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Present	Director IHD, EA, Aga Khan University ‐ Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi
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Humane Education

Global Burden of Childhood Epilepsy, Intellectual Disability, and Sensory Impairments

Pediatrics (2021)

Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Scott M. Wright, M.K.C. Nair, Nem-Yun Boo, et al.

Background: Estimates of children and adolescents with disabilities worldwide are needed to inform global intervention under the disability-inclusive provisions of ...

Prevalence, risk and protective indicators of common mental disorders among ...

BMC Psychiatry (2021)

Moses K. Nyongesa, Paul Mwangi, Michael Kinuthia, Amin S. Hassan, et al.

Background: In sub-Saharan Africa, common mental disorders (CMDs) like depression and anxiety are under investigated amongst young people living with ...

Cultural adaptation of the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler ...

Research in Developmental Disabilities (2021)

Megan S. McHenry, Eren Oyungu, Ziyi Yang, Abbey C. Hines, et al.

Background: The Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, 3rd Edition (Bayley-III) is frequently used in international child development research. ...

Long-Term Mental Health and Quality of Life Outcomes of Neonatal ...

Child Psychiatry & Human Development (2021)

Dorcas N. Magai, Hans M. Koot, Charles R. Newton and Amina Abubakar

We examined the mental health and quality of life (QoL) outcomes and their correlates of school-aged survivors of neonatal jaundice ...

Long-term neurocognitive and educational outcomes of neonatal insults in Kilifi ...

BMC Psychiatry (2020)

Dorcas N. Magai, Hans M. Koot, Paul Mwangi, Esther Chongwo, et al.

Background: There is little data on the long-term neurocognitive and educational outcomes among school-aged survivors of neonatal jaundice (NNJ) and ...

Clustering of health risk behaviors among adolescents in Kilifi, Kenya ...

PLos ONE (2020)

Derrick Ssewanyana, Amina Abubakar, Charles R. J. C. Newton, Mark Otiende, et al.

Background: Adolescents tend to experience heightened vulnerability to risky and reckless behavior. Adolescents living in rural settings may often experience ...

Socio-ecological determinants of alcohol, tobacco, and drug use behavior of ...

Journal of Health Psychology (2020)

Derrick Ssewanyana, Patrick N. Mwangala, Vicki Marsh, Irene Jao, et al.

Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use form a risk factor for health and social problems during adolescence. From a socio-ecological ...

The reliability, validity and factorial structure of the Swahili version ...

Annals of General Psychiatry (2020)

Moses K. Nyongesa, Paul Mwangi, Hans M. Koot, Pim Cuijpers, et al.

Background: Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is under-investigated in people living with HIV/AIDS from sub-Saharan Africa. In part, this is due ...

Quantifying long-term health and economic outcomes for survivors of group ...

Gates Open Research (2020)

Proma Paul, Simon R. Procter, Ziyaad Dangor, Quique Bassat, et al.

Sepsis and meningitis due to invasive group B Streptococcus (iGBS) disease during early infancy is a leading cause of child ...

Reorienting Nurturing Care for Early Childhood Development during the COVID-19 ...

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2020)

Constance Shumba, Rose Maina, Gladys Mbuthia, Rachel Kimani, et al.

In Kenya, millions of children have limited access to nurturing care. With the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, it is ...

Beyond Their HIV Status: the Occurrence of Multiple Health Risk ...

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine (2020)

Derrick Ssewanyana, Charles R. Newton, Anneloes van Baar, Amin S. Hassan, et al.

Background: Health risk behaviors during adolescence may cluster into patterns that might be predicted by specific factors, among which HIV ...

Correlates of fear of hypoglycemia among patients with type 1 ...

International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries (2020)

Given Hapunda, Amina Abubakar, Frans Pouwer and Fons van de Vijver

Background: Severe hypoglycemia is a burdensome complication of diabetes mellitus that can induce fear of hypoglycemia and contribute to suboptimal ...

Correlates of health-related quality of life among adults receiving combination ...

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (2020)

Moses K. Nyongesa, Paul Mwangi, Stanley Wanjala, Agnes M. Mutua, et al.

Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important metric of perceived wellbeing in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). However, ...

Effects of vitamin D deficiency on neurobehavioural outcomes in children ...

Wellcome Open Research (2020)

Agnes M. Mutua, Reagan M. Mogire, Alison M. Elliott, Thomas N. Williams, et al.

Introduction: Vitamin D plays an important role in brain development in experimental studies; however, the effect of vitamin D deficiency ...

INTERGROWTH-21st Project international INTER-NDA standards for child development at 2 ...

BMJ Open (2020)

Michelle Fernandes, José Villar, Alan Stein, Eleonora Staines Urias, et al.

Objectives To describe the construction of the international INTERGROWTH-21st Neurodevelopment Assessment (INTER-NDA) standards for child development at 2 years by ...

Vitamin D Status Is Not Associated with Cognitive or Motor ...

Nutrients (2020)

Agnes M. Mutua, Margaret Nampijja, Alison M. Elliott, John M. Pettifor, et al.

Vitamin D deficiency is common worldwide and young children are among the most affected groups. Animal studies suggest a key ...

Economic burden and mental health of primary caregivers of perinatally ...

BMC Public Health (2020)

Patrick V. Katana, Amina Abubakar, Moses K. Nyongesa, Derrick Ssewanyana, et al.

Background: Eighty per cent of perinatally HIV infected (PHI) adolescents live in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA), a setting also characterized by ...

Long-term outcomes of survivors of neonatal insults: A systematic review ...

PLoS ONE (2020)

Dorcas N. Magai, Eirini Karyotaki, Agnes M. Mutua, Esther Chongwo, et al.

Background: The Millennium Developmental Goals ensured a significant reduction in childhood mortality. However, this reduction simultaneously raised concerns about the ...

Evaluation of Psychometric Properties and Factorial Structure of ADHD Module ...

Journal of Attention Disorders (2020)

Symon M. Kariuki, Charles R. J. C. Newton, Amina Abubakar, Mary A. Bitta, et al.

Objective: We determined the reliability of The Kiddie-Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children–Present and Lifetime (K-SADS-PL) for ...

Individualized breastfeeding support for acutely ill, malnourished infants under 6 ...

Matern & Child Nutrition (2020)

Martha Mwangome, Sheila Murunga, Jane Kahindi, Prinilla Gwiyo, et al.

Reestablishing exclusive breastfeeding is the cornerstone of the 2013 World Health Organization (WHO) treatment guidelines for acute malnutrition in infants ...

Neonatal jaundice and developmental impairment among infants in Kilifi, Kenya

Child Care Health Development (2020)

Dorcas N. Magai, Michael Mwaniki, Amina Abubakar, Shebe Mohammed, et al.

Background: Neonatal jaundice (NNJ) is common in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA), and it is associated with sepsis. Despite the high incidence, ...

Standardization of the Computerized Battery for Neuropsychological Evaluation of Children ...

BMC Research Notes (2019)

Rachel Wanjiru Maina, Amina Abubakar, Perez‑Garcia Miguel, Fons J. R. Van De Vijver, et al.

Objective: In sub Saharan Africa one of the key challenges in assessment using neuropsychological tools has been the lack of ...

Patterns of neurobehavioral functioning in school-aged survivors of neonatal jaundice ...

Wellcome Open Research (2019)

Dorcas N Magai, Charles R Newton, Paul Mwangi, Hans M Koot, et al.

Abstract: Background: Studies in high-income countries have reported that school-aged children who survive neonatal jaundice (NNJ) and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) ...

Screening tools for HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders among adults living with ...

AAS Open Research (2019)

Patrick N. Mwangala, Charles R. Newton, Melanie Abas and Amina Abubakar

Background: People living with HIV are at risk of developing HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) which adversely affects their quality of ...

Neurocognitive correlates of seizure disorders in preschool children from rural ...

Epilepsia (2019)

Symon M Kariuki, Amina Abubakar, Martha Kombe and Charles RJC Newton

Background: Seizure disorders and mental health problems are common and comorbid in preschool children from Africa. Although the comorbidity between ...