Publications

Health Systems and Research Ethics

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). 25:1014

Beyond evidence: how actor dynamics and power shape knowledge translation for health policy in Kenya.Guleid, F. H. Barasa, E. Abiiro, G. A. Nzinga, J.
Health Policy Plan, (2025). 40:819-830

Ivermectin to Control Malaria - A Cluster-Randomized Trial.Chaccour, C. Maia, M. Kariuki, M. Ruiz-Castillo, P. Wanjiku, C. Kasiwa, L. Brazeal, A. Casellas, A. Ngama, M. Onyango, T. Elobolobo, E. Kazungu, K. Mael, M. Wangari, W. Nuru, K. Otuko, R. Sanz, A. Ringera, I. Matano, A. Mitora, S. Ribes, M. Brew, J. Gorski, N. Nicolas, P. Stanulovic, S. Omondi, I. Furnival-Adams, J. Tunez, L. Mbarak, J. Vegove, V. Yaa, E. Mramba, S. Kibet, Y. Nyambura, N. Rotich, C. Wanjiru, S. Vura, M. Wanjiku, F. Sam, L. Collins, L. Xia, K. Hammann, F. Saute, F. Rudd, M. Rist, C. Jones, C. Mwangangi, J. Rabinovich, N. R.
N Engl J Med, (2025). 393:362-375

Management capacity of primary healthcare facilities in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review.Ochieng, H. Musiega, A. Tsofa, B. Nzinga, J. Barasa, E.
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2025). 5:e0004445

Assessing the potential for scaling evidence-based interventions in African health systems: A deliberate dialogue.Karamagi, H. C. Charif, A. B. Kipruto, H. K. Sy, S. Nzinga, J. Berhane, A. Yohannes, T. Musoke, S. S. Kim, K. Tunheim, K. Kidane, S. N.
Health Res Policy Syst, (2025). 23:91

Local capacity for policy development and implementation.Azazh, A. Nzinga, J. Ngonzi, J. Bartolomeos, K.
Bull World Health Organ, (2025). 103:415-415A

Implementing community-based interventions for the management of chronic conditions in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review of qualitative evidence.Hassan, S. Kagwanja, N. Diallo, B. Oyando, R. Perel, P. Etyang, A. Tsofa, B. Nolte, E. I. HCoR-Africa Collaborators
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2025). 5:e0004860

Economic evaluation of caregiver interventions for children with developmental disabilities: A scoping review.Kairu, A. Dzoro, E. Angwenyi, V. Newton, C. Hanlon, C. Hoekstra, R. A. Abubakar, A. Barasa, E.
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2025). 5:e0003928

Catastrophic health expenditure, social protection coverage, and financial coping strategies in adults with symptoms of chronic respiratory diseases in Kenya: a cross-sectional study.Mulupi, S. Waithera, C. Tomeny, E. M. Egere, U. Meme, H. Kirubi, B. Chakaya, J. Barasa, E. Taegtmeyer, M. Wingfield, T. Nihr International Multidisciplinary Programme to Address Lung Health T. B. in Africa Consortium
Lancet Glob Health, (2025). 13:e1301-e1313

A pragmatic randomized controlled trial of standard care versus corticosteroids plus standard care for treatment of pneumonia in adults admitted to Kenyan hospitals (SONIA).Lucinde, R. Abdi, A. Orindi, B. Mwakio, S. Gathuri, H. Onyango, E. Chira, S. Ogero, M. Isaaka, L. Shangala, J. 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. Kirui, N. Adembesa, I. Mithi, C. Sood, M. Ahmed, N. Gituma, B. Ongaki, V. B. Giabe, M. Omondi, C. Ombajo, L. A. Kagucia, W. English, M. Hamaluba, M. Ochola-Oyier, L. I. Kamuya, D. Bejon, P. Agweyu, A. Akech, S. Etyang, A. O.
Wellcome Open Res, (2025). 7:269

Understanding mental health among university students in Kenya: what role do family support and age play?.Mugotitsa, B. Momanyi, R. Kuria, J. Amadi, D. Masai, J. Angula, E. Tsofa, B. Greenfield, J. Todd, J. Kiragga, A.
Front Public Health, (2025). 13:1557058

COVID-19 mortality in Africa and Asia - Authors' reply.Bejon, P. Agweyu, A. Oyier, I. Hamaluba, M. Kamuya, D. Kinyanjui, S. Barasa, E.
Lancet Infect Dis, (2025). 25:e440

Experiences and Outcomes of the Implementation of Cuban Health Cooperation Programs in Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review.Njiriri, F. Nyanchoka, M. Nzinga, J. Tsofa, B.
Wellcome Open Res, (2025). 10:167

Examining national health insurance fund members' preferences and trade-offs for the attributes of contracted outpatient facilities in Kenya: A discrete choice experiment.Kazungu, J. Barasa, E. Nonvignon, J. Quaife, M.
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2025). 5:e0003557

Learning sites for health systems research: Reflections on five programs in Africa, Asia, and Central America.Witter, S. Regmi, S. Raven, J. Nzinga, J. van der Merwe, M. Flores, W. D'Ambruoso, L.
Learn Health Syst, (2025). 9:e10475

Creating different global health futures: mapping the health research ecosystem and taking decolonial action.Tagoe, N. Abimbola, S. Bilardi, D. Kamuya, D. Gilson, L. Muraya, K. Molyneux, S. Atuire, C.
BMC Health Serv Res, (2025). 25:565

Identification of coxsackievirus A24 variant during an acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis outbreak in coastal Kenya, 2024.Lambisia, A. W. Mwita Morobe, J. Moraa, E. Mwarumba, S. Korir, F. K. N. Seif Athman, R. Kiptui, R. Mbee, M. Mugo, N. Amoth, P. Muange, P. J. Houldcroft C Barasa, E. Mwangangi, J. Githinji, G. C. Holmes E Ochola-Oyier, L. I. Agoti, C. N.
Wellcome Open Res, (2025). 10:28

Rethinking the evidence on COVID-19 in Africa.Bejon, P. Agweyu, A. Ochola-Oyier, L. I. Hamaluba, M. Kamuya, D. Kinyanjui, S. Barasa, E.
Lancet Infect Dis, (2025). 25:e463-e471

Risk stratification during antenatal care failed to identify most mothers who experienced adverse pregnancy outcomes: A prospective study from Kakamega County, Kenya.Cooper, J. E. Kruk, M. Kapaon, D. Opondo, K. Nzinga, J. Kosgei, R. J. Croke, K.
Trop Med Int Health, (2025). 30:531-538

Framework to guide the use of mathematical modelling in evidence-based policy decision-making.Oliwa, J. Guleid, F. H. Owek, C. J. Maluni, J. Jepkosgei, J. Nzinga, J. Were, V. O. Sim, S. Y. Walekhwa, A. W. Clapham, H. Dabak, S. Kc, S. Hadley, L. Undurraga, E. Hagedorn, B. L. Hutubessy, R. C.
BMJ Open, (2025). 15:e093645