Ngatho Samuel Mugo

Biographic Data

ID7737190
NAMENgatho Samuel Mugo
GIVEN NAMESNgatho Samuel
FAMILY NAMEMugo
SIGNATUREMUGO N S
AFFILIATIONSThe University of Sydney
ORCID0000-0002-9300-788X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS1
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX1

  • Reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health services in humanitarian and fragile settings

    Open AccessT Dey, M G Shah et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Insufficient progress has been made to reduce morbidity and mortality for women, children and adolescents particularly in Humanitarian and Fragile settings (HFS). Midwives play a critical and unique role in ensuring communities receive quality and safe essential sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health services. A lack of knowledge exists on the availability and experiences of midwifery services in HFS. This manuscrip…

  • Country compliance with WHO-recommended antenatal care guidelines

    Open AccessNgatho Samuel Mugo, Kyaw Swa Mya et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2020

    INTRODUCTION: Early access to adequate antenatal care (ANC) from skilled providers is crucial for detecting and preventing obstetric complications of pregnancy. We aimed to assess factors associated with the utilisation of the new WHO ANC guidelines including the recommended number, on time initiation and adequate components of ANC contacts in Myanmar. METHODS: We examined data from 2943 mothers aged 15-49 years whose most recent birth occurred i…

  • Feasibility of engaging “Village Doctors” in the Community-based Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (C-IMCI)

    Open AccessSk Masum Billah, DM Emdadul Hoque et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2018

    BACKGROUND: Informal health care providers particularly "village doctors" are the first point of care for under-five childhood illnesses in rural Bangladesh. We engaged village doctors as part of the Multi-Country Evaluation (MCE) of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) and assessed their management of sick under-five children before and after a modified IMCI training, supplemented with ongoing monitoring and supportive supervision. …

  • Barriers Faced by the Health Workers to Deliver Maternal Care Services and Their Perceptions of the Factors Preventing Their Clients from Receiving the Services

    Open AccessNgatho Samuel Mugo, Michael J Dibley et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2018

  • Factors associated with different types of birth attendants for home deliveries

    Open AccessNgatho Samuel Mugo, Kingsley E Agho et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2016

    BACKGROUND: In South Sudan, birth deliveries attended by unskilled birth attendants put the mothers and their newborns at increased risk of perinatal morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with delivery by unskilled birth attendants or by unassisted delivery. DESIGN: We examined data for 2,767 (weighted total) women aged 15-49 years who delivered at home 2 years prior to the South Sudan Household Health …

  • Risk Factors for Non-use of Skilled Birth Attendants

    Open AccessNgatho Samuel Mugo, Kingsley E Agho et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2016

  • Maternal and Child Health in South Sudan

    Open AccessNgatho Mugo, Ngatho Samuel Mugo et al.ARTICLESAGE Open2015Cited by: 1References: 33

    The Republic of South Sudan continues to face considerable challenges in meeting maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) care needs and improving health outcomes. Ongoing instability and population displacement undermine scope for development, and damaged infrastructure, low coverage of health services, and limited government capacity and a human resource base have resulted in a fragmented health system. Despite considerable attention, effort a…