Linus Ndegwa

Biographic Data

ID7803364
NAMELinus Ndegwa
GIVEN NAMESLinus
FAMILY NAMENdegwa
SIGNATURENDEGWA L
AFFILIATIONSCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
ORCID0000-0002-3609-7962
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT5
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Evaluating infection prevention and control programs in Zambian hospitals using the WHO infection prevention and control assessment framework tool

    Open AccessSteward Mudenda, Joseph Yamweka Chizimu et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Background: Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) is key to preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This study evaluated the implementation of IPC in Zambian hospitals. Materials and methods: We conducted a multicentric cross-sectional study in nine hospitals across Zambia using the WHO IPCAF tool. Data were collected from September 1 to 30, 2024 and analyzed using the self-scoring Exc…

  • Early warning and response systems for respiratory disease outbreaks

    Open AccessPhilip Ngere, Radhika Gharpure et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    Investigating acute respiratory illnesses (ARIs) is difficult due to non-specific symptoms, varied health-seeking behaviors, and resource limitations; yet early detection is critical to global health security. Kenya's Ministry of Health (MOH) uses the Integrated Disease Surveillance strategy for public health surveillance, incorporating event-based surveillance (EBS) and indicator-based surveillance (IBS) for early warning system. MOH, supported …

  • Socioeconomic inequalities, substance use, and chronic multimorbidity in Kiambu and Nakuru counties in Kenya

    Open AccessLinnet Ongeri, Lydia Kaduka et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Multimorbidity, defined as the coexistence of two or more chronic conditions in an individual, is a growing public health concern associated with increased healthcare costs, poorer quality of life, and increased mortality. Substance use, defined as the consumption of alcohol, tobacco, or other psychoactive substances, may influence the development of multimorbidity, but evidence from sub-Saharan Africa remains limited. We examined the prevalence …

  • Kenya’s experience implementing event-based surveillance during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessLinus Ndegwa, Philip Ngere et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2023

    Event-based surveillance (EBS) can be implemented in most settings for the detection of potential health threats by recognition and immediate reporting of predefined signals. Such a system complements existing case-based and sentinel surveillance systems. With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, the Kenya Ministry of Health (MOH) modified and expanded an EBS system in both community and health facility settings for the reporting…

  • The cost of influenza-associated hospitalizations and outpatient visits in Kenya

    Open AccessGideon O Emukule, Linus Ndegwa et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2019

    Our findings highlight influenza as causing substantial economic burden in Kenya. Further studies may be warranted to assess the potential benefit of targeted influenza vaccination strategies