Gibson Kagaruki

Biographic Data

ID7770603
NAMEGibson Kagaruki
GIVEN NAMESGibson
FAMILY NAMEKagaruki
SIGNATUREKAGARUKI G
AFFILIATIONSNational Institute for Medical Research
ORCID0000-0001-8155-5144
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Stakeholders’ perspectives on the management and prevention of non-communicable diseases in rural Tanzania

    Open AccessElizabeth H Shayo, Peter M Karoli et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), such as hypertension, diabetes, sickle cell disease, and rheumatic heart disease, pose significant health burdens in low-income countries, not the least rural Tanzania, exacerbated by limited healthcare infrastructure, human and financial resources. This paper reports the perspectives of key stakeholders on the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges (SWOC) in managing and preventing non-communicable…

  • Multiple cardiovascular risk factor care in 55 low- and middle-income countries

    Open AccessAlpha Oumar Diallo, Maja-Emilia Marcus et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    The prevalence of multiple age-related cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors is high among individuals living in low- and middle-income countries. We described receipt of healthcare services for and management of hypertension and diabetes among individuals living with these conditions using individual-level data from 55 nationally representative population-based surveys (2009–2019) with measured blood pressure (BP) and diabetes biomarker. We …

  • The state of hypertension care in 44 low-income and middle-income countries

    Open AccessPascal Geldsetzer, Jennifer Manne-Goehler et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2019

  • Knowledge and perception on type2 diabetes and hypertension among HIV clients utilizing care and treatment services

    Open AccessGibson Kagaruki, Gibson B Kagaruki et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2018

    Considerable number of respondents had low level of knowledge (41.1%) regarding T2DM/HTN specifically on the risk factors, prevention strategies and their associated complications and negative perception (43.7%) towards healthy practices for mitigating risk behaviors of the diseases. There is need for promoting awareness of T2DM/HTN risk factors and complications by considering determinants of low knowledge and negative perception among PLHIV

  • Magnitude and risk factors of non-communicable diseases among people living with HIV in Tanzania

    Open AccessGibson Kagaruki, Gibson B Kagaruki et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2014

    This study has revealed that the magnitude of NCD risk factors is significantly higher among PLWHIV on ART than those not on ART. Initiating and strengthening of interventions for minimizing preventable NCD risks should be considered when initiating ART among PLWHIV. Regular monitoring of NCD risk factors is of paramount importance among ART patients