Peter Okoth
UNICEF
8 Papers
Peter Okoth is an academic researcher from UNICEF. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Health facility. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 8 publications.
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Spatial access inequities and childhood immunisation uptake in Kenya.
Noel K. Joseph,Peter M. Macharia,Paul O. Ouma,Jeremiah Mumo,Rose Jalang’o,Peter Waiganjo Wagacha,Victor O. Achieng,Eunice Ndung’u,Peter Okoth,Maria Muñiz,Yaniss Guigoz,Rocco Panciera,Nicolas Ray,Emelda A. Okiro,Emelda A. Okiro +14 more
TL;DR: Travel time to immunising health facilities is a barrier to uptake of childhood vaccines in regions with suboptimal accessibility (> 2-h) and strategies that address access barriers in the hardest to reach communities are needed to enhance equitable access to immunisation services in Kenya.
Qualitative insights into reasons for missed opportunities for vaccination in Kenyan health facilities.
Anyie J. Li,Collins Tabu,Stephanie Shendale,Peter Okoth,Kibet Sergon,Ephantus Maree,Isaac Mugoya,Zorodzai Machekanyanga,Iheoma Onuekwusi,Ikechukwu U. Ogbuanu,Ikechukwu U. Ogbuanu +10 more
TL;DR: Identified factors that could contribute to missed opportunities for vaccination in Kenya include a lack of knowledge surrounding vaccination among caregivers and health workers, inadequate number of health Workers, and stock-outs of vaccines or vaccination-related materials.
Assessment of missed opportunities for vaccination in Kenyan health facilities, 2016
Anyie J. Li,Collins Tabu,Stephanie Shendale,Kibet Sergon,Peter Okoth,Isaac Mugoya,Zorodzai Machekanyanga,Iheoma Onuekwusi,Colin Sanderson,Ikechukwu U. Ogbuanu,Ikechukwu U. Ogbuanu +10 more
TL;DR: Interventions to reduce missed opportunities for vaccination should be considered as part of an overall immunization service improvement plan, including standardizing health worker practices, implementing an orientation package for all health workers, and developing a stock management module to reduce stock-outs of vaccines and vaccination-related supplies.
Home-based record (HBR) ownership and use of HBR recording fields in selected Kenyan communities: Results from the Kenya Missed Opportunities for Vaccination Assessment
David Brown,Collins Tabu,Kibet Sergon,Stephanie Shendale,Isaac Mugoya,Zorodzai Machekanyanga,Peter Okoth,Iheoma Onuekwusi,Ikechukwu U. Ogbuanu +8 more
TL;DR: Critical to the reduction of missed opportunities for vaccination, the HBR’s importance must be emphasized and the document must be requested by health workers at every health encounter.
Using the RE-AIM framework to evaluate the implementation of integrated community case management in Kenya.
Maricianah Onono,Mohammed Abdi,Isaya Opondo,Jane Okung'u,Elijah Asadhi,Rachel Nyamai,Lydia Karimurio,Peter Okoth,Shamim Qazi +8 more
TL;DR: To evaluate an integrated community case management programme for sick children aged 2 to 59 months in western Kenya using the Research, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation and Maintenance (RE‐AIM) framework.
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