Gilbert Kokwaro

Dados Biográficos

ID7047700
NOMEGilbert Kokwaro
PRENOMESGilbert
SOBRENOMEKokwaro
ASSINATURAKOKWARO G
AFILIAÇÕESStrathmore University
ORCID0000-0001-8981-2379
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS8
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR8
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2007
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2026
ÍNDICE H0

  • Innovative approaches for engaging adolescents in Primary HIV prevention

    Open AccessBojo Samuel Scopas, Patricia Modong et al.ARTICLEReproductive Health2026

    BACKGROUND: The involvement and engagement of adolescents in community-based HIV prevention programmes are crucial for enhancing the effectiveness and sustainability of these programmes yet few programmes have documented their engagement strategies. This study aimed to describe and innovative approaches used to actively engage adolescents in HIV prevention health education programmes designed to increase awareness of HIV prevention methods, reduc…

  • Evaluating the level of knowledge of HIV prevention methods and associated socio-demographic factors among adolescents before and after participating in health education in Nimule town of South Sudan

    Open AccessSamuel Bojo, Gilbert Kokwaro et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    The increase in knowledge of at least three methods of HIV prevention at the endline survey highlights the important role peer-led health education programs plays in closing gaps in HIV prevention among adolescents in conflict-affected settings like South Sudan

  • Barriers and facilitators to implementation of the Ethiopian national cancer control plan strategies

    Open AccessKemal Hussein, D Alsina Ollé et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Following an upsurge in cervical cancer incidence and mortality, Ethiopia developed its first National Cancer Control Plan (NCCP) to support efforts toward the prevention and control of cancer. The NCCP outlines strategies for reducing the incidence of cancer through prevention, screening, early diagnosis, treatment, and palliative care. This study examined barriers and facilitators to the implementation of the NCCP using a qualitative approach. …

  • Availability of essential medicines during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessJoseph Onyango, Dosila Ogira et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    This study examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the availability of essential medicines in Kenya and suggests actionable measures to enhance the country’s preparedness for future pandemics. Utilising a cross-sectional qualitative design, the research combines a systematic review of the literature and 20 key informant interviews to provide a comprehensive analysis. The initial response to the pandemic involved resource reallocation, dis…

  • Identifying the impact of Covid-19 on health systems and lessons for future emergency preparedness

    Open AccessDosila Ogira, Ipchita Bharali et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has triggered a public health and economic crisis in high and low resource settings since the beginning of 2020. With the first case being discovered on 12 th March 2020, Kenya has responded by using health and non-health strategies to mitigate the direct and indirect impact of the disease on its population. However, this has had positive and negative implications for the country’s overall health system. This p…

  • An Assessment of Impact of Leadership Training on Health System Performance in Selected Counties in Kenya

    Open AccessTecla Chelagat, James G Rice et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2021

    Introduction: The provision of health care services in Kenya was devolved from the national government to the counties in 2013. Evidence suggests that health system performance in Kenya remains poor. The main issue is poor leadership resulting in poor health system performance. However, most training in Kenya focuses on “leaders” (individual) development as opposed to “leadership” training (development of groups from an organization). The purpose…

  • Understanding Women’s Choices

    Open AccessJackline Oluoch-Aridi, Francis Wafula et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2021

  • Reconciling national treatment policies and drug regulation in Kenya

    Open AccessAbdinasir A Amin, Thomas Walley et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2007

    Malaria is the second largest public health challenge (after HIV/AIDS) in Kenya, with an estimated 34 000 children dying from the direct effects of infection each year. It accounts for over a third of all consultations in government clinics (DOMC 2001). The typical Kenyan child will use antimalarial drugs at least four times in a year (Spencer et al.1987). Economic losses due to malaria are also large (Gallup and Sachs 2001). As matters of public…