Publications

Health Systems and Research Ethics

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

Experiences of mothers in the context of a staffing intervention in select newborn units in Kenyan public hospitals.Oluoch, D. Odinga, N. Waithira, C. Ngaiza, G. Maluni, J. Mutua, E. Maina, M. Karumba, K. Molyneux, S. Fuller, S. Were, F. English, M. Jones, C. High Q. Hospital Group
Int J Nurs Stud, (2025). 172:105222

Applying a multi-layered, mixed methods approach to evaluate technology and workforce interventions in Kenyan neonatal units.Maina, M. Molyneux, S. Were, F. Oluoch, D. Mutua, E. Gathara, D. English, M. Imam, A. Ngaiza, G. Rababeh, A. Grewal, G. Nasir, N. Waithira, C. Odinga, N. Kagonya, V. Onyango, O. Karumba, K. Jones, C. Mwangi, P. Kinyua, L. Thuranira, L. Njoroge, V. Mwangi, N. Mwangi, L. Musyoka, P. Kioni, Z. Fuller, S. S.
Glob Health Action, (2025). 18:2558267

Newborn technology use in low-resource settings: the role of health professionals' communication in implementation.Ngaiza, G. K. Oluoch, D. Molyneux, S. Jones, C. English, M. Pope, C.
Health Policy Plan, (2025). 40:1056-1068

Communication among health professionals using newborn technology for care: an exploratory scoping review.Ngaiza, G. K. Oluoch, D. Molyneux, C. Pope, C. Jones, C.
BMJ Open Qual, (2025). 14:

Nurses experiences with an intervention enhancing skill-mix in Kenyan neonatal units with severe workforce deficits: A qualitative study.Odinga, N. Waithira, C. Maluni, J. Ngaiza, G. Kagonya, V. Onyango, O. Imam, A. Gathara, D. Maina, M. Karumba, K. Were, F. Fuller, S. English, M. Mutua, E. Molyneux, S. Jones, C. Oluoch, D. High- Q. Hospital Group
Int J Nurs Stud, (2025). 171:105202

Correction: Establishing the effect of COVID-19 lockdown policy on the utilization of facility-based delivery in Kenya: a multi-method study.Kuloba, M. N. Strupat, C. Aye, T. T. Wamalwa, P. N. Gichuki, J. Tsofa, B. De Allegri, M.
BMC Health Serv Res, (2025). 25:1087

Civil Society's Evidence-Generating Role for Health Policy Decisions: A Thematic Analysis of a Healthcare Information for All (HIFA) Community Online Discussion.Gopinathan, U. Asoka, T. Aponte-Rueda, M. E. Aryeteey, G. C. Chaudhuri, E. R. Cherian, M. Devarsetty, P. Glenton, C. Koduah, A. Gupta, T. Lewin, S. Nzinga, J. Perumal-Pillay, V. A. Ram, R. Suleman, F. Zangana, G. A. Pakenham-Walsh, N. M.
Int J Health Policy Manag, (2025). 14:8701