Kevin K Njiru
Research Subjects
Kevin K Njiru has a total of 16 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Carlos Mcharo
Kenya Medical Research Institute
1 shared publication - Caroline Jones
Centre for Geographic Medicine Research Coast
1 shared publication - Claire N Wamae
Centre for Microbiology Research (CMR), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Mbagathi Road, Nairobi, Kenya
1 shared publication - F. Mwende
Eastern & Southern Africa Centre of International Parasite Control, Kenya Medical Research Institute, P.O. Box 54840-00200, Nairobi, Kenya
1 shared publication - George Okello
Rice360, Rice University
1 shared publication - Juddy Kengo
Health and Literacy Intervention Project, Ukunda, Kenya
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 1 January 2014
- Published by Springer Nature in Parasites & Vectors
- Vol. 7 (1) , 74
Once a year school-based deworming with praziquantel and albendazole combination may not be adequate for control of urogenital schistosomiasis and hookworm infection in Matuga District, Kwale County, Kenya
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) predominantly occur in resource poor settings where they often present a serious public health burden. Sustained global advocacy has been important in raising awareness of NTDs and the relatively low cost for control of helminthic NTDs using preventive chemotherapy. This enthusiasm was boosted at the London declaration on NTDs in 2012 through commitments by different partners to avail resources required for control of NTDs particularly those that employ preventive chemotherapy as the major intervention strategy. Subsequently, national NTD programmes are responding to these new opportunities by implementing preventive chemotherapy including school-based deworming (SBD). Further, with the availability of increased resources, both financial and pharma, the optimal strategies for implementing preventive chemotherapy in highly endemic settings are under debate and this paper goes some way to addressing this issue in a specific setting in coastal Kenya.
- 1 January 2014
- Published by Springer Nature in Parasites & Vectors
- Vol. 7 (1) , 74
Open AccessOnce a year school-based deworming with praziquantel and albendazole combination may not be adequate for control of urogenital schistosomiasis and hookworm infection in Matuga District, Kwale County, Kenya
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) predominantly occur in resource poor settings where they often present a serious public health burden. Sustained global advocacy has been important in raising awareness of NTDs and the relatively low cost for control of helminthic NTDs using preventive chemotherapy. This enthusiasm was boosted at the London declaration on NTDs in 2012 through commitments by different partners to avail resources required for control of NTDs particularly those that employ preventive chemotherapy as the major intervention strategy. Subsequently, national NTD programmes are responding to these new opportunities by implementing preventive chemotherapy including school-based deworming (SBD). Further, with the availability of increased resources, both financial and pharma, the optimal strategies for implementing preventive chemotherapy in highly endemic settings are under debate and this paper goes some way to addressing this issue in a specific setting in coastal Kenya.
- Open Access
- 1 January 2013
- Published by Springer Nature in Trials
- Vol. 14 (1) , 142
Challenges for consent and community engagement in the conduct of cluster randomized trial among school children in low income settings: experiences from Kenya
There are a number of practical and ethical issues raised in school-based health research, particularly those related to obtaining consent from parents and assent from children. One approach to developing, strengthening, and supporting appropriate consent and assent processes is through community engagement. To date, much of the literature on community engagement in biomedical research has concentrated on community- or hospital-based research, with little documentation, if any, of community engagement in school-based health research. In this paper we discuss our experiences of consent, assent and community engagement in implementing a large school-based cluster randomized trial in rural Kenya.
- 1 January 2013
- Published by Springer Nature in Trials
- Vol. 14 (1) , 142
Open AccessChallenges for consent and community engagement in the conduct of cluster randomized trial among school children in low income settings: experiences from Kenya
There are a number of practical and ethical issues raised in school-based health research, particularly those related to obtaining consent from parents and assent from children. One approach to developing, strengthening, and supporting appropriate consent and assent processes is through community engagement. To date, much of the literature on community engagement in biomedical research has concentrated on community- or hospital-based research, with little documentation, if any, of community engagement in school-based health research. In this paper we discuss our experiences of consent, assent and community engagement in implementing a large school-based cluster randomized trial in rural Kenya.