Publications

Health Systems and Research Ethics

Power, interests, and maternal health care: a political economy analysis of service delivery redesign in Kenya.Nzinga, J. Olwanda, E. Opondo, K. Kimutai, H. Cooper, J. Arwah, B. Tsofa, B. Barasa, E. Croke, K.
Health Policy Plan, (2026). 41:558-569

A framework and practical approach to identify and address ethical issues arising in interventional health systems research.Mutua, E. Oluoch, D. Fuller, S. Ngaiza, G. Odinga, N. Waithira, C. Kagonya, V. Onyango, O. Nasir, N. Grewal, G. Imam, A. Rababeh, A. Maina, M. Karumba, K. Kelley, M. English, M. Molyneux, S.
Int J Nurs Stud, (2026). 174:105263

Community Experiences and Perceptions of the Broad One Health Endectocide-Based Malaria Intervention in Africa Trial of Ivermectin Mass Drug Administration: A Longitudinal Qualitative Study in Kwale County, Kenya.Wangari, W. Onyango, T. Kazungu, K. Nuru, K. Kasiwa, L. Chaccour, C. Rabinovich, N. R. Mwangangi, J. Maia, M. Jones, C.
Am J Trop Med Hyg, (2026). 114:72-84

Implementing a change process to support respectful communication in newborn units in Kenya: A qualitative study.Boga, M. Musitia, P. Oluoch, D. Sen, D. Dayo, H. Haaland, A. Hinton, L. Nzinga, J. English, M. Molyneux, S.
Int J Nurs Stud, (2026). 173:105236

Institutional design features of health insurance subsidy programmes in Africa: a narrative review.Wafula, A. Barasa, E. Maritim, B.
Int J Equity Health, (2025). 25:14

'We cannot just keep it in our palm': A policy analysis of the integration of the case management of neglected tropical diseases into the health system of Liberia.Wickenden, A. Dean, L. Molyneux, S. Godwin-Akpan, T. G. Kollie, K. K. Phillip, M. Zaizay, Z. F. Rogers, E. van der Grinten, E. Biritwum, N. K. Theobald, S.
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2025). 5:e0004328

Methods for assessing climate vulnerability in Africa across two decades: a scoping review.Odipo, E. Onyango, S. A. Kiti, M. C. Snow, R. W. Tsofa, B. McKnight, J. Macharia, P. M. Okiro, E. A.
BMC Environ Sci, (2025). 2:27

Beyond survival: The impact of birth complications on postpartum wellbeing for mothers, babies, and households in Kenya.Subramanian, L. Oluoch, D. Maina, M. Mutua, E. Bobanski, L. Canfora, M. Jepkosgei, J. Jepkosgei, J. Karingu, P. Chesang, C. Maluni, J. Dannin, S. Eum, K. D. English, M. Karlage, A. Makokha, F. Kimutai, D. Fondo, K. Lubanga, D. Semrau, K. E. A. Tuller, D. E. Molyneux, S. Marx Delaney, M.
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2025). 5:e0004845

Avoidable pitfalls on the path to health financing self-reliance in low-income and middle-income countries.Barasa, E. Chuma, J. Nonvignon, J. Adeyi, O. O.
BMJ Glob Health, (2025). 10:

Mapping key issues and useful theory to address remaining ethical, practical and political challenges in participatory research in health.Vincent, R. Harris, J. Loewenson, R. Van der Westhuizen, H. M. Black, G. Wong, G. Molyneux, S.
Wellcome Open Res, (2025). 10:412

Ivermectin to reduce malaria transmission- safety and efficacy results from the BOHEMIA cluster randomized trial in Mozambique.Chaccour, C. Nicolas, P. Martinho, S. Mundaca, H. Elobolobo, E. Ruiz-Castillo, P. Houana, A. Montana, J. Mbanze, J. Casellas, A. Macucha, A. Mael, M. Soares, A. Kiuru, C. Gutierrez, A. S. Imputiua, S. Constantino, L. Vegove, V. Cole, G. Duthaler, U. Ribes, M. Mutepa, V. Brew, J. Munguambe, H. Stanulovic, S. Xerinda, A. Materula, F. Gorski, N. Wanjiku, C. Furnival-Adams, J. Tunez, L. Sam, L. Collins, L. Xia, K. Hammann, F. Rudd, M. Rist, C. Jones, C. Maia, M. Candrinho, B. Rabinovich, N. R. Saute, F.
EClinicalMedicine, (2025). 90:103632

Access to hypertension services and health-seeking experiences in rural Coastal Kenya: A qualitative study.Oyando, R. Kagwanja, N. Diallo, B. A. Hassan, S. Badjie, J. Lucinde, R. Mumba, N. Kinyanjui, S. M. Perel, P. Etyang, A. Barasa, E. Nolte, E. Tsofa, B. I. HCoR-Africa Collaborators
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2025). 5:e0004324

Understanding the relational culture of healthcare workplaces: a framework to guide improvement interventions, derived from a realist evaluation of neonatal care in Kenya.Blacklock, C. Wanyama, C. Jepkosgei, J. Hinton, L. McKnight, J. Jepkosgei, J. Oluoch, D. Molyneux, S. Hogan, B. English, M. Wong, G.
BMC Health Serv Res, (2025). 25:1499

Examining the emergence and implementation experience of Primary Health Care Networks (PCNs) in Kenya: a qualitative process evaluation.Amboko, B. Nzinga, J. Musiega, A. Tsofa, B. Mugo, P. Mbau, R. Musuva, A. Murira, F. Wong, E. Mazzilli, C. Ng'ang'a, W. Ravishankar, N. Hussein, S. Barasa, E.
BMC Health Serv Res, (2025). 25:1479

Affordability decision rules: useful heuristic or misleading rule?.Kwesiga, B. Barasa, E.
Lancet Glob Health, (2025). 13:e1992-e1993

A Pragmatic Trial of Glucocorticoids for Community-Acquired Pneumonia.Lucinde, R. K. Gathuri, H. Mwaniki, P. Orindi, B. Otieno, E. O. Mwakio, S. Mulemi, L. Isaaka, L. Shangala, J. Saisi, M. Isinde, E. Oginga, I. N. Wachira, A. W. Manuthu, E. Kariuki, H. Asaava, P. Nyikuli, J. Wekesa, C. Otedo, A. Bosire, H. Okoth, S. B. Ongalo, W. Mukabi, D. M. Lusamba, W. Muthui, B. Adembesa, I. Mithi, C. Sood, M. Aliyan, N. A. Gituma, B. Matiko, M. G. Omondi, C. A. Ombajo, L. A. Kirui, N. Ochola, L. Abdi, A. I. Kagucia, E. W. English, M. Hamaluba, M. Ochola-Oyier, I. Kamuya, D. Bejon, P. Barasa, E. Agweyu, A. Akech, S. Etyang, A. O.
N Engl J Med, (2025). 393:2187-2197

Emotional dimensions of nurses' daily work in newborn units in Kenya: a qualitative study.Sen, D. Boga, M. Musitia, P. Oluoch, D. Adeniji, Y. Odinga, N. Waithira, C. Ngaiza, G. Fuller, S. Nzinga, J. English, M. Molyneux, S.
BMC Public Health, (2025). 25:3632

Co-design and implementation of nursing handover improvement tool in Kenyan newborn units: a pilot study.Jepkosgei, J. Gathara, D. Mbuthia, D. Wanyama, C. Aluvaala, J. English, M. Nzinga, J.
BMC Nurs, (2025). 24:1329

Neonatal units as physical spaces for newborn care delivery in Kenya: A qualitative study.Waithira, C. Odinga, N. Ngaiza, G. Maluni, J. Maina, M. Karumba, K. English, M. Mutua, E. Molyneux, S. Jones, C. Oluoch, D. High Q. Hospital Group
Int J Nurs Stud, (2025). 172:105217

Enhancing mental health outcomes through a theory of change: supporting open-source data science platforms to promote FAIR data and evidence-based decisions.Mugotitsa, B. Andeso, P. Owoko, H. Momanyi, R. Mailosi, D. Ssebunnya, J. Tsofa, B. Greenfield, J. Kiragga, A. Todd, J. Inspire network
BMC Health Serv Res, (2025). 25:1239