Benjamin Tsofa

The epidemiology of sickle cell disease in children recruited in infancy in Kilifi, Kenya: a prospective cohort study.Uyoga, S. Macharia, A. W. Mochamah, G. Ndila, C. M. Nyutu, G. Makale, J. Tendwa, M. Nyatichi, E. Ojal, J. Otiende, M. Shebe, M. Awuondo, K. O. Mturi, N. Peshu, N. Tsofa, B. Maitland, K. Scott, J. A. G. Williams, T. N.
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, J. A. G. Williams, T. N. Atkinson, S. Osier, F. Snow, R. W. Marsh, K. Tsofa, B. Peshu, N. Hamaluba, M. Berkley, J. A. Newton, C. R. J. 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, A. W. Ndila, C. M. Nyutu, G. Shebe, M. Awuondo, K. O. Mturi, N. Peshu, N. Tsofa, B. Scott, J. A. G. Maitland, K. Williams, T. N.
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, C. M. Uyoga, S. Macharia, A. W. Nyutu, G. Peshu, N. Ojal, J. Shebe, M. Awuondo, K. O. Mturi, N. Tsofa, B. Sepulveda, N. Clark, T. G. Band, G. Clarke, G. Rowlands, K. Hubbart, C. Jeffreys, A. Kariuki, S. Marsh, K. Mackinnon, M. Maitland, K. Kwiatkowski, D. P. Rockett, K. A. Williams, T. N. Malaria, G. E. N. Consortium
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, A. W. Tsofa, B. Mumbo, E. Berkley, J. A. 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). 33:e733-50

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, A. W. Mochamah, G. Uyoga, S. Ndila, C. M. Nyutu, G. Makale, J. Tendwa, M. Nyatichi, E. Ojal, J. Shebe, M. Awuondo, K. O. Mturi, N. Peshu, N. Tsofa, B. Scott, J. A. G. Maitland, K. Williams, T. N.
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, A. M. Bejon, P. Scott, J. A. G. Hammitt, L. L.
BMC Infect Dis, (2017). 17:720

Everyday resilience in district health systems: emerging insights from the front lines in Kenya and South Africa.Gilson, L. Barasa, E. Nxumalo, N. Cleary, S. Goudge, J. Molyneux, S. Tsofa, B. Lehmann, U.
BMJ Glob Health, (2017). 2:e000224

"We are toothless and hanging, but optimistic": sub county managers' experiences of rapid devolution in coastal Kenya.Nyikuri, M. M. Tsofa, B. Okoth, P. Barasa, E. W. Molyneux, S.
Int J Equity Health, (2017). 16:113

Devolution and its effects on health workforce and commodities management - early implementation experiences in Kilifi County, Kenya.Tsofa, B. Goodman, C. Gilson, L. Molyneux, S.
Int J Equity Health, (2017). 16:169

How does decentralisation affect health sector planning and financial management? a case study of early effects of devolution in Kilifi County, Kenya.Tsofa, B. Molyneux, S. Gilson, L. Goodman, C.
Int J Equity Health, (2017). 16:151

Recentralization within decentralization: County hospital autonomy under devolution in Kenya.Barasa, E. W. Manyara, A. M. Molyneux, S. Tsofa, B.
PLoS One, (2017). 12:e0182440

Research Involving Health Providers and Managers: Ethical Issues Faced by Researchers Conducting Diverse Health Policy and Systems Research in Kenya.Molyneux, S. Tsofa, B. Barasa, E. Nyikuri, M. M. Waweru, E. W. Goodman, C. Gilson, L.
Dev World Bioeth, (2016). 16:168-177

Maternal colonization with Streptococcus agalactiae and associated stillbirth and neonatal disease in coastal Kenya.Seale, A. C. Koech, A. C. Sheppard, A. E. Barsosio, H. C. Langat, J. Anyango, E. Mwakio, S. Mwarumba, S. Morpeth, S. C. Anampiu, K. Vaughan, A. Giess, A. Mogeni, P. Walusuna, L. Mwangudzah, H. Mwanzui, D. Salim, M. Kemp, B. Jones, C. Mturi, N. Tsofa, B. Mumbo, E. Mulewa, D. Bandika, V. Soita, M. Owiti, M. Onzere, N. Walker, A. S. Schrag, S. J. Kennedy, S. H. Fegan, G. Crook, D. W. Berkley, J. A.
Nat Microbiol, (2016). 1:16067

"When you give birth you will not be without your mother" A mixed methods study of advice on breastfeeding for first-time mothers in rural coastal Kenya.Talbert, A. W. Ngari, M. Tsofa, B. Mramba, L. Mumbo, E. Berkley, J. A. Mwangome, M.
Int Breastfeed J, (2016). 11:10