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The effectiveness of rural community health workers in improving health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review. (2024)
Journal Article
Kaseje, N., Ranganathan, M., Magadi, M., Oria, K., & Haines, A. (2024). The effectiveness of rural community health workers in improving health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review. Global Health Action, 17(1), 2292385. https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2023.2292385

Rural community health workers [CHWs] play a critical role in improving health outcomes during non-pandemic times, but evidence on their effectiveness during the COVID-19 pandemic is limited. There is a need to focus on rural CHWs and rural health sy... Read More about The effectiveness of rural community health workers in improving health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review..

The effectiveness of rural community health workers in improving health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review (2024)
Journal Article
Kaseje, N., Ranganathan, M., Magadi, M., Oria, K., & Haines, A. (2024). The effectiveness of rural community health workers in improving health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review. Global Health Action, 17(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2023.2292385

Background: Rural community health workers (CHWs) play a critical role in improving health outcomes during non-pandemic times, but evidence on their effectiveness during the COVID-19 pandemic is limited. There is a need to focus on rural CHWs and rur... Read More about The effectiveness of rural community health workers in improving health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review.

Ethnic inequalities in patient satisfaction with primary health care in the UK: evidence from recent General Practitioner Patient Surveys (GPPS) (2022)
Journal Article
Magadi, J. P., & Magadi, M. A. (in press). Ethnic inequalities in patient satisfaction with primary health care in the UK: evidence from recent General Practitioner Patient Surveys (GPPS). PLoS ONE, 17(12), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270775

Aims and objectives This paper aims to improve understanding of factors that contribute to persistent ethnic disparities in patient satisfaction in England. The specific objectives are to (i) examine ethnic differences in patient satisfaction with t... Read More about Ethnic inequalities in patient satisfaction with primary health care in the UK: evidence from recent General Practitioner Patient Surveys (GPPS).

The effectiveness and characteristics of mHealth interventions to increase adolescent's use of Sexual and Reproductive Health services in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review (2022)
Journal Article
Onukwugha, F. I., Smith, L., Kaseje, D., Wafula, C., Kaseje, M., Orton, B., …Magadi, M. (2022). The effectiveness and characteristics of mHealth interventions to increase adolescent's use of Sexual and Reproductive Health services in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review. PloS one, 17(1), Article ARTN e0261973. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261973

Background mHealth innovations have been proposed as an effective solution to improving adolescent access to and use of Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) services; particularly in regions with deeply entrenched traditional social norms. However,... Read More about The effectiveness and characteristics of mHealth interventions to increase adolescent's use of Sexual and Reproductive Health services in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review.

Is polygyny a risk factor in the transmission of HIV in sub- Saharan Africa? A systematic review. (2021)
Journal Article
Gazimbi, M. M., Magadi, M. A., Onyango Ouma, W., Walker, E., Cresswell, R. B., Kaseje, M., & Wafula, C. O. (2021). Is polygyny a risk factor in the transmission of HIV in sub- Saharan Africa? A systematic review. African Journal of Reproductive Health, 24(4),

Using a systematic literature review approach, this paper focused on the role of polygyny in the spread of HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries. The widespread practice of polygyny is one feature of many SSA contexts that may be relevant to... Read More about Is polygyny a risk factor in the transmission of HIV in sub- Saharan Africa? A systematic review..

Sexual and reproductive health knowledge and behaviour of adolescent boys and girls aged 10-19 years in western Kenya: evidence from a cross-sectional pilot survey (2021)
Journal Article
Magadi, M., Kaseje, D., Wafula, C., Kaseje, M., Ochola-Odhiambo, P., Ogutu-Owii, S., …Smith, L. (2022). Sexual and reproductive health knowledge and behaviour of adolescent boys and girls aged 10-19 years in western Kenya: evidence from a cross-sectional pilot survey. Journal of Biosocial Science, 54(5), 792-811. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021932021000353

This paper reports findings of a pilot survey of adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) knowledge and behaviour in Homabay County of western Kenya. The study was based on a cross-sectional survey of 523 male and female adolescents aged 10–1... Read More about Sexual and reproductive health knowledge and behaviour of adolescent boys and girls aged 10-19 years in western Kenya: evidence from a cross-sectional pilot survey.