Jacob Kazungu

Biographic Data

ID5676867
NAMEJacob Kazungu
GIVEN NAMESJacob
FAMILY NAMEKazungu
SIGNATUREKAZUNGU J
AFFILIATIONSKenya Medical Research Institute
ORCID0000-0002-3138-7274
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS1
WORKS AS AUTHOR10
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Examining epidemiological models and economic analyses of typhoid conjugate vaccine

    Open AccessPrashant Mandaliya, Stacey Orangi et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Typhoid remains a public health concern across many low- and middle-income countries. This scoping review summarized and mapped evidence from epidemiological models and economic analyses of typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV). We included studies on the cost of illness of typhoid, the cost of vaccination, cost-effectiveness, and public health impact of TCV. A search was conducted across five databases and followed the Arksey and O’Malley’s methodolog…

  • Identifying community pharmacists’ preferences for attributes of public health interventions in Kenya

    Open AccessAudrey Mumbi, Gilbert Abotisem Abiiro et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2026References: 71

    Community pharmacies are increasingly recognized as access points for public health interventions (PHIs) such as vaccination, family planning services, and disease screening. In Kenya, evidence suggests the feasibility of pharmacy-delivered PHIs; however, the uptake remains inconsistent. This is partly attributed to poor programme design without taking pharmacy providers preferences into consideration. We employed a discrete choice experiment (DC…

  • Examining national health insurance fund members’ preferences and trade-offs for the attributes of contracted outpatient facilities in Kenya

    Open AccessJacob Kazungu, Edwine Barasa et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Patient choice of health facilities is increasingly gaining recognition for potentially enhancing the attainment of health system goals globally. In Kenya, National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) members are required to choose an NHIF-contracted outpatient facility before accessing care. Understanding their preferences could support resource allocation decisions, enhance the provision of patient-centered care, and deepen NHIF’s purchasing decisions…

  • Preferences and Trade-offs for Attributes of Long-Acting HIV Prevention Products Among Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women in Kenya

    Open AccessSophia Wanjku Ngugi, Elizabeth Echoka et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2025

  • Examining the prevalence, inequalities, and determinants of depression and anxiety in Kenya

    Open AccessPeter Mokaya, Peter O Mokaya et al.ARTICLEActa Psychologica2025References: 4

  • Examining inequalities in spatial access to national health insurance fund contracted facilities in Kenya

    Open AccessJacob Kazungu, Angela K Moturi et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2024

    Our study offers evidence of the spatial access estimates to NHIF-contracted facilities in Kenya that can inform contracting decisions by the social health insurer, especially focussing on marginalised counties where more facilities need to be contracted. Besides, this evidence will be crucial as the country gears towards accelerating progress towards achieving UHC using social health insurance as the strategy to drive the UHC agenda in Kenya

  • The economics of sex work and major sporting events

    Open AccessJacob Kazungu, Marlise Richter et al.ARTICLESocial Sciences & Humanities Open2022

    Risk-taking in sex work is related to financial gains from condom-protected and condomless-acts alongside vulnerabilities, including socio-economic factors, which influence the safety of sex workers. Large international sporting events have been shown to significantly impact the economies of host countries, but there is a dearth of studies that examine how major sporting events may affect the economics of sex work and the risks taken by sex worke…

  • The burden of catastrophic and impoverishing health expenditure in Armenia

    Open AccessJacob Kazungu, Christina L Meyer et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Armenia’s health spending is characterized by low public spending and high out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP), which not only poses a financial barrier to accessing healthcare for Armenians but can also impoverish them. We analyzed Armenia’s Integrated Living Conditions Surveys 2014–2018 data to assess the incidence and correlates of catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) and impoverishment. Households were considered to have incurred CHE if their an…

  • Examining the level and inequality in health insurance coverage in 36 sub-Saharan African countries

    Open AccessEdwine Barasa, Jacob Kazungu et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2021

    INTRODUCTION: Low/middle-income countries (LMICs) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are increasingly turning to public contributory health insurance as a mechanism for removing financial barriers to access and extending financial risk protection to the population. Against this backdrop, we assessed the level and inequality of population coverage of existing health insurance schemes in 36 SSA countries. METHODS: Using secondary data from the most recent…

  • Preferences of healthcare providers for capitation payment in Kenya

    Open AccessMelvin Obadha, Jane Chuma et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2020Cited by: 1References: 37

    Provider payment mechanisms (PPMs) are important to the universal health coverage (UHC) agenda as they can influence healthcare provider behaviour and create incentives for health service delivery, quality and efficiency. Therefore, when designing PPMs, it is important to consider providers’ preferences for PPM characteristics. We set out to uncover senior health facility managers’ preferences for the attributes of a capitation payment mechanism …