Benjamin Tsofa
An optimization of four SARS-CoV-2 qRT-PCR assays in a Kenyan laboratory to support the national COVID-19 rapid response teams.Mohammed KS, de Laurent ZR, Omuoyo DO, Lewa C, Gicheru E, Cheruiyot R, Bartilol B, Mutua S, Musyoki J, Gumba H, Mwacharo J, Riako D, Mwangi SJ, Gichuki BM, Nyamako L, Karani A, Karanja H, Mugo D, Gitonga JN, Njuguna S, Gumbi W, Tawa B, Tendwa M, Cheruiyot W, Sein Y, Nyambu JK, Patta SO, Thani TS, Maitha EK, Kitole B, Mwakinangu MS, Muslih BS, Otieno JO, Nyiro JU, Kiyuka P, Ndwiga L, Wamae K, Kimani D, Makale J, Morobe JM, Osoti V, Lambisia AW, Odundo C, Mwarumba S, Mutunga M, Bejon P, Tsofa B, Agoti CN, Ochola-Oyier LI
Wellcome Open Res, (2020). 5:162
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and susceptibility to childhood diseases in Kilifi, Kenya.Uyoga S, Macharia AW, Ndila CM, Nyutu G, Shebe M, Awuondo KO, Mturi N, Peshu N, Tsofa B, Scott JAG, Maitland K, Williams TN
Blood Adv, (2020). 4:5942-5950
A scoping review of breastfeeding peer support models applied in hospital settings.Chepkirui D, Nzinga J, Jemutai J, Tsofa B, Jones C, Mwangome M
Int Breastfeed J, (2020). 15:95
Pooled testing conserves SARS-CoV-2 laboratory resources and improves test turn-around time: experience on the Kenyan Coast.Agoti CN, Mutunga M, Lambisia AW, Kimani D, Cheruiyot R, Kiyuka P, Lewa C, Gicheru E, Tendwa M, Said Mohammed K, Osoti V, Makale J, Tawa B, Odundo C, Cheruiyot W, Nyamu W, Gumbi W, Mwacharo J, Nyamako L, Otieno E, Amadi D, Thoya J, Karani A, Mugo D, Musyoki J, Gumba H, Mwarumba S, Gichuki BM, Njuguna S, Riako D, Mutua S, Gitonga JN, Sein Y, Bartilol B, Mwangi SJ, Omuoyo DO, Morobe JM, de Laurent ZR, Bejon P, Ochola-Oyier LI, Tsofa B
Wellcome Open Res, (2020). 5:186
Tracking health sector priority setting processes and outcomes for human resources for health, five-years after political devolution: a county-level case study in Kenya.Munywoki J, Kagwanja N, Chuma J, Nzinga J, Barasa E, Tsofa B
Int J Equity Health, (2020). 19:165
Systems and implementation science should be part of the COVID-19 response in low resource settings.English M, Moshabela M, Nzinga J, Barasa E, Tsofa B, Marchal B, Kruk ME
BMC Med, (2020). 18:219
Shocks, stress and everyday health system resilience: experiences from the Kenyan coast.Kagwanja N, Waithaka D, Nzinga J, Tsofa B, Boga M, Leli H, Mataza C, Gilson L, Molyneux S, Barasa E
Health Policy Plan, (2020). 35:522-535
Prolonged health worker strikes in Kenya- perspectives and experiences of frontline health managers and local communities in Kilifi County.Waithaka D, Kagwanja N, Nzinga J, Tsofa B, Leli H, Mataza C, Nyaguara A, Bejon P, Gilson L, Barasa E, Molyneux S
Int J Equity Health, (2020). 19:23
The epidemiology of sickle cell disease in children recruited in infancy in Kilifi, Kenya: a prospective cohort study.Uyoga S, Macharia AW, Mochamah G, Ndila CM, Nyutu G, Makale J, Tendwa M, Nyatichi E, Ojal J, Otiende M, Shebe M, Awuondo KO, Mturi N, Peshu N, Tsofa B, Maitland K, Scott JAG, Williams TN
Lancet Glob Health, (2019). 7:e1458-e1466
Observational study: 27 years of severe malaria surveillance in Kilifi, Kenya.Njuguna P, Maitland K, Nyaguara A, Mwanga D, Mogeni P, Mturi N, Mohammed S, Mwambingu G, Ngetsa C, Awuondo K, Lowe B, Adetifa I, Scott JAG, Williams TN, Atkinson S, Osier F, Snow RW, Marsh K, Tsofa B, Peshu N, Hamaluba M, Berkley JA, Newton CRJ, Fondo J, Omar A, Bejon P
BMC Med, (2019). 17:124
The indirect health effects of malaria estimated from health advantages of the sickle cell trait.Uyoga S, Macharia AW, Ndila CM, Nyutu G, Shebe M, Awuondo KO, Mturi N, Peshu N, Tsofa B, Scott JAG, Maitland K, Williams TN
Nat Commun, (2019). 10:856
Tackling health professionals' strikes: an essential part of health system strengthening in Kenya.Irimu G, Ogero M, Mbevi G, Kariuki C, Gathara D, Akech S, Barasa E, Tsofa B, English M
BMJ Glob Health, (2018). 3:e001136
Human candidate gene polymorphisms and risk of severe malaria in children in Kilifi, Kenya: a case-control association study.Ndila CM, Uyoga S, Macharia AW, Nyutu G, Peshu N, Ojal J, Shebe M, Awuondo KO, Mturi N, Tsofa B, Sepulveda N, Clark TG, Band G, Clarke G, Rowlands K, Hubbart C, Jeffreys A, Kariuki S, Marsh K, Mackinnon M, Maitland K, Kwiatkowski DP, Rockett KA, Williams TN, Malaria GENConsortium
Lancet Haematol, (2018). 5:e333-e345
Accountability mechanisms and the value of relationships: experiences of front-line managers at subnational level in Kenya and South Africa.Nxumalo N, Gilson L, Goudge J, Tsofa B, Cleary S, Barasa E, Molyneux S
BMJ Glob Health, (2018). 3:e000842
Examining the Implementation of the Free Maternity Services Policy in Kenya: A Mixed Methods Process Evaluation.Tama E, Molyneux S, Waweru E, Tsofa B, Chuma J, Barasa E
Int J Health Policy Manag, (2018). 7:603-613
Knowledge of, and attitudes to giving expressed breastmilk to infants in rural coastal Kenya; focus group discussions of first time mothers and their advisers.Talbert AW, Tsofa B, Mumbo E, Berkley JA, Mwangome M
Int Breastfeed J, (2018). 13:16
Describing and evaluating healthcare priority setting practices at the county level in Kenya.Waithaka D, Tsofa B, Kabia E, Barasa E
Int J Health Plann Manage, (2018). :
Evaluating healthcare priority setting at the meso level: A thematic review of empirical literature.Waithaka D, Tsofa B, Barasa E
Wellcome Open Res, (2018). 3:2
The clinical epidemiology of sickle cell anemia In Africa.Macharia AW, Mochamah G, Uyoga S, Ndila CM, Nyutu G, Makale J, Tendwa M, Nyatichi E, Ojal J, Shebe M, Awuondo KO, Mturi N, Peshu N, Tsofa B, Scott JAG, Maitland K, Williams TN
Am J Hematol, (2018). 93:363-370
Trends in bednet ownership and usage, and the effect of bednets on malaria hospitalization in the Kilifi Health and Demographic Surveillance System (KHDSS): 2008-2015.Kamau A, Nyaga V, Bauni E, Tsofa B, Noor AM, Bejon P, Scott JAG, Hammitt LL
BMC Infect Dis, (2017). 17:720
