Greg W Fegan

Summary

Affiliation: Kenya Medical Research Institute
Country: Kenya

Publications

  1. ncbi Are diagnostic criteria for acute malnutrition affected by hydration status in hospitalized children? A repeated measures study
    Martha K Mwangome
    KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Centre for Geographic Medical Research Coast, Kilifi, Kenya
    Nutr J 10:92. 2011
  2. ncbi Use of over-the-counter malaria medicines in children and adults in three districts in Kenya: implications for private medicine retailer interventions
    Timothy O Abuya
    Kenya Medical Research Institute Wellcome Trust Centre for Geographic Medicine Research Coast, Kilifi, Kenya
    Malar J 6:57. 2007
  3. ncbi Impaired everyday memory associated with encephalopathy of severe malaria: the role of seizures and hippocampal damage
    Michael Kihara
    The Centre for Geographical Medicine Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kilifi, Kenya
    Malar J 8:273. 2009
  4. ncbi Immunization coverage and risk factors for failure to immunize within the Expanded Programme on Immunization in Kenya after introduction of new Haemophilus influenzae type b and hepatitis b virus antigens
    Moses Ndiritu
    Wellcome Trust Kenya Medical Research Institute, Centre for Geographic Medicine Research Coast, Kilifi, Kenya
    BMC Public Health 6:132. 2006
  5. ncbi Hypoglycaemia in severe malaria, clinical associations and relationship to quinine dosage
    Gilbert N Ogetii
    Centre for Geographic Medicine Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute Wellcome Trust Programme, PO Box 230, Kilifi, Kenya
    BMC Infect Dis 10:334. 2010
  6. ncbi Effect of expanded insecticide-treated bednet coverage on child survival in rural Kenya: a longitudinal study
    Greg W Fegan
    Malaria Public Health and Epidemiology Group, Centre for Geographic Medicine Research Coast, Kenya Medical Research Institute Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Nairobi, Kenya
    Lancet 370:1035-9. 2007
  7. ncbi The use of mosquito nets and the prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum infection in rural South Central Somalia
    Abdisalan M Noor
    Malaria Public Health and Epidemiology Group, Centre for Geographic Medicine Research Coast, Kenya Medical Research Institute Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Nairobi, Kenya
    PLoS ONE 3:e2081. 2008
  8. ncbi The impact of retail-sector delivery of artemether-lumefantrine on malaria treatment of children under five in Kenya: a cluster randomized controlled trial
    Beth P Kangwana
    Malaria Public Health and Epidemiology Group, Kenya Medical Research Institute Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kenya
    PLoS Med 8:e1000437. 2011

Collaborators

  • Robert W Snow
  • Abdisalan M Noor
  • Tanya Shewchuk
  • Michael Kihara
  • Richard Idro
  • Rod C Scott
  • Julie A Carter
  • C R Newton
  • Martha K Mwangome
  • Beth P Kangwana
  • Gilbert N Ogetii
  • Timothy O Abuya
  • Moses Ndiritu
  • Jayesh Pandit
  • Simon Brooker
  • Andrew M Prentice
  • James A Berkley
  • Catherine A Goodman
  • Sarah V Kedenge
  • Victor A Alegana
  • James E Todd
  • Andrew J Nyandigisi
  • Esther Kivaya
  • Julie Jemutai
  • Kathryn Maitland
  • Mwanamvua Boga
  • Samuel Akech
  • Wilfred Mutemi
  • Baya Karisa
  • Sam A Ochola
  • Vicki Marsh
  • Tatu Kamau
  • Daniel R Feikin
  • Karen D Cowgill
  • Salome Chiphatsi
  • J Anthony G Scott
  • Amina Ismail

Detail Information

Publications8

  1. ncbi Are diagnostic criteria for acute malnutrition affected by hydration status in hospitalized children? A repeated measures study
    Martha K Mwangome
    KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Centre for Geographic Medical Research Coast, Kilifi, Kenya
    Nutr J 10:92. 2011
    ..Changes in weight observed during this period were considered to be due to changes in hydration status...
  2. ncbi Use of over-the-counter malaria medicines in children and adults in three districts in Kenya: implications for private medicine retailer interventions
    Timothy O Abuya
    Kenya Medical Research Institute Wellcome Trust Centre for Geographic Medicine Research Coast, Kilifi, Kenya
    Malar J 6:57. 2007
    ..Data on adult use of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines is limited. This study aimed to assess childhood and adult patterns of OTC medicine use to inform national medicine retailer programmes in Kenya and other similar settings...
  3. ncbi Impaired everyday memory associated with encephalopathy of severe malaria: the role of seizures and hippocampal damage
    Michael Kihara
    The Centre for Geographical Medicine Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kilifi, Kenya
    Malar J 8:273. 2009
    ..Prolonged febrile seizures are associated with hippocampal damage and impaired memory. It was hypothesized that severe malaria causes impaired everyday memory which may be associated with hippocampal damage...
  4. ncbi Immunization coverage and risk factors for failure to immunize within the Expanded Programme on Immunization in Kenya after introduction of new Haemophilus influenzae type b and hepatitis b virus antigens
    Moses Ndiritu
    Wellcome Trust Kenya Medical Research Institute, Centre for Geographic Medicine Research Coast, Kilifi, Kenya
    BMC Public Health 6:132. 2006
    ..We estimated immunization coverage before and after introduction, timeliness of vaccination and risk factors for failure to immunize in Kilifi district, Kenya...
  5. ncbi Hypoglycaemia in severe malaria, clinical associations and relationship to quinine dosage
    Gilbert N Ogetii
    Centre for Geographic Medicine Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute Wellcome Trust Programme, PO Box 230, Kilifi, Kenya
    BMC Infect Dis 10:334. 2010
    ..This presented us with the opportunity to examine whether there was any dose relationship of quinine and hypoglycaemia occurrence...
  6. ncbi Effect of expanded insecticide-treated bednet coverage on child survival in rural Kenya: a longitudinal study
    Greg W Fegan
    Malaria Public Health and Epidemiology Group, Centre for Geographic Medicine Research Coast, Kenya Medical Research Institute Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Nairobi, Kenya
    Lancet 370:1035-9. 2007
    ..ITN coverage has increased rapidly in Kenya from 7% in 2004 to 67% in 2006. We aimed to assess the extent to which this investment has led to improvements in child survival...
  7. ncbi The use of mosquito nets and the prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum infection in rural South Central Somalia
    Abdisalan M Noor
    Malaria Public Health and Epidemiology Group, Centre for Geographic Medicine Research Coast, Kenya Medical Research Institute Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Nairobi, Kenya
    PLoS ONE 3:e2081. 2008
    ..Little is known, however, on the effectiveness of ITN in areas of Africa that support low transmission. This hinders the accurate estimation of impact of ITN use on disease burden and its cost-effectiveness in low transmission settings...
  8. ncbi The impact of retail-sector delivery of artemether-lumefantrine on malaria treatment of children under five in Kenya: a cluster randomized controlled trial
    Beth P Kangwana
    Malaria Public Health and Epidemiology Group, Kenya Medical Research Institute Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kenya
    PLoS Med 8:e1000437. 2011
    ..This study in western Kenya aimed to evaluate the impact of providing subsidized artemether-lumefantrine (AL) through retail providers on the coverage of prompt, effective antimalarial treatment for febrile children aged 3-59 months...