Angela Koech
Biographic Data
| ID | 9069765 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Angela Koech |
| GIVEN NAMES | Angela |
| FAMILY NAME | Koech |
| SIGNATURE | KOECH A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Aga Khan University Nairobi |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4838-3269 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
“Now that the baby is out, I can be vaccinated”
COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective in pregnancy, but vaccine hesitancy limits uptake and effectiveness. This study explored COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in pregnancy in Kilifi, coastal Kenya, to elicit reasons for vaccine hesitancy and acceptance, and to compile misconceptions around vaccination in pregnancy. Twenty-three in-depth interviews were conducted with pregnant women, mothers who had given birth in the previous 2 years and health wor…
Community engagement approaches and lessons learned
Community engagement (CE) has been recommended as an important ethical consideration for health research to enhance informed consent and exchange knowledge between researchers and community members. The purpose of this paper is to describe how CE was developed and delivered for the PRECISE prospective pregnancy cohort study in Kenya. PRECISE enrolled pregnant women in antenatal care, followed them up to the postpartum period, and collected data a…
Community perspectives on maternal dietary diversity in rural Kenya, Mozambique and The Gambia
Pregnant and lactating women in sub-Saharan Africa are vulnerable to micronutrient inadequacies, with risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Adequate intakes of diverse foods are associated with better micronutrient status and recommended by the World Health Organization as part of healthy eating counselling during antenatal care. However, our understanding of community knowledge of dietary diversity within the context of maternal diets is limited. …
Postpartum recovery after severe maternal morbidity in Kilifi, Kenya
INTRODUCTION: The burden of severe maternal morbidity is highest in sub-Saharan Africa, and its relative contribution to maternal (ill) health may increase as maternal mortality continues to fall. Women's perspective of their long-term recovery following severe morbidity beyond the standard 42-day postpartum period remains largely unexplored. METHODS: This woman-centred, grounded theory study was nested within the Pregnancy Care Integrating Trans…
Sars-CoV-2 seroprevalence in pregnant women in Kilifi, Kenya from March 2020 to March 2022
Background: Seroprevalence studies are an alternative approach to estimating the extent of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and the evolution of the pandemic in different geographical settings. We aimed to determine the SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence from March 2020 to March 2022 in a rural and urban setting in Kilifi County, Kenya. Methods: We obtained representative random samples of stored serum from a pregnancy cohort study for the period March 2020 to …
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Sars-CoV-2 seroprevalence in pregnant women in Kilifi, Kenya from March 2020 to March 2022
Background: Seroprevalence studies are an alternative approach to estimating the extent of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and the evolution of the pandemic in different geographical settings. We aimed to determine the SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence from March 2020 to March 2022 in a rural and urban setting in Kilifi County, Kenya. Methods: We obtained representative random samples of stored serum from a pregnancy cohort study for the period March 2020 to …
Postpartum recovery after severe maternal morbidity in Kilifi, Kenya
INTRODUCTION: The burden of severe maternal morbidity is highest in sub-Saharan Africa, and its relative contribution to maternal (ill) health may increase as maternal mortality continues to fall. Women's perspective of their long-term recovery following severe morbidity beyond the standard 42-day postpartum period remains largely unexplored. METHODS: This woman-centred, grounded theory study was nested within the Pregnancy Care Integrating Trans…
Community engagement approaches and lessons learned
Community engagement (CE) has been recommended as an important ethical consideration for health research to enhance informed consent and exchange knowledge between researchers and community members. The purpose of this paper is to describe how CE was developed and delivered for the PRECISE prospective pregnancy cohort study in Kenya. PRECISE enrolled pregnant women in antenatal care, followed them up to the postpartum period, and collected data a…
Community perspectives on maternal dietary diversity in rural Kenya, Mozambique and The Gambia
Pregnant and lactating women in sub-Saharan Africa are vulnerable to micronutrient inadequacies, with risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Adequate intakes of diverse foods are associated with better micronutrient status and recommended by the World Health Organization as part of healthy eating counselling during antenatal care. However, our understanding of community knowledge of dietary diversity within the context of maternal diets is limited. …
“Now that the baby is out, I can be vaccinated”
COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective in pregnancy, but vaccine hesitancy limits uptake and effectiveness. This study explored COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in pregnancy in Kilifi, coastal Kenya, to elicit reasons for vaccine hesitancy and acceptance, and to compile misconceptions around vaccination in pregnancy. Twenty-three in-depth interviews were conducted with pregnant women, mothers who had given birth in the previous 2 years and health wor…
Medicine (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Pregnancy (3 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Thematic analysis (2 works)