Background/Objectives: Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at an increased risk of hepatitis B virus infection through occupational exposure, yet completion of the recommended hepatitis B vaccination schedule remains suboptimal in Kenya. We assessed vaccination completion, associated factors, motivators, and barriers among H...
Harriet Mirieri, Jeanette Dawa, D. Omia et al.· Vaccines· 0 citations
Kenya has made notable progress in reducing malaria prevalence and improving child survival, yet the lake-endemic region continues to face high transmission and substantial malaria-related illness and death. To strengthen prevention, the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine was introduced in 2019 through Kenya’s Expanded Progr...
N. Westercamp, Titus K. Kwambai, S. Akech et al.· Malaria Journal· 0 citations
It is suggested that accelerating measles coverage through intensified investments towards measles elimination is cost-effective but has a high budget impact and policy makers should consider market shaping interventions and strategies to mobilize and allocate sufficient resources to increase vaccination coverage and e...
Stacey Orangi, P. Mandaliya, Rose Jalang'o et al.· PLOS Global Public Health· 0 citations
BACKGROUND
In 2023, novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) was used to respond to an outbreak of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in Kenya. We assessed the immunogenicity of one and two doses of nOPV2 administered during outbreak response.
METHODS
An observational cohort study was conducted fro...
A. Anand, Damaris Jepkosgei, C. Mwachari et al.· Vaccine· 0 citations
Background: Implementation delays reduce population-level effects of evidence-based interventions. We conducted a modeling study to estimate the effect of priority policy decisions on a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program in Kenya. Methods: We used a static cohort model to estimate the health effects and cos...
Valerian Mwenda, Joan-Paula Bor, Rose Jalang’o et al.· MDM Policy & Practice· 0 citations
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