Paul Kibati

Economic evaluation of primary health care integration and targeted mass drug administration in counties in western Kenya

Josphat Martin Muchangi, Wyckliff Omondi, Meshack Ndirangu, Carol Karutu et autres

Introduction The 2025 World Health Organization (WHO) Global Report on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) highlights major progress made worldwide in controlling and eliminating these diseases. Sustaining NTD control requires cost-efficient strategies integrated into routine health systems. We evaluated the cost-effectiveness of integrating …

Tanzanie, no, nl, br, gb (code pays fourni par la source)

Integration of deworming into primary healthcare in Western Kenya: a quasi-experimental evaluation

Josphat Martin Muchangi, Wyckliff Omondi, Meshack Ndirangu, Carol Karutu et autres

Introduction: The WHO 2030 NTD roadmap calls for integrating mass drug administration (MDA) into primary healthcare (PHC) systems. A coverage evaluation survey conducted in Western Kenya exposed the persistent limitations of mass drug administration campaigns, showing that nearly 25% of surveyed individuals …

Tanzanie, no, nl, br, gb (code pays fourni par la source)

Feasibility of mainstreaming schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminthiasis mass drug administration into primary healthcare: a baseline survey for a community case study in Western Kenya

Josphat Martin Muchangi, Wyckliff Omondi, Meshack Ndirangu, Carol Karutu et autres

BACKGROUND: Mass drug administration campaigns have enabled great progress in the prevention and control of schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminthiasis. However, the persistence of these infections continues to challenge public health systems despite decades of control efforts. This study was commissioned to …

Kenya, gb (code pays fourni par la source)

Sub-national estimates of incidence of visceral leishmaniasis and optimisation of geographical accessibility to treatment centres in Kenya

Nyamai Mutono, Brian Njuguna, Daniel Mwiti, Paul Kibati et autres

Kenya, us (code pays fourni par la source)

Prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminth infections in Narok and Bomet Counties, Kenya: Evidence from program monitoring

Paul Kibati, Florence Wakesho, Stephen Mwatha, Denver Mariga et autres

BACKGROUND: The backbone of Kenya's soil-transmitted helminthiasis control program is the periodic distribution of anti-helminthic preventive chemotherapy (PC). PC distribution has been conducted since 2012 through the National School-Based Deworming Programme, which deworms school-age children (SAC, 5-14 years) living in areas at …

Kenya, Ouganda, us (code pays fourni par la source)

Geostatistical modelling of soil-transmitted helminth prevalence in Kenya: Informing targeted interventions to accelerate elimination efforts

Nyamai Mutono, Brian Njuguna, Stella Kepha, Florence Wakesho et autres

OBJECTIVES: This study estimates the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths (STH) in Kenya, identifying high- and low-burden communities to optimize intervention strategies. METHODS: Using prevalence data from 146,668 children in 3752 schools across 207 sub-counties in Kenya, collected in 2021 and 2024, alongside …

Kenya, us (code pays fourni par la source)

Geostatistical Modelling of Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Kenya: Insights for Targeted Elimination Efforts

Nyamai Mutono, Brian Njuguna, Stella Kepha, Florence Wakesho et autres

Kenya, no, Tanzanie, us (code pays fourni par la source)

“Instead of Asking for Fare, You Ask Her to Pay with Sex”: Male Perspectives on the Factors Influencing Schoolgirls’ Participation in Age-Disparate Transactional Sex Relationships

Leso Munala, Asha Mohamed, Nene C. Okunna, Bethlehem Yewhalawork et autres

Age-disparate transactional sex relationships are often coerced and exploitative. The gender and economic disparities between affluent men and economically disadvantaged girls often perpetuate these relationships, resulting in their exploitation. This qualitative study assessed men’s understanding of factors influencing schoolgirls’ engagement in age-disparate …

us, Kenya (code pays fourni par la source)

Precision mapping of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis among school age children at the coastal region, Kenya

Stella Kepha, Duncan Ochol, Florence Wakesho, Wyckliff Peter Omondi et autres

BACKGROUND: Accurate mapping of schistosomiasis (SCH) and soil transmitted helminths (STH) is a prerequisite for effective implementation of the control and elimination interventions. A precision mapping protocol was developed and implemented in the coastal region of Kenya by applying the current World …

Kenya (code pays fourni par la source)