for female sex workers in Kenya

  26. Nutritional Influences on the Health of Women and Children in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique: A Qualitative Study

  27. Challenges for cancer care during COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya: Policy implications

  28. Positionality, Access to the Social Space and Place of Research: Narratives from Research in Low Resource Settings

  29. Deliver on Your Own: Disrespectful Maternity Care in rural Kenya

  30. Feasibility and acceptability of implementing early infant diagnosis of HIV in Papua New Guinea at the point of care: a qualitative exploration of health worker and key​

  31. Loss to follow up of pregnant women with HIV and infant HIV outcomes in the prevention of maternal to child transmission of HIV programme in two high-burden provinces in Papua New Guinea: a retrospective clinical audit

  32. Caregiver experience and perceived acceptability of a novel near point-of-care early infant HIV diagnostic test among caregivers enrolled in the PMTCT program, Myanmar: A qualitative study​​

​2021 Publications



KALOLENI RABAI HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (KRHDSS) PUBLICATIONS LIST

1. Ngugi AK, Odhiambo R, Agoi F, Lakhani A, Orwa J, Obure J, Mang'ong'o D, Luchters S, Munywoki C, Omar A, Temmerman M. (2020). Cohort Profile: The Kaloleni/Rabai Community Health and Demographic Surveillance System. Int J Epidemiol. 49(3): 758-759e.​ https://academic.oup.com/ije/article/49/3/758/5686033

2. Ogero, M, Orwa J, Odhiambo R, et al. (2022). Pentavalent vaccination in Kenya: coverage and geographical accessibility to health facilities using data from a community demographic and health surveillance system in Kilifi County. BMC Public Health. 22, 826. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12570-w

3. Ngugi AK, Agoi F, Mahoney MR, Lakhani A, Mang'ong'o D, Nderitu E, Armstrong R, Macfarlane S. (2017). Utilization of health services in a resource-limited rural area in Kenya: Prevalence and associated household-level factors. PLoS One. 12(2): e0172728. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172728

4. Ngugi AK, Walraven G, Orwa J, Lusambili A, Kimani M, Luchters S. (2021). Community-driven data revolution is feasible in developing countries: experiences from an integrated health information and surveillance system in Kenya. Journal of Global Health Reports. 5: e2021074. doi:10.29392/001c.25977

5. Lusambili AM, Nyanja N, Chabeda SV, et al. (2021). Community health volunteers’ challenges and preferred income generating activities for sustainability: A qualitative case study of rural Kilifi, Kenya. BMC Health Serv Res. 21, 642. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06693-w

6. Orwa J, Gatimu SM, Ngugi AK, Agwanda A, Temmerman M. (2022) Factors associated with use of long-acting reversible and permanent contraceptives among married women in rural Kenya: A community-based cross-sectional study in Kisii and Kilifi counties. PLoS ONE 17(10): e0275575. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275575​

7. Nyanja N, Fundi N, Nyaga L, Chabenda S, Lusambili A, Temmerman M, Mantel M, Obure J, Ngugi AK. (2021). Application of the ultra-poor graduation model in understanding community health volunteers’ preferences for socio-economic empowerment strategies: a qualitative study in Kilifi, Kenya. Hum Resour Health. 19: 104. https://human-resources-health.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12960-021-00645-5

8. Lusambili AM, Wisofschi S, Shumba C, Muriuki P, Obure J, Mantel M, Mossman L, Pell R, Nyaga L, Ngugi AK, Orwa J, Luchters S, Mulama K, Wade TJ, Temmerman MA. (2021). Qualitative Endline Evaluation Study of Male Engagement in Promoting Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Services in Rural Kenya. Front Public Health. 9: 670239. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.670239. ​

9. Sayed S, Ngugi AK, Mahoney MR, Kurji J, Talib ZM, Macfarlane SB, Wallace T, Saleh M, Lakhani A, Nderitu E, Agoi F, Premji Z, Zujewski JA, Moloo Z. (2019). Barriers and the role of Gender to accessing breast health care within a rural community in coastal Kenya. BMC Public Health. 19: 180. https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-019-6464-3

10. Ongeri L, McCulloch CE, Neylan TC, Bukusi E, Macfarlane SB, Othieno C, Ngugi AK, Meffert SM. (2017). Suicidality and associated risk factors in outpatients attending a general medical facility in rural Kenya. Journal of Affective Disorders. 225: 413-21. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.08.059. ​

11. Ngugi AK, Agoi F, Mahoney MR, Lakhani A, Mang’ong’o D, Nderitu E, Armstrong R, Macfarlane S. (2017). Utilization of health services in a resource-limited rural area in Kenya: prevalence and associated household-level factors. PLoS ONE 12(2): e0172728. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0172728.