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J. Wainaina

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Open access Oct 2026

Physicians' Industrial Action: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis Assessing Impact in 11 Kenyan Neonatal Units

Background. Skilled healthcare workers are essential for neonatal survival; however, the Kenyan public health system has historically faced strikes compounded by a human resource crisis. Evidence on how strikes affect neonatal care and mortality remains limited. This study evaluated changes in neonatal admissions, clin...

C. Manyasi, M. Paral, J. Wainaina et al. · medRxiv · 0 citations

Review Open access Apr 2026

Outborn Neonates in Nairobi's Public Hospitals: Mortality Burden and Risk Factors

Outborn neonates in Nairobi’s public hospitals face substantially higher early mortality, primarily driven by low birth weight, hypothermia, respiratory distress, and longer referral distances.

J. Wainaina, J. Gachohi, J. Aluvaala · Wellcome Open Research · 0 citations

Open access Jul 2026

Neonatal admissions and mortality: a statistical adjustment approach using birthweight-specific curves to address bias due to underreporting in 65 hospitals in four African countries

Underreporting of neonatal admissions and deaths – particularly among < 1000 g newborns – compromises the plausibility of in-patient neonatal mortality rate (iNMR) estimates. This limits progress tracking, since 2.3 million neonatal deaths occur annually, and 65 countries are projected to miss the Sustainable Dev...

L. Malla, Siu Nam Wong, S. Ngwala et al. · Population Health Metrics · 0 citations