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Gerald Yonga
Affiliation : Aga Khan University Nairobi · University of Nairobi
- 34Publications (affiliation in Kenya)
Research profile
Gerald Yonga has 34 indexed publications (1995–2023). Their work appears mainly in “Cardiovascular journal of South Africa/Cardiovascular journal of Southern Africa”, “BMC Public Health” and “The Lancet Global Health”. Their most cited article, “Cost and affordability of non-communicable disease screening, diagnosis and treatment in Kenya: Patient payments in the private and public s” (2018), has been cited 128 times. 8 of these publications date from the last three years of activity. Their work is co-authored with at least 12 researchers, including institutions in France, Uganda, United Kingdom.
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- Climate change and health risks in Mukuru informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya – knowledge, attitudes and practices among residents
- Influenza vaccine to reduce adverse vascular events in patients with heart failure: a multinational randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
- Factors associated with health‐related quality of life in heart failure in 23 000 patients from 40 countries: results of the G‐CHF research programme
- Climate change and health in urban informal settlements in low- and middle-income countries – a scoping review of health impacts and adaptation strategies
- Prevalence and factors associated with overweight and obesity in Kenya
- Perspectives of Local Community Leaders, Health Care Workers, Volunteers, Policy Makers and Academia on Climate Change Related Health Risks in Mukuru Informal Settlement in Nairobi, Kenya—A Qualitative Study
- Improved blood pressure control via a novel chronic disease management model of care in sub‐Saharan Africa: Real‐world program implementation results
- Differences in socio-demographic and risk factor profile, clinical presentation, and outcomes between patients with and without RHD heart failure in Sub-Saharan Africa: results from the THESUS-HF registry
- Fighting non-communicable diseases in East Africa: assessing progress and identifying the next steps
- Burden of prehypertension among adults in Kenya: a retrospective analysis of findings from the Healthy Heart Africa (HHA) Programme
- First Africa non-communicable disease research conference 2017: sharing evidence and identifying research priorities
- Randomized controlled trial of influenza vaccine in patients with heart failure to reduce adverse vascular events (IVVE): Rationale and design
- Healthy Heart Africa—Kenya: A 12-Month Prospective Evaluation of Program Impact on Health Care Providers’ Knowledge and Treatment of Hypertension
- Cardiovascular risk factors among people living with HIV in rural Kenya: a clinic-based study
- Cost and affordability of non-communicable disease screening, diagnosis and treatment in Kenya: Patient payments in the private and public sectors
- Health disparities across the counties of Kenya and implications for policy makers, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
- From HIV prevention to non-communicable disease health promotion efforts in sub-Saharan Africa
- Costs and cost-effectiveness of HIV/noncommunicable disease integration in Africa
- Initial Rhythm and Resuscitation Outcomes for Patients Developing Cardiac Arrest in Hospital
- Prevalence, clinical characteristics and outcomes of valvular atrial fibrillation in a cohort of African patients with acute heart failure: insights from the THESUS-HF registry
- Factors that influence advance directives completion amongst terminally ill patients at a tertiary hospital in Kenya
- Echocardiographic predictors of outcome in acute heart failure patients in sub-Saharan Africa: insights from THESUS-HF
- The effect of a preanaesthesia clinic consultation on adult patient anxiety at a tertiary hospital in Kenya: a cohort study
- Research for Actionable Policies: implementation science priorities to scale up non–communicable disease interventions in Kenya
- Symptoms and Signs of Heart Failure at Admission and Discharge and Outcomes in the Sub-Saharan Acute Heart Failure (THESUS-HF) Registry
- Bi Treatment with Hydralazine/Nitrates vs. Placebo in Africans Admitted with Acute HEart Failure (BA-HEF)
- Noncommunicable Diseases In East Africa: Assessing The Gaps In Care And Identifying Opportunities For Improvement
- Gender differences in clinical characteristics and outcome of acute heart failure in sub-Saharan Africa: results of the THESUS-HF study
- Readmission and death after an acute heart failure event: predictors and outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa: results from the THESUS-HF registry
- Clinical characteristics and outcomes of atrial fibrillation and flutter at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi : cardiovascular topics
- A prospective review of acute coronary syndromes in an urban hospital in sub-Saharan Africa
- Helicobacter pylori eradication: A randomised comparative trial of 7-day versus 14-day triple therapy
- The Influence of Antiretroviral Therapy on the QTc Interval in an African Cohort
- Mitral dilatation with the multi‐track system: An alternative approach
Publication venues
- Cardiovascular journal of South Africa/Cardiovascular journal of Southern Africa × 5
- BMC Public Health × 2
- The Lancet Global Health × 2
- European Journal of Heart Failure × 2
- Journal of Global Health × 2
- Global Heart × 2
Publications per year
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- 20202
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Collaborations
Partner institutions : Kenyatta National Hospital · Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi · African Population and Health Research Center · Ministry of Health · Non Communicable Diseases Alliance Kenya
Co-authors’ countries : France · Uganda · United Kingdom
Co-authors
- Elijah Nyainda Ogola
- Catherine Karekezi
- Jay Shavadia
- Kenneth Okoth Juma
- Gladwell Koku Gathecha
- Harun Otieno
- David Wata
- Pamela Atieno Juma
- George Odinya
- Joseph M. Kibachio
- Esther Munyoro
- Walter Otieno Mwanda
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