Wanjiku Mathenge

Dados Biográficos

ID7763535
NOMEWanjiku Mathenge
PRENOMESWanjiku
SOBRENOMEMathenge
ASSINATURAMATHENGE W
AFILIAÇÕESLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
ORCID0000-0003-4186-0640
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS7
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR7
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2009
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2026
ÍNDICE H0

  • Dissemination and implementation science for global ophthalmology

    Open AccessAna Bastos de Carvalho, S Lee Ware et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2026

    Despite remarkable advances in ophthalmic diagnostics and therapeutics over the past decade, the global prevalence of avoidable visual impairment and blindness has remained unchanged. This paradox reflects a crisis of care delivery and the persistent failure to consistently, equitably, and effectively translate evidence-based interventions into routine practice for the millions who need them most. Dissemination and implementation (D&I) science of…

  • The Lancet Global Health Commission on Global Eye Health

    Open AccessMatthew J Burton, Jacqueline Ramke et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet Global Health2021

    There is extensive evidence showing that improving eye health contributes directly and indirectly to achieving many Sustainable Development Goals, including reducing poverty and improving work productivity, general and mental health, and education and equity. Improving eye health is a practical and cost-effective way of unlocking human potential. Eye health needs to be reframed as an enabling, cross-cutting issue within the sustainable developmen…

  • The Appointment System Influences Uptake of Cataract Surgical Services in Rwanda

    Open AccessGatera Fiston Kitema, Priya Morjaria et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2021

    The aim of this study was to investigate barriers and enablers associated with the uptake of cataract surgery in Rwanda, where financial protection is almost universally available. This was a hospital-based cross-sectional study where potential participants were adults aged >18 years who accepted an appointment for cataract surgery during the study period (May-July 2019). Information was collected from hospital records and a semi-structured quest…

  • Cascading training the trainers in ophthalmology across Eastern, Central and Southern Africa

    Open AccessMelanie C Corbett, Wanjiku Mathenge et al.ARTICLEGlobalization and Health2017

    BACKGROUND: The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) and the College of Ophthalmology of Eastern Central and Southern Africa (COECSA) are collaborating to cascade a Training the Trainers (TTT) Programme across the COECSA Region. Within the VISION 2020 Links Programme, it aims to develop a skilled motivated workforce who can deliver high quality eye care. It will train a lead, faculty member and facilitator in 8 countries, who can cascade t…

  • Urbanization, ethnicity and cardiovascular risk in a population in transition in Nakuru, Kenya

    Open AccessWanjiku Mathenge, Allen Foster et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2010

    CVD risk markers are common in Kenya, particularly in urban areas. Exploring differences in CVD risk markers between ethnic groups may help to elucidate the epidemiology of these conditions

  • The impact of cataract surgery on health related quality of life and time use in Kenya, Bangladesh and the Philippines

    Sarah Polack, Cristina Eusebio et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2009

    of these associations needs to be elucidated and further research is necessary to assess whether other measures of physical capability, including chair rises and balance, have similar predictive value

  • Poverty and blindness

    Hilda Kuper, Sarah Polack et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2009

    of these associations needs to be elucidated and further research is necessary to assess whether other measures of physical capability, including chair rises and balance, have similar predictive value