Research & publications

1.   Decker MR, Williams A, Wood SN, Thiongo M, Wamue-Ngare G, Gichangi P. Intimate partner violence trajectories over a 1-year period in a population-based cohort of women in Kenya: associations with individual and community normative factors. BMJ Glob Health. 2025 Dec 25;10(12):e021078. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2025-021078. PMID: 41448806; PMCID: PMC12742071

2.   Wood SN, Dozier JL, Karp C, OlaOlorun FM, Omoluabi E, Mosso R, Akilimali PZ, Sebina Kibira SP, Makumbi F, Guiella G, Gichangi P, Khanna A, Oumarou S, Moreau C. Women's and girls' sexual empowerment differs by geographical context: a population-based validation study. BMC Womens Health. 2025 Jul 5;25(1):331. doi: 10.1186/s12905-025-03874-1. PMID: 40618041; PMCID: PMC12228322.

3.     Karp C, Wood SN, Omoluabi E, OlaOlorun FM, Akilimali PZ, Kibira SPS, Makumbi F, Guiella G, Gichangi P, Moreau C. Evaluating Contraceptive Empowerment Among Women and Girls in Sub-Saharan Africa: Validation of the Women's and Girls' Empowerment in Sexual and Reproductive Health (WGE-SRH) Index Contraceptive Empowerment Subscale. Stud Fam Plann. 2025 Jun 6. doi: 10.1111/sifp.70011. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40478813.

4.     Karimi J, Cherono A, Alegana V, Mutua M, Kiarie H, Muthee R, Temmerman M, Gichangi P. Geographic inequalities, and social-demographic determinants of reproductive, maternal and child health at sub-national levels in Kenya. BMC Public Health. 2025 May 6;25(1):1656. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-22583-w. PMID: 40329250; PMCID: PMC12054322.

5.     Wood SN, Thomas HL, Guiella G, Mosso R, Gichangi P, Kibira SPS, Makumbi F, Akilimali PZ, OlaOlorun FM, Omoluabi E, Decker MR. Longitudinal impact of past-year reproductive coercion on contraceptive use dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from eight population-based cohorts. EClinicalMedicine. 2025 Jan 10;80:103056. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.103056. PMID: 39877258; PMCID: PMC11773259.

6.     Mwachaka PM, Gichangi P, Abdelmalek A, Odula P, Ogeng'o J. Maternal dietary folate imbalance alters cerebellar astrocyte morphology and density in offspring. IBRO Neurosci Rep. 2024 Dec 19;18:78-87. doi: 10.1016/j.ibneur.2024.12.009. PMID: 39844943; PMCID: PMC11751541.

7.     Williams A, Wood SN, Thiongo M, Gichangi P, Devoto B, Bevilacqua KG, Wamue-Ngare G, Decker MR. Intimate partner violence help-seeking norms: scale reliability and cross-sectional multilevel associations with intimate partner violence among youth in Nairobi, Kenya. BMJ Open. 2025 Jan 14;15(1):e080699. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080699. PMID: 39809554; PMCID: PMC11751895.

8.     Siewe A, Byrne ME, Sarnak D, Ahmed S, Radloff S, Brown W, Zimmerman LA, Tsui A, Choi Y, Gummerson E, Moreau C, Cardona C, Wood S, Karp C, Bell SO, Guiella G, Mosso R, Raïmi F, Akilimali P, Khanna A, Gichangi P, Thiongo M, Alzouma S, Oumarou S, Omoluabi E, OlaOlorun FM, Zakirai MS, Makumbi F, Kibira SPS, Anglewicz P. Cohort Profile: The Performance Monitoring for Action (PMA) panel surveys. Int J Epidemiol. 2024 Dec 16;54(1):dyae180. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyae180. PMID: 39756068; PMCID: PMC11700520.

9.     Pickles M, Mountain E, Bhattacharjee P, Kioko J, Musimbi J, Musyoki H, Gichangi P, Stannah J, Maheu-Giroux M, Becker M, Boily MC. Exploratory analysis of the potential impact of violence on HIV among female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya: a mathematical modelling study. BMC Med. 2024 Oct 15;22(1):468. doi: 10.1186/s12916-024-03670-y. PMID: 39407271; PMCID: PMC11475892.

10.  Bell SO, Moreau C, Sarnak D, Kibira SPS, Anglewicz P, Gichangi P, McLain AC, Thoma M. Measuring non-events: infertility estimation using cross-sectional, population-based data from four countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Hum Reprod. 2024 Sep 30:deae218. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deae218. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39348340.

11.  Tsui A, Sarnak D, Anglewicz P, Makumbi F, Guiella G, Gichangi P, Mosso R, Ahmed S, 2024. Predictive utility of key family planning indicators on dynamic contraceptive outcomes: Results from longitudinal surveys in Burkina Faso, Kenya, Uganda, and Côte d’Ivoire https://www.demographic-research.org/Volumes/Vol50/45/ DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2024.50.45, June 2024.

12.  Mokinu RA, Yonge SA, Lafort Y, Sandfort TGM, Mantell JE, Gichangi PB. Sexual practices, their influencers, and utilization of HIV services among female sex workers in Mombasa County, Kenya. Pan Afr Med J. 2024 Apr 24;47:209. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2024.47.209.41775. PMID: 39247770; PMCID: PMC11380618.

13.  Bell SO, Larson E, Bittle D, Moreau C, Omoluabi E, OlaOlorun FM, Akilimali P, Kibira SPS, Makumbi F, Guiella G, Mosso R, Gichangi P, Anglewicz P. Care-seeking for difficulties conceiving in sub-Saharan Africa: findings from population-based surveys in eight geographies. Hum Reprod. 2024 Aug 1;39(8):1712-1723. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deae084. PMID: 38986015; PMCID: PMC11291947.

14.  Silberg C, Moreau C, Karp C, Bazié F, Gichangi P, Guiella G, Onadja Y, Thiongo M, Anglewicz P. Trends in Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes Before and Into the COVID-19 Pandemic in Burkina Faso and Kenya: Evidence From Panel Data. J Adolesc Health. 2024 Aug;75(2):344-352. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.04.023. Epub 2024 Jun 13. PMID: 38878048; PMCID: PMC11252117.

15.  Mwachaka PM, Gichangi P, Abdelmalek A, Odula P, Ogeng'o J. Maternal usage of varying levels of dietary folate affects the postnatal development of cerebellar folia and cortical layer volumes. Nutr Neurosci. 2024 Feb 17:1-11. doi: 10.1080/1028415X.2024.2312304. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38367228.

16.  Gichangi PB, Byrne ME, Thiongo MN, Waithaka M, Devoto B, Gummerson E, Wood SN, Anglewicz P, Decker MR. Impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of adolescents and youth in Nairobi, Kenya. Front Psychiatry. 2024 Feb 8;14:1209836. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1209836. PMID: 38389711; PMCID: PMC10881828.

17.  Abdi B, Okal J, Serour G, Were V, Temmerman M, Gichangi P. Pattern and determinants of contraceptive use among the muslim women in Wajir and Lamu counties in Kenya: a cross-sectional study. BMC Womens Health. 2024 Jan 18;24(1):53. doi: 10.1186/s12905-024-02892-9. PMID: 38238713; PMCID: PMC10795387.

18.  Karp C, Williams K, Wood SN, OlaOlorun FM, Akilimali P, Guiella G, Gichangi P, Mosso R, Makumbi F, Anglewicz PA, Moreau C. Family planning service disruptions in the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from health facilities in seven low- and middle-income countries. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2024 Jan 5;4(1):e0002435. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002435. PMID: 38180911; PMCID: PMC10769091.

19.  Ndungu K, Gichangi P, Temmerman M. Exploring the willingness toward HIV immediate test and treat among MSM in Nairobi and its environs: a cross-sectional study. Front Public Health. 2024 Jan 3;11:1228709. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1228709. PMID: 38235156; PMCID: PMC10792060.

20.  Mutea L, Maluni J, Kabue M, Were V, Ontiri S, Michielsen K, Gichangi P. The effectiveness of combined approaches towards improving utilisation of adolescent sexual and reproductive health services in Kenya: a quasi-experimental evaluation. Sex Reprod Health Matters. 2023 Dec;31(1):2257073. doi: 10.1080/26410397.2023.2257073. Epub 2023 Oct 4.PMID: 37791876 

21.  Mwaliko E, Itsura P, Keter A, De Bacquer D, Buziba N, Bastiaens H, Jackie A, Obala A, Naanyu V, Gichangi P, Temmerman M. Survival of cervical cancer patients at Moi teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret in western Kenya. BMC Cancer. 2023 Nov 13;23(1):1104. doi: 10.1186/s12885-023-11506-w.PMID: 37957644 

22.  Sarnak D, Wood SN, Anglewicz P, Gummerson E, Gichangi P, Thiongo M, Moreau C. Differential discontinuation by covert use status in Kenya. Contracept X. 2023 Oct 16;5:100102. doi: 10.1016/j.conx.2023.100102. eCollection 2023.PMID: 37928365 

23.  Bhattacharjee P, Isac S, Musyoki H, Gichangi P, Ma H, Becker M, Hontelez J, Mishra S; Transitions team. Changes in context, typology and programme outcomes between early and recent periods of sex work among young female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya: A cross-sectional study. PLoS One. 2023 Jul 25;18(7):e0288717. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0288717. PMID: 37490512; PMCID: PMC10368250.

24.  Tumlinson K, Senderowicz L, Bullington BW, Chung S, Goland E, Zimmerman L, Gichangi P, Thiongo M, Guiella G; PMA Principal Investigators Group; Karp C. Assessing trends and reasons for unsuccessful implant discontinuation in Burkina Faso and Kenya between 2016 and 2020: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2023 Jul 18;13(7):e071775. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-071775. PMID: 37463804; PMCID: PMC10357675.

25.  Wood SN, Thomas HL, Thiongo M, Guiella G, Bazié F, Onadja Y, Mosso R, Fassassi R, Gichangi P, Decker MR. Intersection of reproductive coercion and intimate partner violence: cross-sectional influences on women's contraceptive use in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya. BMJ Open. 2023 May 10;13(5):e065697. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065697. PMID: 37164455; PMCID: PMC10173961.

26.  Wood SN, Byrne ME, Thiongo M, Devoto B, Wamue-Ngare G, Decker MR, Gichangi P. Fertility and contraceptive dynamics amidst COVID-19: who is at greatest risk for unintended pregnancy among a cohort of adolescents and young adults in Nairobi, Kenya? BMJ Open. 2023 May 2;13(5):e068689. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068689. PMID: 37130679; PMCID: PMC10163330.

27.  Rael CT, Sandfort TGM, Gichangi P, Lafort Y, Mantell JE. Condom Use Among Male Sex Workers With Their Male Clients in Mombasa, Kenya: Results of a Sub-analysis of a Pilot, Multilevel, Structural, HIV Risk-Reduction Intervention. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2023 May-Jun 01;34(3):248-258. doi: 10.1097/JNC.0000000000000401. Epub 2023 Apr 14. PMID: 37129476.

28.  Yacobson I, Wanga V, Ahmed K, Chipato T, Gichangi P, Kiarie J, Louw C, Morrison S, Moss M, Mugo NR, Palanee-Phillips T, Pleaner M, Scoville CW, Thomas KK, Nanda K; Evidence for Contraceptive Options and HIV Outcomes (ECHO) Trial Consortium. Clinical outcomes of intrauterine device insertions by newly trained providers: The ECHO trial experience. Contracept X. 2023 Mar 30;5:100092. doi: 10.1016/j.conx.2023.100092. PMID: 37188149; PMCID: PMC10176026.

29.  Wood SN, Thomas HL, Guiella G, Bazie F, Mosso R, Fassassi R, Akilimali PZ, Thiongo M, Gichangi P, Oumarou S, OlaOlorun FM, Omoluabi E, Khanna A, Kibira SPS, Makumbi F, Decker MR. Correction: Prevalence and correlates of reproductive coercion across ten sites: commonalities and divergence. Reprod Health. 2023 Mar 30;20(1):54. doi: 10.1186/s12978-023-01591-2. Erratum for: Reprod Health. 2023 Jan 27;20(1):22. PMID: 36998081; PMCID: PMC10064589.

30.  Ndungu K, Gichangi P, Temmerman M. Evaluation of factors associated with HIV self-testing Acceptability and Uptake among the MSM community in Nairobi, Kenya: A cross sectional study. PLoS One. 2023 Mar 9;18(3):e0280540. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280540. PMID: 36893161; PMCID: PMC9997958.

31.  Karp C, OlaOlorun FM, Guiella G, Gichangi P, Choi Y, Anglewicz P, Holt K. Validation and Predictive Utility of a Person-Centered Quality of Contraceptive Counseling (QCC-10) Scale in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multicountry Study of Family Planning Clients and a New Indicator for Measuring High-Quality, Rights-Based Care. Stud Fam Plann. 2023 Mar;54(1):119-143. doi: 10.1111/sifp.12229. Epub 2023 Feb 14. PMID: 36787283.

32.  Wood SN, Milkovich R, Thiongo M, Gichangi P, Byrne ME, Devoto B, Anglewicz P, Decker MR. Disruptions to youth contraceptive use during COVID-19: Mixed-methods results from Nairobi, Kenya. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023 Feb 23;3(2):e0001005. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001005. PMID: 36962989; PMCID: PMC10021138.

33.  Moreau C, Karp C, Wood S, Williams K, Olaolorun FM, Akilimali P, Guiella G, Gichangi P, Zimmerman L, Anglewicz P. Trends in fertility intentions and contraceptive practices in the context of COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa: insights from four national and regional population-based cohorts. BMJ Open. 2023 Jan 18;13(1):e062385. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062385. PMID: 36657770; PMCID: PMC9852736.

34.  Muraguri N, Okal JO, Temmerman M, Mukoko D, Musyoki HK, Gichangi P. Differences in HIV, STI and Other Risk Factors Among Younger and Older Male Sex Workers Who Have Sex With Men in Nairobi, Kenya. Front Reprod Health. 2022 Jul 19;4:888403. doi: 10.3389/frph.2022.888403. PMID: 36303629; PMCID: PMC9580794.

35.  Bevilacqua KG, Williams A, Wood SN, Wamue-Ngare G, Thiongo M, Gichangi P, Decker MR. Sexual harassment before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Nairobi, Kenya: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2022 Oct 17;12(10):e066777. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066777. PMID: 36253036; PMCID: PMC9577274.

36.  Mutea L, Were V, Ontiri S, Michielsen K, Gichangi P. Trends and determinants of adolescent pregnancy: Results from Kenya demographic health surveys 2003-2014. BMC Womens Health. 2022 Oct 10;22(1):416. doi: 10.1186/s12905-022-01986-6. PMID: 36217181; PMCID: PMC9552415.

37.  Simmelink AM, Gichuki CM, Ampt FH, Manguro G, Lim MSC, Agius P, Hellard M, Jaoko W, Stoové MA, L'Engle K, Temmerman M, Gichangi P, Luchters S. Assessment of the lifetime prevalence and incidence of induced abortion and correlates among female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya: a secondary cohort analysis. BMJ Open. 2022 Oct 7;12(10):e053218. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053218. PMID: 36207033; PMCID: PMC9557798.

38.  Decker MR, Wood SN, Thomas HL, Thiongo M, Guiella G, Fiacre B, Onadja Y, Gichangi P. Violence against women from partners and other household members during COVID-19 in Burkina Faso and Kenya. BMC Public Health. 2022 Oct 5;22(1):1857. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14197-3. PMID: 36195851; PMCID: PMC9532234.

39.  Cardona C, OlaOlorun FM, Omulabi E, Gichangi P, Thiogo M, Tsui A, Anglewicz P. The relationship between client dissatisfaction and contraceptive discontinuation among urban family planning clients in three sub-Saharan African countries. PLoS One. 2022 Aug 22;17(8):e0271911. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271911. PMID: 35994479; PMCID: PMC9394817.

40.  Wood SN, Magalona S, Zimmerman LA, OlaOlorun F, Omoluabi E, Akilimali P, Guiella G, Gichangi P, Anglewicz P. Self-injected contraceptives: does the investment reflect women's preferences? BMJ Glob Health. 2022 Jul;7(7):e008862. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2022-008862. PMID: 35835480; PMCID: PMC9289037.

41.  Williams A, Wood SN, Stuart HC, Wamue-Ngare G, Thiongo M, Gichangi P, Devoto B, Decker MR. Gendered time use during COVID-19 among adolescents and young adults in Nairobi, Kenya. EClinicalMedicine. 2022 Jun 4;49:101479. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101479. PMID: 35747177; PMCID: PMC9167856.

42.  Wood SN, Milkovich R, Thiongo M, Byrne ME, Devoto B, Wamue-Ngare G, Decker MR, Gichangi P. Product-access challenges to menstrual health throughout the COVID-19 pandemic among a cohort of adolescent girls and young women in Nairobi, Kenya. EClinicalMedicine. 2022 Jul;49:101482. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101482. Epub 2022 Jun 3. PMID: 35692218; PMCID: PMC9165989.

43.  Thiongo M, Gichangi P, Macho PK, Byrne ME, Kimani P, Waithaka M, Radloff S, Anglewicz P, Decker MR. Implementation of respondent driven sampling in Nairobi, Kenya, for tracking key family planning indicators among adolescents and youth: lessons learnt. BMC Res Notes. 2022 Jun 7;15(1):200. doi: 10.1186/s13104-022-06038-8. PMID: 35672785; PMCID: PMC9171948.

44.  Marcell AV, Byrne ME, Yao-N'dry N, Thiongo M, Gichangi P, OlaOlorun FM, Radloff S, Anglewicz PA, Tsui AO. Males' Awareness of Female and Male Contraception Methods, Information, Outreach, and Acquisition Locations in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Nairobi, Kenya, and Lagos, Nigeria. J Adolesc Health. 2022 May 9:S1054-139X(22)00381-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.03.013. Online ahead of print.PMID: 35550329

45.  Kigera JWM, Gichangi PB, Abdelmalek AKM, Ogeng'o JA. Age related effects of selective and non-selective COX-2 inhibitors on bone healing. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2022 Jan 12;25:101763. doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2022.101763. PMID: 35211371; PMCID: PMC8847834.

46.  Decker MR, Bevilacqua K, Wood SN, Ngare GW, Thiongo M, Byrne ME, Williams A, Devoto B, Glass N, Heise L, Gichangi P. Gender-based violence during COVID-19 among adolescent girls and young women in Nairobi, Kenya: a mixed-methods prospective study over 18 months. BMJ Glob Health. 2022 Feb;7(2):e007807. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-007807. PMID: 35210310; PMCID: PMC8882641.

47.  Manguro GO, Musau AM, Were DK, Tengah S, Wakhutu B, Reed J, Plotkin M, Luchters S, Gichangi P, Temmerman M. Increased condom use among key populations using oral PrEP in Kenya: results from large scale programmatic surveillance. BMC Public Health. 2022 Feb 14;22(1):304. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-12639-6. PMID: 35164707; PMCID: PMC8842980.

48.  Thiongo MN, Gichangi PB, Waithaka M, Tsui A, Zimmerman LA, Radloff S, Temmerman M, Ahmed S. Missed opportunities for family planning counselling among postpartum women in eleven counties in Kenya. BMC Public Health. 2022 Feb 8;22(1):253. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-12623-0. PMID:

49.  Gichangi P, Gonsalves L, Mwaisaka J, Thiongo M, Habib N, Waithaka M, Tamrat T, Agwanda A, Sidha H, Temmerman M, Say L. Busting contraception myths and misconceptions among youth in Kwale County, Kenya: results of a digital health randomised control trial. BMJ Open. 2022 Jan 6;12(1):e047426. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047426.

50.  Decker MR, Wood SN, Byrne ME, Yao-N'dry N, Thiongo M, Gichangi P, M OlaOlorun F, Koffi AK, Radloff S, Ahmed S, O Tsui A. Gendered power dynamics and threats to sexual and reproductive autonomy among adolescent girls and young adult women: A cross-sectional survey in three urban settings. PLoS One. 2021 Nov 29;16(11):e0257009. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257009. eCollection 2021.PMID: 34843466 

51.  Ochieng’EO, Gichangi PB, Andrew N. Makanya AN. Effects of mondia whitei on the morphometry and histological structure of the testis of the albino rat Eur. J. Anat. 25(6):693-704, 2021

52.  Decker MR, Wood SN, Thiongo M, Byrne ME, Devoto B, Morgan R, Bevilacqua K, Williams A, Stuart HC, Wamue-Ngare G, Heise L, Glass N, Anglewicz P, Gummerson E, Gichangi P. Gendered health, economic, social and safety impact of COVID-19 on adolescents and young adults in Nairobi, Kenya. PLoS One. 2021 Nov 9;16(11):e0259583. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259583. eCollection 2021.PMID: 34752473 

53.  Kirui EK, Mung'atu JK, Gichangi P, Onguto NO, Kamondo DK. Multiple Logistic Regression Model for Determinants of Injectable Contraceptive Uptake Among Women of Reproductive Age in Kenya. J Family Reprod Health. 2021 Jun;15(2):82-90. doi: 10.18502/jfrh.v15i2.6448.

54.  Ontiri S, Kabue M, Biesma R, Stekelenburg J, Gichangi P. Assessing quality of family planning counseling and its determinants in Kenya: Analysis of health facility exit interviews. PLoS One. 2021 Sep 10;16(9):e0256295. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256295. eCollection 2021.PMID: 34506509 

55.  Anglewicz P, Cardona C, Akinlose T, Gichangi P, OlaOlorun F, Omoluabi E, Thiongo M, Akilimali P, Tsui A, Kayembe P; PMA Agile Principal Investigators Group. Service delivery point and individual characteristics associated with the adoption of modern contraceptive: A multi-country longitudinal analysis. PLoS One. 2021 Aug 17;16(8):e0254775. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254775. eCollection 2021.PMID: 34403428 

56.  Tsui AO, Cardona C, Srivatsan V, OlaOlorun F, Omoluabi E, Akilimali P, Gichangi P, Thiongo M; PMA Agile Team, Radloff S, Anglewicz P.Is Client Reporting on Contraceptive Use Always Accurate? Measuring Consistency and Change with a Multicountry Study. Stud Fam Plann. 2021 Sep;52(3):361-382. doi: 10.1111/sifp.12172. Epub 2021 Aug 12.PMID: 34383305

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Selected Publications

1.             Mwangi EK, Karanja EN, Nderitu IM, Makonde HM, Maingi JM, Ngugi MP. Antimicrobial Activity and Metabolomic Profiling of Secondary Metabolites From Endophytic Bacteria Associated With Prunus africana. Chemistry & Biodiversity. 2026: 23(3), e03655. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.202503655

2.             Keroro K, Kibiti C, Makonde HM. A Review of the Role of Actinobacteria as a Source of Bioactive Compounds Multidisciplinary Journal of TUM. 2025: 4(2), 36-51. https://doi.org/10.48039/mjtum.v4i2.97

3.             Panyako BW, Wacira TN, Njeru EM, Gicharu GK, & Makonde HM. Molecular characterization and lead (Pb) tolerance of Penicillium and Aspergillus species from contaminated soils in Owino Uhuru, Mombasa, Kenya. African Journal of Microbiology Research. 2025:19(8), 171–186. https://doi.org/10.5897/AJMR2025.9793

4.             Wacira TN, Makonde HM, Kamau JN, Aura CM, & Kibiti CM. Characterization and bioactivity potential of marine sponges (Biemna fistulosa, Callyspongia diffusa, and Haliclona fascigera) from Kenyan coastal waters. PloS one. 2025:20(7), e0325642. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0325642

5.             Wacira TN, Makonde HM, Kamau JN, & Kibiti CM. Identification and Antimicrobial Potential of Marine Sponges (Carteriospongia foliascens, Callyspongia fallax, and Paratetilla arcifera) from Kenyan Marine Waters. International Journal of Microbiology. 2025: 4208163. https://doi.org/10.1155/ijm/4208163

6.             Wacira TN, Makonde HM, Nyingi JK, Aura CM, Kibiti CM. Marine organisms: a hidden treasure trove from the Kenyan waters for antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Kenya Aquatica Journal. 2025:10(1), 82-100.   https://www.kmfri.go.ke/index.php/component/sppagebuilder/page/181

7.             Wacira TN, Makonde HM, Aura CM, Nyingi JK, Nyamweya CS, Osore M, Kibiti CM. (2025). Genetic research: Global and Kenyan contextual comprehensive review of freshwater fish populations. Kenya Aquatica Journal. 2025:10(1), 101-127. https://www.kmfri.go.ke/index.php/component/sppagebuilder/page/181

8.             Okoth BA, Makonde HM, Bosire CM, Kibiti CM. Characterization and Enzymatic Potential of Bacteria and Fungi from Mwakirunge Dumpsite, Kenya. International Journal of Microbiology. (2025):7818433. Published 2025 Apr 21. doi:10.1155/ijm/7818433

9.             Ogare J, Kibiti CM, Ngugi MP, Apiri BO, Makonde HM. Anti-Inflammatory and Antinociceptive Potential of Phytochemicals Derived from Urtica massaica: A Comprehensive Review. Multidisciplinary Journal of TUM. (2024): 3(2) 2024 67 – 73    http://doi.org/ 10.48039/mjtum.v3i2.83.

10.         Apiri BO, Makonde HM, Ngugi MP, Ogare J, Kibiti CM. Medicinal Potential of Tragia involucrata Linn for Management of Diabetes Mellitus in Kenya, A Review. Multidisciplinary Journal of TUM. (2024): 3(2) 2024 67 – 73    http://doi.org/ 10.48039/mjtum.v3i2.83.

11.         Wacira TN, Makonde HM, Bosire CM, Kibiti CM. Molecular Characterization and Antibacterial Potential of Endophytic Fungal isolates from selected Mangroves along the Coastline of Kenya. International Journal of Microbiology. (2024):15. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/1261721.

12.         Ronoh P, Toroitich FJ, Makonde HM, Lelmen EK, Obonyo MA. Reliability of the chemical, metabolic, and molecular methods in discriminating aflatoxigenic from non-aflatoxigenic Aspergillus isolates, The Microbe. Vol.4 (2024):100115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microb.2024.100115.

13.         Muwawa EM, Makonde HM, Obieze CC, de Oliveira IG, Jefwa JM, Kahindi JH, Khasa DP. Diversity and assembly patterns of mangrove rhizosphere mycobiome along the Coast of Gazi Bay and Mida Creek in Kenya. PloS one. (2024):19(4):e0298237.

14.         Okioga FM, Ngugi MP, Makonde HM, ‘’Phytochemical Characterization of Dichloromethane Stem Bark Extract of Piliostigma thonningii (Schum.).’’ International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology. Vol. 8, No. 9 (2023):8(9): DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8337945.

15.         Okoth BA, Makonde HM, Bosire CM, Mwajuma JJ, Kibiti CW, ''A Review on the Role of Microbes in Polyethene Degradation'' Multidisciplinary Journal of Technical University of Mombasa. Vol. 2, No. 1(2023): Pp. 1-18.

16.         Wafula EN, Muhonja CN, Kuja JO, Owaga EE, Makonde HM, Mathara JM, Virginia W. Kimani VW, ''Lactic Acid Bacteria from African Fermented Cereal-Based Products: Potential Biological Control Agents for Mycotoxins in Kenya'' Hindawi Journal of Toxicology. Vol. 2022 (2022): Pp 17. doi.org/10.1155/2022/2397767.

17.         Muwawa EM, Obieze CC, Makonde HM, Jefwa JM, Kahindi JHP, Khasa DP, ‘’16S rRNA gene amplicon-based metagenomic analysis of bacterial communities in the rhizospheres of selected mangrove species from Mida Creek and Gazi Bay, Kenya.’’ PLoS ONE. Vol. 16, No. 3 (2021): e0248485. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248485.

18.         Chagona P, Kwamboka N, Gaya H, Makonde H, Adem A, Osano K, Kawaka F. Phytochemical Analysis and Antibacterial Activity of the Kenyan Wild Orchids. Micro Environer. Vol. 1, No. 2 (2021): Pp. 93-100. doi.org/10.54458/mev.v1i02.6677

19.         Mwabonje R, Makonde H, Kanga AJ, Adem A, Saidi S, Jeza VT, ''Vernoa Hildebranditii, Acacia stuhlmannii and Moringa Oleifera Leaf and Root-bark Extracts Exhibit Antimicrobial Effects on Selected Diarrheagenic Microorganisms'' Multidisciplinary Journal of Technical University of Mombasa. Vol. 1, No.1 (2020): pp. 31-36.

20.         Allard SM, Costa MT, Bulseco AN, Helfer V, Wilkins LGE, Hassenrück C, Zengler K, Zimmer M, Erazo N, Rodrigues JLM, Duke N, Melo VMM, Vanwonterghem I, Junca H, Makonde HM, Jiménez DJ, Tavares TCL, Fusi M, Daffonchio D, Duarte CM, Peixoto RS, Rosado AS, Gilbert JA, Bowman J, ''Introducing the Mangrove Microbiome Initiative: Identifying Microbial Research Priorities and Approaches To Better Understand,   Protect, and Rehabilitate Mangrove Ecosystems'' Msystems, Vol. 5, No. 5, (2020). Doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00658-20.

21.         Wacira TN, Makonde HM, Bosire CM, Mzee SS, Mwamburi SM, Kibiti CM, '' Isolation and morphological characterization of endophytic fungi isolated from mangrove plants along the Kenyan coastline'' African Journal of Microbiology Research. 14, No. 10, (2020): Pp 594-607. DOI: 10.5897/AJMR2020. 9402.

22.         Muwawa EM, Makonde HM, Obieze CC, Jefwa JM, Kahindi JHP, Khasa DP, ''Isolation, characterization and biotechnological potential of tropical culturable rhizospheric fungi from four mangrove species in Kenya'' African Journal of Microbiology Research. Vol. 14, No. 9, (2020): Pp. 541-554. DOI: 10.5897/AJMR2020.9394.

23.         Muwawa EM, Makonde HM, Jefwa JM, Kahindi JHP, Khasa DP, ''Molecular identification of bacterial isolates from the rhizospheres of four mangrove species in Kenya'' African Journal of Microbiology Research. Vol. 14, No. 9, (2020): Pp. 525-535. DOI: 10.5897/AJMR2020.9393.

24.         Micah KL, Faith JT, Meshack AO, Huxley MM, “Modulation of Aflatoxin Production by Interaction of Aspergillus Species from Eastern Kenya.” IOSR Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology (IOSR-JESTFT). Vol. 13, No. 11, (2019): Pp. 01-07. DOI: 10.9790/2402-1311010107.

25.         Omondi GO, Malala JB, Msanzu JB, Omukhango AC, Kamau GG, Makonde HM, Chimbevo LM, ‘’Growth Performance, Metabolic Efficiency and Nutrient Utilization of BALB/C Mice Fed with Diet   Made   from   Leftovers   from Cocos   nucifera Pulp,’’ American Journal of BioScience. Vol. 7, No. 1, (2019): pp. 1-6. doi: 10.11648/j.ajbio.20190701.11.

26.         Kawaka F, Makonde H, Dida M, Opala P, Ombori O, Maingi J, Muoma J. ‘’Genetic diversity of symbiotic bacteria nodulating common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) in western Kenya.’’ PLoS ONE 13, no. 11 (2018): e0207403. doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0207403.

27.         Muhonja CN, Magoma G, Imbuga M, Makonde HM. “Molecular Characterization of Low-Density Polyethene (LDPE) Degrading Bacteria and Fungi from Dandora Dumpsite, Nairobi, Kenya,” International Journal of Microbiology, Article ID 4167845, (2018): 10 pages. doi.org/10.1155/2018/4167845.

28.         Muhonja CN, Makonde HM, Magoma G, Imbuga M. ‘’Biodegradability of polyethylene by bacteria and fungi from Dandora dumpsite Nairobi-Kenya.’’ PLoS ONE 13, no. 7 (2018): e0198446. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198446.

29.         Josiah O. Kuja, Huxley M. Makonde, Hamadi I. Boga, Anne T.W. Muigai, Jun Uetake. ‘’Phylogenetic diversity of prokaryotes on the snow-cover of Lewis glacier in Mount Kenya.’’ African Journal of Microbiology Research 12, no 24. (2018): 574-579. DOI: 10.5897/AJMR2017.8750.

30.         Odilia Atamba Salano, Huxley Mae Makonde, Remmy Wekesa Kasili, Hamadi Iddi Boga. ‘’Isolation and characterization of fungi from a hot-spring on the shores of Lake Bogoria, Kenya.’’ Journal of Yeast and Fungal Research 9, no. 1 (2018): 1-13. DOI: 10.5897/JYFR2018.0182.

31.         Christine W. Njiru, Huxley M. Makonde, John M. Kahindo, Edwin O. Matoka and Charles M. Matoka. "Bio-prospecting of macro-algae for potential industrial dyes." African Journal of Biotechnology 17, no. 26 (2018): 804-810. DOI: 10.5897/AJB2018.16460.

32.         Odilia Atamba Salano, Huxley Mae Makonde, Remmy Wekesa Kasili, Laura Nyawira Wangai, Mildred Pauline Nawiri and Hamadi Iddi Boga. "Diversity and distribution of fungal communities within the hot springs of soda lakes in the Kenyan rift valley." African Journal of Microbiology Research 11, no. 19 (2017): 764- 775. DOI: 10.5897/AJMR2017.8510.

33.         Huxley Mae Makonde, Romano Mwirichia, Edith Mnyazi Muwawa, Hans-Peter Klenk and Hamadi Iddi Boga. “Fungal diversity and community structure in gut, mound and surrounding soil of fungus-cultivating termites.” African Journal of Microbiology Research 11, no. 12 (2017): 504-515. DOI: 10.5897/AJMR2017.8484.

34.         Mwakio E, Chimbevo M, Malala J, Makonde H, Kahindo J, Awadh M, Msanzu J, “A Comparative Study on Microbiological and Physico-chemical Properties of Three Local Alcoholic Beverages Produced and Consumed in Mombasa County, Kenya.” Microbiology Research Journal International. 20. 1-9 (2017). DOI: 10.9734/MRJI/2017/28061.

35.         Anne K. Kambura, Romano K. Mwirichia, Remmy W. Kasili, Edward N. Karanja, Huxley M. Makonde, Hamadi I. Boga. “Bacteria and Archaea diversity within the hot springs of Lake Magadi and Little Magadi in Kenya.” BMC Microbiology 16 (2016):136. DOI 10.1186/s12866-016-0748-x

36.         Edith M. Muwawa,Nancy L.M. Budambula, Zipporah L. Osiemo, Hamadi I. Boga, Huxley M. Makonde. “Isolation and characterization of some gut microbial symbionts from fungus-cultivating termites (Macrotermes and Odontotermes spp.).” African Journal of Microbiology Resaerch 10, no. 26 (2016): 994-1004. Doi.org/10.5897/AJMR2016.8060.

37.         Anne K. Kambura, Romano K. Mwirichia, Remmy W. Kasili, Edward N. Karanja, Huxley M. Makonde, Hamadi I. Boga. “Diversity of fungi in sediment and water sampled fromthe hot springs in Lake Magadi and Little Magadi in Kenya.” African Journal of Microbiology Research 10, no. 10 (2016): 330-338. DOI:10.5897/AJMR2015.7879.

• Ali Shee, Mariam Maku Swaleh, Laila Uweso Abubakar, Huxley Mae Makonde, Saeed Mutta Mwaguni, Daniel Munga, Mumini Ndenge Dzoga and Cyrilus Otulo Wandera. (2025). Microalgae and Black Soldier Fly Larvae as Sustainable Methods for Decentralized Sewage Treatment in Sub-Saharan Africa. IntechOpen. doi: 10.5772/intechopen.1007746

1. Gacheru, E. N., Diangá, S., Masu, S., & Onchiri, R. (2024). A framework for enhancing quality assurance practices of building contractors. Africa Habitat Review, 19(1).

2. Gacheru, E. N., Diangá, S., Masu, S., & Onchiri, R. (2023). Evaluating factors influencing quality assurance of building construction projects: A PLS-path modelling approach. Multidisciplinary Journal of TUM, 2(2), 2023–2052. https://doi.org/10.48039/mjtum.v2i2.66

3. Gacheru, E. N., & Diang’, S. O. (2015). Regulating building contractors in Kenya and challenges of enforcing the National Construction Authority mandate. International Journal of Soft Computing and Engineering, 5(1).

4. Koech, J. K., Onchiri, R. O., & Njoki, E. (2026). Investigation of the performance of subgrade stabilised by sisal fibre for low-volume sealed roads. Multidisciplinary Journal of Technical University of Mombasa, 5(2). [In press].
   
   
   

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Gacheru, E. N. (2026, March 12–13). Safeguarding academic credibility in the age of generative artificial intelligence: Implications for university teaching, assessment, and research [Conference presentation]. 12th Annual Educational Research and Evaluation International Conference, SEREK and Chuka University, Chuka, Kenya.

Gacheru, E. N. (2019, August 25–31). Effective models for measuring attitudes in Competency Based Education and Training (CBET) for TVET institutions [Conference presentation]. CAPA International Conference, Kigali International Conference Centre, Kigali, Rwanda.

Gacheru, E. N. (2019, April 1–5). Competency-based education and training for higher education: From theory to practice [Conference presentation]. 1st Multidisciplinary Conference and Innovation Week, Technical University of Mombasa, Kenya.

Gacheru, E. N. (2016, March 21–23). Competency Based Education and Training (CBET) approach in Kenya’s TVET system: Strategy for reduction of unemployment in the Kenyan coastal region [Conference presentation]. 1st KCDP Conference: Coastal, Resources and People, Voi Wildlife Lodge, Taita Taveta County, Kenya.

Gacheru, E. N. (2014, September 10–12). A study on causes and effects of contractor’s non-compliance with occupational health and safety regulations in Kenya [Conference presentation]. Kenya Society of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (KSEEE) International Engineering Conference, Technical University of Mombasa, Kenya.

Gacheru, E. N. (2013, October 10–12). Construction industry in Kenya and challenges facing the implementation of the National Construction Authority mandates [Conference presentation]. SABS Conference on Promoting Sustainable Built Environment, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya.

Peer-reviewed journal articles

• Omar, A. S., Ogada, K., & Tole, K. (2026). A hybrid feature selection framework for dimensionality-optimized customer churn prediction. Scientific Reports. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-21560-z.

• Tole, K., Fondo, E., & Mwakondo, F. (2026). A hybrid quantum annealing algorithm for solving a constraint-based university timetabling problem. Multidisciplinary Journal of Technical University of Mombasa, 5(1). DOI: 10.48039/vd1rdc49.

• Mlewa, M. K., Tole, K., & Mvuya, M. (2025). Optimizing non-revenue water management: A review. Multidisciplinary Journal of Technical University of Mombasa, 4(1), 37–49. DOI: 10.48039/mjtum.v4i1.88.

• Fondo, E., Mwakondo, F., & Tole, K. (2025). A conceptual cybersecurity model based on generative adversarial networks: A literature-driven approach. Multidisciplinary Journal of Technical University of Mombasa, 4(1), 70–80. DOI: 10.48039/mjtum.v4i1.90.

• Tole, K., Moqa, R., Zheng, J., & He, K. (2023). A simulated annealing approach for the circle bin packing problem with rectangular items. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 176, 109004. DOI: 10.1016/j.cie.2023.109004.

• Yuan, Y., Tole, K., Ni, F., He, K., Xiong, Z., & Liu, J. (2022). Adaptive simulated annealing with greedy search for the circle bin packing problem. Computers & Operations Research, 144, 105826. DOI: 10.1016/j.cor.2022.105826.

• He, K., Tole, K., Ni, F., Yuan, Y., & Liao, L. (2021). Adaptive large neighborhood search for solving the circle bin packing problem. Computers & Operations Research, 127, 105140. DOI: 10.1016/j.cor.2020.105140.

1. Rop, J. J., Manono, G., & Kiptanui, R. D. (2023). Building community cohesion for effective community participation in community-based tourism. International Journal of Tourism & Hospitality Reviews, 10(1), 01-07. https://doi.org/10.18510/ijthr.2023.1011
2. Rop, J. J., Manono, G., & Kiptanui, R. D. (2022). Community Participation in Community Based Tourism within Kisite Mpunguti Ecosystem. IJARKE Humanities & Social Sciences Journal 4(3), 10.32898/ihssj.02/4.3article04
3.  Rop, J. J., & Olubulyera, P. K. Influence of Age and Educational level on the choice of Higher Tourism Education at Moi University, Kenya. International Institute for Science, Technology and Education: Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Sport.
4. Olubulyera, P. K., & Rop, J. J. Effect of gender and availability of funds on the choice of higher tourism education at Moi University, Kenya. International Journal of Research in Management and Social Sciences.
5. Olubulyera, P. K., Chebus, P.J., & Rop, J. J. Income Dependency and Community’s Attitudes Towards Cultural Tourism in Keya: An Explanatory Approach from Kogelo. International Journal of Research in Management and Social Sciences.

Morgan Walicho, B. Menge    & Michael Munywoki,  Mathematical Modelling Of Tuberculosis Transmission Dynamics With Control Measures, IOSR Journal of Mathematics (IOSR-JM), Volume 22, Issue 4, Ser. 1 (July. – August. 2026), PP 64-78. https://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr- jm/papers/Vol22-issue4/Ser-1/I2204016478.pdf. doi: 10.9790/5728-2204017985

K. Rono and M. Munywoki, The Infinitude of Twin Primes, IJMDES, vol. 4, no. 10, pp. 1–4, Oct. 2025. https://journal.ijmdes.com/ijmdes/article/view/282/314

M. Joshua, D. Stephen, and M. Munywoki, “Frankl’s Union-Closed Sets Conjecture”, IJMDES, vol. 4, no. 7, pp. 10–14, Jul. 2025. https://journal.ijmdes.com/ijmdes/article/view/279/309

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• Kamau, C. G., Patrick, M. K., & Ratanya, S. N. (2025). Behavioral finance and equity investment decisions: evidence from the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya. SAM Advanced Management Journal, 90(2), 165-193. https://doi.org/10.1108/SAMAMJ-08-2024-0044
• Yavuzaslan, A., BARIŞÇIL, A., & Kamau, C. G. (2023). A study of the aspects of Turkey’s organizational behavior. Qubahan Academic Journal, 3(4), 21-29. https://doi.org/10.48161/qaj.v3n4a144