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Water, sanitation and hygiene coverage and practices of a semi-arid county in the Eastern region of Kenya

This study examined water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) conditions in

Product Type: Peer Reviewed Publication
Themes: Public Health, Sanitation and Hygiene
Authors: Kioko Kithuki, Yvonne Opanga, Elda Watulo and Enock Marita
Authors' Affiliations: Amref Health Africa
Journal Name: Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development
Date Published: 20210104
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Using Friendship Ties to Understand the Prevalence of, and Factors Associated With, Intimate Partner Violence Among Adolescents and Young Adults in Kenya

This study examined intimate partner violence (IPV) among adolescents and

Product Type: Peer Reviewed Publication
Themes: Sexual and Gender Based Violence
Authors: Peter Memiah 1 , PhD ; Anne Kamau 2 , PhD ; Yvonne Opanga 3 , DPhil ; Samuel Muhula 3 , PhD ; Emmanuel Nyakeriga 4 , MPH ; Felix Humwa 4 , BSc, MSc ; Courtney Cook 5 , BSc ; Caroline Kingori 6 , PhD ; Job Muriithi 2 , BA
Authors' Affiliations: 1 University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States 2 University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya 3 Amref Health in Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya 4 University of California, San Francisco, Nairobi, Kenya 5 Fortis Institute, Pensacola, FL, United States 6 Ohio University, Athens, OH, United States
Journal Name: JMIR Publications
Date Published: 20201231
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Neonatal, infant, and child mortality among women exposed to intimate partner violence in East Africa

Product Type: Peer Reviewed Publication
Themes: RMNCAH, Sexual and Gender Based Violence, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Authors: Peter Memiah, Tristi Bond, Yvonne Opanga, Caroline Kingori, Courtney Cook, Michelle Mwangi, Nyawira Gitahi-Kamau, Deus Mubangizi and Kevin Owuor
Authors' Affiliations: Division of Epidemiology and Prevention, Institute of Human Virology (IHV): University of Maryland School of Medicine, Amref Health Africa, College of Health Sciences and Professions; Department of Social and Public Health, Ohio University Grover Center, Biology Department, University of West Florida; Department of Economics, University of Nairobi; Institute of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, KEMRI, Kenya; University of Maryland; School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA; Centre for Health Solutions, Nairobi, Kenya
Journal Name: BMC Women's Health
Date Published: 20200123
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Is sexual autonomy a protective factor for neonatal, child and infant mortality?

This study explored the association of sexual autonomy with neonatal,

Product Type: Peer Reviewed Publication
Themes: RMNCAH, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Authors: Peter Memiah, Yvonne Opanga, Tristi Bond, Courtney Cook, Michelle Mwangi, Jenna Fried, Marie A. Joseph, Kevin Owuor, Vernon Mochache Yvonne Wangui Machira
Journal Name: PLOS One
Date Published: 20190222
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Use of performance dashboards in health care project management: a case of an international health development organization in Kenya

In this paper we document the use of dashboards in

Product Type: Peer Reviewed Publication
Themes: Project Management
Authors: Samuel Muhula, Yvonne Opanga, Maureen Kuyo, Zahida Qureshi, Peter Memiah, Meshack Ndirangu
Authors' Affiliations: Amref Health Africa
Journal Name: Africa Health Agenda International Journal
Date Published: 20180627
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Stroke distribution patterns and characteristics in Kenya’s leading public health tertiary institutions: Kenyatta National Hospital and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital

Product Type: Peer Reviewed Publication
Themes: Non Communicable Diseases, Stroke
Authors: Lydia Kaduka, Anne Korir, Chrispine Owuor Oduor, Judith Kwasa, Jane Mbui, Sylvanos Wabwire, Robai Gakunga, Nathan Okerosi, Yvonne Opanga, Isaac Kisiang’ani, Mercy Rotich Chepkurui, Erastus Muniu, Scot C Remick
Journal Name: Cardiovascular Journal of Africa
Date Published: 20180331
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Double Burden of malnutrition among cancer outpatients in Nairobi, Kenya: challenges and opportunities for action.

Product Type: Peer Reviewed Publication
Themes: Cancer, Nutrition
Authors: Yvonne Opanga1,&, Lydia Kaduka2 , Erastus Muniu2 , Zipporah Bukania2 , Richard Mutisya2 , Ann Korir3 , Veronica Thuita4 , Catherine Nyongesa5 , Moses Mwangi2 , Charles Mbakaya6
Authors' Affiliations: 1Department of Monitoring, Evaluation and Research, Amref Health Africa in Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya, 2Centre for Public Health Research, Kenya Medical Research Institution, Nairobi, Kenya, 3Centre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya, 4Department of Nutrition, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya, 5Texas Cancer Centre, Nairobi, Kenya, 6Rongo University, Migori, Kenya
Journal Name: Africa Health Agenda International Journal
Date Published: 20180213
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Nutritional status of cancer outpatients using scored patient generated subjective global assessment in two cancer treatment centers, Nairobi, Kenya
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Nutritional status of cancer outpatients using scored patient generated subjective global assessment in two cancer treatment centers, Nairobi, Kenya

This paper examined the nutritional status of cancer outpatients in

Product Type: Peer Reviewed Publication
Themes: Cancer, Non Communicable Diseases, Nutrition
Authors: Yvonne Opanga, Lydia Kaduka, Zipporah Bukania, Richard Mutisya, Ann Korir, Veronica Thuita, Moses Mwangi, Erastus Muniu & Charles Mbakaya
Authors' Affiliations: KEMRI
Journal Name: BMC Nutrition
Date Published: 20170810
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Weight changes and associated factors among breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy at a referral hospital in Kenya
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Weight changes and associated factors among breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy at a referral hospital in Kenya

This paper explores weight changes among breast cancer patients undergoing

Product Type: Peer Reviewed Publication
Themes: Cancer, Non Communicable Diseases, Nutrition
Authors: Yvonne Opanga, Sylvia Opanga, Richard Mutisya, Lydia Kaduka
Authors' Affiliations: KEMRI
Journal Name: African Journal of Pharmacology and therapeutics 2017;6(3):134–41.
Date Published: 20170101
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