Benjamin Tsofa

Understanding health system responsiveness to public feedback at the sub-national level: Insights from Kilifi County, Kenya.Kagwanja, N. Gilson, L. Tsofa, B. Olivier, J. Leli, H. Molyneux, S.
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2024). 4:e0002814

Evaluating the effectiveness of the National Health Insurance Subsidy Programme within Kenya's universal health coverage initiative: a study protocol.Maritim, B. Nzinga, J. Tsofa, B. Musiega, A. Mugo, P. M. Wong, E. Mazzilli, C. Ng'an'ga, W. Hagedorn, B. Turner, G. Musuva, A. Murira, F. Ravishankar, N. Barasa, E.
BMJ Open, (2024). 14:e083971

Prospective clinical surveillance for severe acute respiratory illness and COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in Kenyan hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic.Lucinde, R. K. Gathuri, H. Isaaka, L. Ogero, M. Mumelo, L. Kimego, D. Mbevi, G. Wanyama, C. Otieno, E. O. Mwakio, S. Saisi, M. Isinde, E. Oginga, I. N. Wachira, A. Manuthu, E. Kariuki, H. Nyikuli, J. Wekesa, C. Otedo, A. Bosire, H. Okoth, S. B. Ongalo, W. Mukabi, D. Lusamba, W. Muthui, B. Adembesa, I. Mithi, C. Sood, M. Ahmed, N. Gituma, B. Giabe, M. Omondi, C. Aman, R. Amoth, P. Kasera, K. Were, F. Nganga, W. Berkley, J. A. Tsofa, B. Mwangangi, J. Bejon, P. Barasa, E. English, M. Scott, J. A. G. Akech, S. Kagucia, E. W. Agweyu, A. Etyang, A. O.
BMC Infect Dis, (2024). 24:1246

How does Public Financial Management (PFM) influence health system efficiency: A scoping review.Musiega, A. Tsofa, B. Barasa, E.
Wellcome Open Res, (2024). 9:566

Community-Based Health Information Systems in Africa: A Scoping Review of Data Generation, Utilization, and Community Empowerment.Kuvuna, B. Nyanchoka, M. Guleid, F. Ogutu, M. Tsofa, B. Nzinga, J.
Wellcome Open Res, (2024). 9:485

A mixed methods study examining the impact of primary health care financing transitions on facility functioning and service delivery in Kenya: a study protocol.Muthuri, Rndk Nzinga, J. Tsofa, B. Musiega, A. Mugo, P. Wong, E. Mazzilli, C. Ng'ang'a, W. Hagedorn, B. Turner, G. Musuva, A. Ravishankar, N. Murira, F. M. Barasa, E.
Wellcome Open Res, (2024). 9:220

Managing hypertension in rural Gambia and Kenya: Protocol for a qualitative study exploring the experiences of patients, health care workers, and decision-makers.Diallo, B. A. Hassan, S. Kagwanja, N. Oyando, R. Badjie, J. Mumba, N. Prentice, A. M. Perel, P. Etyang, A. Nolte, E. Tsofa, B. I. HCoR-Africa Collaborators
NIHR Open Res, (2024). 4:5

Power and positionality in the practice of health system responsiveness at sub-national level: insights from the Kenyan coast.Kagwanja, N. Molyneux, S. Whyle, E. Tsofa, B. Leli, H. Gilson, L.
Int J Equity Health, (2024). 23:177

What can we learn about everyday health system resilience and pandemic response and preparedness from Kenyan and South African COVID-19 experiences?.Gilson, L. Barasa, E. Cloete, K. Kasera, K. Tsofa, B. Vallabhjee, K.
Handbook of Health System Resilience, (2024). :380-402

Safety and immunogenicity of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccine in adults in Kenya: a phase 1/2 single-blind, randomised controlled trial.Hamaluba, M. Sang, S. Orindi, B. Njau, I. Karanja, H. Kamau, N. Gitonga, J. N. Mugo, D. Wright, D. Nyagwange, J. Kutima, B. Omuoyo, D. Mwatasa, M. Ngetsa, C. Agoti, C. Cheruiyot, S. Nyaguara, A. Munene, M. Mturi, N. Oloo, E. Ochola-Oyier, L. Mumba, N. Mauncho, C. Namayi, R. Davies, A. Tsofa, B. Nduati, E. W. Aliyan, N. Kasera, K. Etyang, A. Boyd, A. Hill, A. Gilbert, S. Douglas, A. Pollard, A. Bejon, P. Lambe, T. Warimwe, G. C. O. V. Vaccine Trial Group
Wellcome Open Res, (2023). 8:182

Budget monitoring, accountability practices and their influence on the efficiency of county health systems in Kenya.Musiega, A. Nyawira, L. Tsofa, B. Njuguna, R. G. Munywoki, J. Hanson, K. Mulwa, A. Molyneux, S. Maina, I. Normand, C. Jemutai, J. Barasa, E.
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2023). 3:e0001908

Impact of COVID-19 on mortality in coastal Kenya: a longitudinal open cohort study.Otiende, M. Nyaguara, A. Bottomley, C. Walumbe, D. Mochamah, G. Amadi, D. Nyundo, C. Kagucia, E. W. Etyang, A. O. Adetifa, I. M. O. Brand, S. P. C. Maitha, E. Chondo, E. Nzomo, E. Aman, R. Mwangangi, M. Amoth, P. Kasera, K. Ng'ang'a, W. Barasa, E. Tsofa, B. Mwangangi, J. Bejon, P. Agweyu, A. Williams, T. N. Scott, J. A. G.
Nat Commun, (2023). 14:6879

Symptom prevalence and secondary attack rate of SARS-CoV-2 in rural Kenyan households: A prospective cohort study.Gallagher, K. E. Nyiro, J. Agoti, C. N. Maitha, E. Nyagwange, J. Karani, A. Bottomley, C. Murunga, N. Githinji, G. Mutunga, M. Ochola-Oyier, L. I. Kombe, I. Nyaguara, A. Kagucia, E. W. Warimwe, G. Agweyu, A. Tsofa, B. Bejon, P. Scott, J. A. G. Nokes, D. J.
Influenza Other Respir Viruses, (2023). 17:e13185

Non-O ABO blood group genotypes differ in their associations with Plasmodium falciparum rosetting and severe malaria.Opi, D. H. Ndila, C. M. Uyoga, S. Macharia, A. W. Fennell, C. Ochola, L. B. Nyutu, G. Siddondo, B. R. Ojal, J. Shebe, M. Awuondo, K. O. Mturi, N. Peshu, N. Tsofa, B. Band, G. Maitland, K. Kwiatkowski, D. P. Rockett, K. A. Williams, T. N. Rowe, J. A.
PLoS Genet, (2023). 19:e1010910

Political Prioritisation for Performance-Based Financing at the County Level in Kenya: 2015 to 2018.Waithaka, D. Gilson, L. Barasa, E. Tsofa, B. Orgill, M.
Int J Health Policy Manag, (2023). 12:6909

Political economy analysis of subnational health management in Kenya, Malawi and Uganda.Rodriguez, D. C. Balaji, L. N. Chamdimba, E. Kafumba, J. Koon, A. D. Mazalale, J. Mkombe, D. Munywoki, J. Mwase-Vuma, T. Namakula, J. Nambiar, B. Neel, A. H. Nsabagasani, X. Paina, L. Rogers, B. Tsoka, M. Waweru, E. Munthali, A. Ssengooba, F. Tsofa, B.
Health Policy Plan, (2023). 38:631-647

Examining the influence of health sector coordination on the efficiency of county health systems in Kenya.Nyawira, L. Njuguna, R. G. Tsofa, B. Musiega, A. Munywoki, J. Hanson, K. Mulwa, A. Molyneux, S. Maina, I. Normand, C. Jemutai, J. Barasa, E.
BMC Health Serv Res, (2023). 23:355

Political economy analysis of sub-national health sector planning and budgeting: A case study of three counties in Kenya.Tsofa, B. Waweru, E. Munywoki, J. Soe, K. Rodriguez, D. C. Koon, A. D.
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2023). 3:e0001401

Analysing the Efficiency of Health Systems: A Systematic Review of the Literature.Mbau, R. Musiega, A. Nyawira, L. Tsofa, B. Mulwa, A. Molyneux, S. Maina, I. Jemutai, J. Normand, C. Hanson, K. Barasa, E.
Appl Health Econ Health Policy, (2023). 21:205-224

How does power shape district health management team responsiveness to public feedback in low- and middle-income countries: an interpretive synthesis.Kagwanja, N. Molyneux, S. Whyle, E. Tsofa, B. Gilson, L.
Health Policy Plan, (2023). 38:528-551