Sarah Ntambua

Biographic Data

ID9077015
NAMESarah Ntambua
GIVEN NAMESSarah
FAMILY NAMENtambua
SIGNATURENTAMBUA S
AFFILIATIONSMinistry of Public Health
ORCID0009-0007-3608-9165
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT2
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Perceived shifts in routine vaccine confidence during the Covid-19 pandemic in Kinshasa Province, DRC

    Open AccessAlix Boisson-Walsh, Patrick Ngimbi et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    The COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted routine immunizations worldwide, decreasing confidence in vaccination programs. We used mixed methods to examine changes in vaccine confidence from before to during the pandemic in HBV-negative adults in Kinshasa who were exposed to HBV in the household, and eligible for HBV vaccination. We measured changes in routine HBV vaccine confidence with a previously validated Shift in Vaccine Confidence (SVC) sel…

  • Low knowledge about hepatitis B prevention among pregnant women in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

    Open AccessSahal Thahir, Samantha E Tulenko et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Infants infected perinatally with hepatitis B (HBV) are at the highest risk of developing chronic hepatitis and associated sequelae. Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HBV requires improved screening and awareness of the disease. This study evaluated existing HBV knowledge among pregnant mothers (n = 280) enrolled in two HBV studies in urban maternity centers in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. All mothers responded …