Kenyan Research
You may be interested in a variety of papers,publications, and presentations based on the work done in Kenya or in other research work which is of relevance.
You may also be interested in Other Research section
which lists articles of interest.
If you want to find out about the research that supports the ETAT+ guidelines, then please take a look at the Evidence Base. There you will find reviews of the evidence, some primary evidence and also powerpoint presentations used to present evidence reviews to the guidelines development panel during the 2010 Child Health Evidence Week in Kenya.
For publications that describe the development of ETAT+ in Kenya or the research that has been done to evaluate it as part of a more comprehensive strategy to improve care, then please look at Kenyan ETAT+ linked research publications below and/or Quality of Care section.
Many others have published work on quality of care also and we have tried to identify some of this published research that seems most useful to us.
Take look at our up to date selection below.
2012 Publication
Authors: Agweyu A, Opiyo N, English M (2012).
Title: Experience developing national evidence based clinical guidelines for childhood pneumonia in a low-income setting - making the GRADE? BMC Pediatrics, 12:1
[PMCID: awaiting UKPMC ID]
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2011 Publications
Authors: Ayieko P, Ntoburi S, Wagai J, Opondo C, Opiyo N, Migiro S, Wamae A, Mogoa W, Were F, Wassuna A, Fegan G, Irimu G, English M (2011).
Title: A multifaceted intervention to implement guidelines and improve admission paediatric care in Kenyan district hospitals: a cluster randomized trial. PLoS Medicine, 8(4): e1001018
[PMCID: 3071366]
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Authors: Barasa E & English M (2011).
Title: Economic evaluation of package of care interventions employing clinical guidelines. Tropical Medicine & International Health, 16: 97-104
[PMCID: 3049890]
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Authors:English M, Nzinga J, Mbindyo P, Ayieko P, Irimu G, Mbaabu L (2011).
Title: Explaining the effects of a multifaceted intervention to improve inpatient care in rural Kenyan hospitals -- interpretation based on retrospective examination of data from participant observation, quantitative and qualitative studies. Implementation science, 6:124
[PMCID: 3248845]
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Authors:English M, Wamae A, Nyamai R, Bevins B, Irimu G (2011).
Title:Implementing locally appropriate guidelines and training to improve care of serious illness in Kenyan hospitals - A story of scaling-up (and down and left and right). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 96:285–290
[PMCID: 3039658]
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Author:Gathara D, Opiyo N, Wagai J, Ntoburi S, Ayieko P, Opondo C, Wamae A, Migiro S, Mogoa W, Wasunna A, Were F, Irimu G, English M (2011).
Title:Quality of hospital care for sick newborns and severely malnourished children in Kenya: a two-year descriptive study in 8 hospitals. BMC Health Services Research, 11:307
[PMCID: 3236590]
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Authors:Musila N, Opiyo N, English M (2011).
Title: Treatment of African children with severe malaria – towards evidence-informed clinical practice using GRADE. Malaria Journal, 10:201
[PMCID: 3152530]
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Author:Opiyo N & English M (2011).
Title:What Clinical Signs best identify severe illness in young infants aged 0 – 59 days in developing countries? A systematic review. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 96:1052-1059
[PMCID: 3081806]
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Authors: Opondo C, Ayieko P, Ntoburi S, Wagai J, Opiyo N, Irimu G, Allen E, Carpenter J, English M (2011).
Title: Effect of a multi-faceted quality improvement intervention on inappropriate antibiotic use in children with non-bloody diarrhoea admitted to district hospitals in Kenya. BMC Pediatrics, 11:109
[PMCID: awaiting UKPMC ID]
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2010 Publications
Authors: Achoki R, Opiyo N, English M (2010).
Title: Management of hypoglycaemia in children aged 0-59 Months. Journal of Tropical Paediatrics, 56: 227-234
[PMCID: 2948531]
URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2948531/pdf/ukmss-32167.pdf
Authors: Ntoburi S, Hutchings A, Sanderson C, Carpenter J, Weber M, English M, on behalf of the Paediatric Quality of Hospital Care Indicator Panel (2010).
Title: Development of paediatric quality of inpatient care indicators for low income countries — A Delphi study. BMC Pediatrics, 10:90
[PMCID: 3022793]
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Authors: Opiyo N & English M (2010).
Title: In-service training for health professionals to improve care of the seriously ill newborn or child in low and middle-income countries (Review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 4: CD007071
[PMCID: 2868967]
URL: http://mrw.interscience.wiley.com/cochrane/clsysrev/articles/CD007071/frame.html
Authors: Senga J, Ndiritu M, Osundwa J, Irimu G, English M (2010).
Title:Computer aided learning to link evidence to paediatric learning and practice: A pilot in a medical school in a low income setting. International Health, 2: 212-215
[PMCID: 3000595]
URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3000595/pdf/ukmss-32374.pdf
2009 Publications
Authors: Mueni E, Opiyo N, English M (2009).
Title: Caffeine for the Management of Apnea in Preterm Infants. International Health, 1: 190-195
URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20676238
Authors: Nzioki C, Irimu, G, Musoke R, English M (2009)
Title: Audit of care for children aged 6 to 59 months admitted with severe malnutrition at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya. International Health, 1 – 91-96
URL:http://download.journals.elsevierhealth.com/pdfs/journals/1876-3413/PIIS1876341309000163.pdf
Authors: English M, Ntoburi S, Wagai J , Mbindyo P, Opiyo N, Ayieko P, Opondo C, Migiro S, Wamae A, Irimu G.
Title: An intervention to improve paediatric and newborn care in Kenyan district hospitals: Understanding the context. Implementation Science, 4: 42
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Authors: Mbindyo P, Gilson L, Blaauw D, English M (2009).
Title: Contextual influences on health worker motivation in district hospitals in Kenya. Implementation Science, 4: 43
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Authors: Nzinga J, Mbindyo P, Mbaabu L, Wairimu A, English M (2009).
Title: Documenting the experiences of health workers expected to implement guidelines during an intervention study in Kenyan hospitals. Implementation Science, 4: 44
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Authors: Nzinga J, Ntoburi S, Wagai J, Mbindyo P, Mbaabu L, Migiro S, Wamae A, Irimu G, English M (2009)
Title: Implementation experience during an eighteen month intervention to improve paediatric and newborn care in Kenyan district hospitals. Implementation Science, 4: 45
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Authors: Opondo C, Ntoburi S, Wagai J, Wafula J, Wasunna A, Were F, Wamae A, Migiro S, Irimu G, English M (2009).
Title: Are hospitals prepared to support newborn survival? – An evaluation of eight first-referral level hospitals in Kenya. Tropical Medicine & International Health, 14: 1165-72
URL: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/122562095/PDFSTART