Alfred Osoti

Datos Biográficos

ID7742955
NOMBREAlfred Osoti
NOMBRESAlfred
APELLIDOOsoti
FIRMAOSOTI A
AFILIACIONESUniversity of Nairobi
ORCID0000-0002-2049-3100
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS6
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR6
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2019
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2025
ÍNDICE H0

  • Mortality risks of infants with unmeasured birth weight in 33 sub-Saharan African countries

    Open AccessAbiodun Adanikin, Tina Lavin et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    BACKGROUND: Although most infants have their birth weights measured, not all newborns have this opportunity, particularly those in low and middle-income countries. This study evaluates neonatal, infant and child mortality among infants who were not weighed at birth compared with peers weighed at birth and to those identified as having low birth weight. METHODS: A cross-sectional observational study of 308 414 African children in 33 countries from…

  • Outcomes of pregnancy-related acute kidney injury

    Open AccessWanjiku Ng’ethe, Anne Pulei et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Pregnancy-related acute kidney injury (PrAKI) is defined as a rapid decline in kidney function in the pregnancy or puerperal period that can result in life-threatening organ dysfunction. This study aimed to investigate socio-demographic features of critically ill women with pregnancy-related acute kidney injury as well as their maternal and foetal outcomes. Retrospective analysis of data in patients with pregnancy-related kidney injury in the obs…

  • Acceptability of secondary distribution of HIV self-testing kits in central Kenya

    Catherine Kiptinness, Marianne W Mureithi et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2025

    The secondary distribution of HIV self-testing (HIVST) kits has the potential to improve access and uptake of HIV testing. This study assessed the acceptability of secondary distribution of HIVST by people living with HIV (PLHIV) to their sexual partners in Central Kenya and explored the broader perspectives on this strategy. Conducted between November 2019 and April 2023, the study was nested within an interventional study that implemented two a…

  • A global analysis of the determinants of maternal health and transitions in maternal mortality

    Open AccessJuliano P Souza, João Paulo Souza et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet Global Health2024

    The reduction of maternal mortality and the promotion of maternal health and wellbeing are complex tasks. This Series paper analyses the distal and proximal determinants of maternal health, as well as the exposures, risk factors, and micro-correlates related to maternal mortality. This paper also examines the relationship between these determinants and the gradual shift over time from a pattern of high maternal mortality to a pattern of low mater…

  • Reaching hard-to-reach men through home-based couple HIV testing among pregnant women and their male partners in western Kenya

    Open AccessDaisy Krakowiak, Pamela Makabong’o et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    Clinicaltrials.gov registry: NCT01784783. Registered prospectively on June 15, 2012

  • An mHealth SMS intervention on Postpartum Contraceptive Use Among Women and Couples in Kenya

    Elizabeth K Harrington, Alison L Drake et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2019Referencias: 25

    Objectives. To assess the effect of 2-way short message service (SMS) with a nurse on postpartum contraceptive use among individual women and couples. Methods. From 2016 to 2017, we conducted a randomized controlled trial at 2 public hospitals in western Kenya. We assigned eligible pregnant women to receive 2-way SMS with a nurse or no SMS, with the option to include male partners. We delivered automated family planning–focused SMS messages weekl…