Sarah Karanja
Biographic Data
| ID | 4217690 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah Karanja |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah |
| FAMILY NAME | Karanja |
| SIGNATURE | KARANJA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Amref Health Africa |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5275-5534 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Comparison of Telephone and In-Person Interview Modalities
Background Our research team conducted phenomenological interviews in Kenya with people who were not able to access community eye health services, aiming to explore the barriers and ideas for potential service modifications. We conducted an embedded study that compared in-person and telephone interview modalities in terms of time requirements, costs, and data richness. Methods A team of six interviewers conducted 31 in-person interviews and 31 te…
Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and policy response on access to and utilization of reproductive, maternal, child and adolescent health services in Kenya, Uganda and Zambia
Global health crises can negatively impact access to and utilisation of essential health services. Access to and utilisation of reproductive health services were already challenged in Sub-Saharan Africa with the COVID-19 pandemic further complicating the critical situation. This cross-sectional qualitative study aimed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and policy responses to it on the access to, and utilization of reproductive, matern…
Access to community-based eye services in Meru, Kenya
Access to essential eye services is low and unequal in Meru, with less than a third of those aged 18-44 receiving the care they need. Future work should explore the specific barriers faced by this group
A Protocol for the Comparison of Telephone and In-Person Interview Modalities
Our research team is conducting phenomenological interviews with people who have not been able to access health services in Meru County, Kenya, aiming to explore the barriers they face and their perceptions of how we could modify our community outreach services to improve accessibility. We plan to conduct an embedded study that compares in-person and telephone interview modalities in terms of the richness of the data and the resources required fo…
Diabetes health care specific services readiness and availability in Kenya
Diabetes is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide yet preventable. Complications of undetected and untreated diabetes result in serious human suffering and disability. It negatively impacts on individual’s social economic status threatening economic prosperity. There is a scarcity of data on health system diabetes service readiness and availability in Kenya which necessitated an investigation into the specific availability and readin…
Stakeholder perspectives around post-TB wellbeing and care in Kenya and Malawi
Background There is growing awareness of the burden of post-TB morbidity, and its impact on the lives and livelihoods of TB affected households. However little work has been done to determine how post-TB care might be delivered in a feasible and sustainable way, within existing National TB Programmes (NTPs) and health systems, in low-resource, high TB-burden settings. In this programme of stakeholder engagement around post-TB care, we identified …
Knowledge, attitudes, practices, and the effects of Covid-19 among the youth in Kenya
There was high knowledge of COVID-19 symptoms, preventive strategies, and high adoption of preventive practices. Strategies to sustain behaviors positively adopted among young people will be critical to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Despite the low reported rates of inability to access sexual and reproductive health, response measures should include strategies that facilitate continuity of services among young people. The reported social effects…
Community health volunteers’ contribution to tuberculosis patients notified to National Tuberculosis program through contact investigation in Kenya
This study showed that in the 33 counties of Global Fund TB project implementation, the percentage of TB cases identified through tracing of contacts improved from 6 to 10% while the percentage of notified TB cases; all forms contributed through community referrals improved from 4 to 8%. Community health volunteers can play an effective role in household contact screening and referrals for the identification of TB
Mobile health for early retention in HIV care
Many people newly diagnosed with HIV are lost to follow-up before timely initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART). A randomised controlled trial (RCT), WelTel Kenya1, demonstrated the effectiveness of the WelTel text messaging intervention to improve clinical outcomes among patients initiating ART. In preparation for WelTel Retain, an RCT that will evaluate the effect of the intervention to retain patients in care immediately following HIV diag…
Effects of a mobile phone short message service on antiretroviral treatment adherence in Kenya (WelTel Kenya1)
A Protocol for the Comparison of Telephone and In-Person Interview Modalities
Our research team is conducting phenomenological interviews with people who have not been able to access health services in Meru County, Kenya, aiming to explore the barriers they face and their perceptions of how we could modify our community outreach services to improve accessibility. We plan to conduct an embedded study that compares in-person and telephone interview modalities in terms of the richness of the data and the resources required fo…
Effects of a mobile phone short message service on antiretroviral treatment adherence in Kenya (WelTel Kenya1)
Mobile health for early retention in HIV care
Many people newly diagnosed with HIV are lost to follow-up before timely initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART). A randomised controlled trial (RCT), WelTel Kenya1, demonstrated the effectiveness of the WelTel text messaging intervention to improve clinical outcomes among patients initiating ART. In preparation for WelTel Retain, an RCT that will evaluate the effect of the intervention to retain patients in care immediately following HIV diag…
Community health volunteers’ contribution to tuberculosis patients notified to National Tuberculosis program through contact investigation in Kenya
This study showed that in the 33 counties of Global Fund TB project implementation, the percentage of TB cases identified through tracing of contacts improved from 6 to 10% while the percentage of notified TB cases; all forms contributed through community referrals improved from 4 to 8%. Community health volunteers can play an effective role in household contact screening and referrals for the identification of TB
Knowledge, attitudes, practices, and the effects of Covid-19 among the youth in Kenya
There was high knowledge of COVID-19 symptoms, preventive strategies, and high adoption of preventive practices. Strategies to sustain behaviors positively adopted among young people will be critical to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Despite the low reported rates of inability to access sexual and reproductive health, response measures should include strategies that facilitate continuity of services among young people. The reported social effects…
Stakeholder perspectives around post-TB wellbeing and care in Kenya and Malawi
Background There is growing awareness of the burden of post-TB morbidity, and its impact on the lives and livelihoods of TB affected households. However little work has been done to determine how post-TB care might be delivered in a feasible and sustainable way, within existing National TB Programmes (NTPs) and health systems, in low-resource, high TB-burden settings. In this programme of stakeholder engagement around post-TB care, we identified …
Diabetes health care specific services readiness and availability in Kenya
Diabetes is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide yet preventable. Complications of undetected and untreated diabetes result in serious human suffering and disability. It negatively impacts on individual’s social economic status threatening economic prosperity. There is a scarcity of data on health system diabetes service readiness and availability in Kenya which necessitated an investigation into the specific availability and readin…
Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and policy response on access to and utilization of reproductive, maternal, child and adolescent health services in Kenya, Uganda and Zambia
Global health crises can negatively impact access to and utilisation of essential health services. Access to and utilisation of reproductive health services were already challenged in Sub-Saharan Africa with the COVID-19 pandemic further complicating the critical situation. This cross-sectional qualitative study aimed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and policy responses to it on the access to, and utilization of reproductive, matern…
Access to community-based eye services in Meru, Kenya
Access to essential eye services is low and unequal in Meru, with less than a third of those aged 18-44 receiving the care they need. Future work should explore the specific barriers faced by this group
A Protocol for the Comparison of Telephone and In-Person Interview Modalities
Our research team is conducting phenomenological interviews with people who have not been able to access health services in Meru County, Kenya, aiming to explore the barriers they face and their perceptions of how we could modify our community outreach services to improve accessibility. We plan to conduct an embedded study that compares in-person and telephone interview modalities in terms of the richness of the data and the resources required fo…
Comparison of Telephone and In-Person Interview Modalities
Background Our research team conducted phenomenological interviews in Kenya with people who were not able to access community eye health services, aiming to explore the barriers and ideas for potential service modifications. We conducted an embedded study that compared in-person and telephone interview modalities in terms of time requirements, costs, and data richness. Methods A team of six interviewers conducted 31 in-person interviews and 31 te…
Medicine (9 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Family medicine (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (4 works) · Health care (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Qualitative research (4 works) · Sociology (4 works)