17 Papers
33 Citations
Justus Simba is an academic researcher from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Asthma. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 13 publications.
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Child poverty, food insecurity, and respiratory health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ian Sinha,Ian Sinha,Alice R Lee,Davara Bennett,Louisa McGeehan,Elissa M. Abrams,Sarah Mayell,Rachel Harwood,Rachel Harwood,Daniel B Hawcutt,Daniel B Hawcutt,Francis J Gilchrist,Marcus Auth,Justus Simba,David Taylor-Robinson +14 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors show that poverty leading to food insecurity will damage the respiratory health of a generation of children and that social disadvantages can disrupt respiratory development, influencing survival in people with the condition.
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Is the effect of COVID-19 on children underestimated in low- and middle- income countries?
Justus Simba,Ian Sinha,Patrick Mburugu,Ambrose Agweyu,Caren Emadau,Sam Akech,Rosemary Kawira Kithuci,Laura Oyiengo,Mike English,Mike English +9 more
TL;DR: It is described how in Kenya, a LMIC in sub‐Saharan Africa, COVID‐19 is likely to have far‐reaching direct and indirect implications on children.
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Knowledge and perceptions on childhood asthma among care-takers of children with asthma at a National Referral Hospital in Western Kenya: a descriptive study.
Justus Simba,Irene Marete,Rebecca Waihenya,Yeri Kombe,Ann Mwangi,Patrick Mburugu,Francis Ogaro +6 more
TL;DR: Most caregivers perceive syrups to be better despite having good basic knowledge on asthma, and there is need to address asthma perceptions among caretakers in resource poor settings which is likely to improve control.
COVID-19 in children: what did we learn from the first wave?
Aliki Bogiatzopoulou,Huw Mayberry,Daniel B Hawcutt,Elizabeth Whittaker,Alasdair Munro,Damian Roland,Justus Simba,Chris Gale,Susanna Felsenstein,Elissa M. Abrams,Caroline Jones,Ian Lewins,Carlos R. Rodriguez-Martinez,Ricardo M. Fernandes,Philippa Anna Stilwell,Olivia Swann,Sunil S Bhopal,Ian Sinha,Rachel Harwood +18 more
TL;DR: The evidence that has emerged from the early phase of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is summarised and offers an overview for those looking after children or planning services.
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Nutritional status of children admitted for diarrhoeal diseases in a referral hospital in western kenya.
TL;DR: Routine anthrometry including weight for height identifies more children with malnutrition in acute diarrhoeal diseases, and presence of malnutrition did not affect duration of hospital stay.