Amina Abubakar

Supporting African communities to increase resilience and mental health of kids with developmental disabilities and their caregivers using the World Health Organization's Caregiver Skills Training Programme (SPARK trial): study protocol for a cluster randomised clinical controlled trial.Washington-Nortey, M. Angwenyi, V. Demissie, M. Mwangome, E. Eshetu, T. Negussie, H. Goldsmith, K. Healey, A. Feyasa, M. Medhin, G. Belay, A. Azmeraw, T. Getachew, M. Birhane, R. Nasambu, C. Kifle, T. H. Kairu, A. Mkubwa, B. Girma, F. Abdurahman, R. Tsigebrhan, R. Tesfaye, L. Mbonani, L. Seward, N. Charman, T. Pickles, A. Salomone, E. Servili, C. Barasa, E. Newton, C. R. Hanlon, C. Abubakar, A. Hoekstra, R. A.
Trials, (2024). 25:713

Caregiving experiences and practices: qualitative formative research towards development of integrated early childhood development interventions targeting Kenyans and refugees in Nairobi's informal settlements.Angwenyi, V. Abubakar, A. Kabue, M. Njoroge, E. Nasambu, C. Ssewanyana, D. Mulupi, S. Marangu, J. Ombech, E. Mokaya, M. M. Obulemire, E. K. Zhang, L. Moran, G. Proulx, K. Malti, T. Martin, M. C. Lye, S. Marfo, K.
BMC Public Health, (2024). 24:2636

Psychosocial and mental health challenges facing perinatally HIV-infected adolescents along the Kenyan coast: a qualitative inquiry using the socioecological model.Wanjala, S. W. Nyongesa, M. K. Luchters, S. Abubakar, A.
Front Public Health, (2024). 12:1379262

Parental perspectives regarding the return of genomic research results in neurodevelopmental disorders in South Africa: anticipated impact and preferences.Diedericks, A. Bruwer, Z. Laing, N. Eastman, E. De Vries, J. Newton, C. R. Abubakar, A. Robinson, E. B. Donald, K. A. NeuroDev, study
J Community Genet, (2024). 15:539-548

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices on child and adolescent mental health among healthcare workers in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.Mkubwa, B. Angwenyi, V. Nzioka, B. Newton, C. R. Sijbrandij, M. Abubakar, A.
Int J Ment Health Syst, (2024). 18:27

Long-term healthcare utilisation, costs and quality of life after invasive group B Streptococcus disease: a cohort study in five low-income and middle-income countries.Seedat, F. Procter, S. Dangor, Z. Leahy, S. Santhanam, S. John, H. B. Bassat, Q. Aerts, C. Abubakar, A. Nasambu, C. Libster, R. Yanotti, C. S. Paul, P. Chanda, J. Goncalves, B. P. Horvath-Puho, E. Lawn, J. E. G. B. S. Long-Term Outcomes LMIC Collaborative Group Jit, M.
BMJ Glob Health, (2024). 9:

Utility of the 3Di short version in the identification and diagnosis of autism in children at the Kenyan coast.Kipkemoi, P. Kariuki, S. M. Gona, J. Mwangi, F. W. Kombe, M. Kipkoech, C. Murimi, P. Mandy, W. Warrington, R. Skuse, D. Newton, C. R. J. C. Abubakar, A.
Front Psychiatry, (2024). 15:1234929

Prevalence and Factors Associated With Frailty Among Older Adults Living With HIV Compared to Their Uninfected Peers From the Kenyan Coast.Mwangala, P. N. Nasambu, C. Wagner, R. G. Newton, C. R. Abubakar, A.
Int J Public Health, (2024). 69:1606284

Layered vulnerability and researchers' responsibilities: learning from research involving Kenyan adolescents living with perinatal HIV infection.Kimani, M. Molyneux, S. Charo, A. Zakayo, S. M. Sanga, G. Njeru, R. Davies, A. Kelley, M. Abubakar, A. Marsh, V.
BMC Med Ethics, (2024). 25:21

An expansion of the phenotype in individuals with SYNCRIP-Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder.Shafiq, T. Feng, J. L. Phillips, L. Murias, K. Ferguson, M. Baranano, K. Acchione, A. Kipkemoi, P. Kipkoech, C. Chepkemoi, E. Abubakar, A. Newton, C. van der Merwe, C. OÔÇÖHeir, E. Galvin, A. Garcia, A. G. DÔÇÖSouza, A. Stefanich, J. Shillington, A. Tuttle, A. Torti, E. Zhu, E. Morsink, M. A. J. Lebayle, E. Corneo, B. Ricupero, C. L. Au, P. Y. B. Kline, A. D. Balasubramanian, M. Bain, J. Gillentine, M. A.
Rare, (2024). 2:100052

Neurocognitive and mental health outcomes in children with tungiasis: a cross-sectional study in rural Kenya and Uganda.Otieno, B. Elson, L. Matharu, A. K. Riithi, N. Chongwo, E. Katana, K. Nasambu, C. Mutebi, F. Feldmeier, H. Krucken, J. Fillinger, U. Abubakar, A.
Infect Dis Poverty, (2023). 12:100

Sexual risk-taking behavior amongst emerging adults in a tertiary institution of learning in Coastal Kenya: A qualitative study of stakeholders' perspectives using causal loop mapping.Chea, S. K. Kagonya, V. A. Oyugi, E. A. Nasambu, C. Menza, I. Ibrahim, F. Abdullahi, O. Anika, A. Hassan, A. S. Abbeddou, S. Michielsen, K. Abubakar, A.
PLoS One, (2023). 18:e0284550

Neurocognitive outcomes of children exposed to and living with HIV aged 3-5 years in Kilifi, Kenya.Chongwo, E. J. Wedderburn, C. J. Nyongesa, M. K. Sigilai, A. Mwangi, P. Thoya, J. Odhiambo, R. Ngombo, K. Kabunda, B. Newton, C. R. Abubakar, A.
Front Reprod Health, (2023). 5:1193183

Phenotype and genetic analysis of data collected within the first year of NeuroDev.Kipkemoi, P. Kim, H. A. Christ, B. O'Heir, E. Allen, J. Austin-Tse, C. Baxter, S. Brand, H. Bryant, S. Buser, N. de Menil, V. Eastman, E. Murugasen, S. Galvin, A. Kombe, M. Ngombo, A. Mkubwa, B. Mwangi, P. Kipkoech, C. Lovgren, A. MacArthur, D. G. Melly, B. Mwangasha, K. Martin, A. Nkambule, L. L. Sanchis-Juan, A. Singer-Berk, M. Talkowski, M. E. VanNoy, G. van der Merwe, C. NeuroDev, Project Newton, C. O'Donnell-Luria, A. Abubakar, A. Donald, K. A. Robinson, E. B.
Neuron, (2023). 111:2800-2810 e5

A qualitative inquiry of experiences of HIV-related stigma and its effects among people living with HIV on treatment in rural Kilifi, Kenya.Wanjala, S. W. Nyongesa, M. K. Mapenzi, R. Luchters, S. Abubakar, A.
Front Public Health, (2023). 11:1188446

Strategies for improving mental health and wellbeing used by adults ageing with HIV from the Kenyan coast: a qualitative exploration.Mwangala, P. N. Wagner, R. G. Newton, C. R. Abubakar, A.
Wellcome Open Res, (2023). 7:221

The effects of height-for-age and HIV on cognitive development of school-aged children in Nairobi, Kenya: a structural equation modelling analysis.Maina, R. He, J. Abubakar, A. Perez-Garcia, M. Kumar, M. Wicherts, J. M.
Front Public Health, (2023). 11:1171851

Navigating Life With HIV as an Older Adult on the Kenyan Coast: Perceived Health Challenges Seen Through the Biopsychosocial Model.Mwangala, P. N. Wagner, R. G. Newton, C. R. Abubakar, A.
Int J Public Health, (2023). 68:1605916

Mental health and psychological well-being of Kenyan adolescents from Nairobi and the Coast regions in the context of COVID-19.Mbithi, G. Mabrouk, A. Sarki, A. Odhiambo, R. Namuguzi, M. Dzombo, J. T. Atukwatse, J. Kabue, M. Mwangi, P. Abubakar, A.
Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health, (2023). 17:63

Validity of the SNAP-IV For ADHD Assessment in South African Children With Neurodevelopmental Disorders.Zieff, M. R. Hoogenhout, M. Eastman, E. Christ, B. U. Galvin, A. de Menil, V. Abubakar, A. Newton, C. R. Robinson, E. Donald, K. A.
J Autism Dev Disord, (2023). 53:2851-2862