Publications

2025

  • Kanyemba, R., Govender, K. and Harling, G. (2025). Peer Pressure and Heterosexual Norms Among Young Black Men in Somkhele, South Africa. In D. Bhana, M. Skovdal and K. Govender (Eds.), Young Masculinities and Sexual Health in Southern Africa (pp. 207- 228). London: Routledge.

  • Ombere S.O. (2025) A qualitative study exploring the untold local narratives: Gatekeepers’ perspectives on child polyvictimization in Mageta island of western Kenya. Child Protection and Practice, 7:100243.

2024

  • Ombere S.O. (2024) Birthing Choices Made by Pregnant Women on Mageta Island, Western Kenya. International Journal of Childbirth, 14(4):244.
  • Ombere, S.O. (2024) Can ‘The Expanded Free Maternity Services’ Enable Kenya to Achieve Universal Health Coverage by 2030: Qualitative Study on Experiences of Mothers and Healthcare Providers. Frontiers in Health Services, 4:1325247.

2023

  • Muyambo, T., Taru, J., & Sibanda, F. (2023).  Situating Mainline Christian Churches’ Responses to COVID-19 Vaccination in Masvingo and Bikita Districts, Zimbabwe 1. In T. Muyambo, F. Sibanda & E. Chitando (Eds.), Religion and COVID-19 Vaccination in Zimbabwe (1st ed., pp. 70-84). Routledge.
  • Ombere, S. O., Nyabundi, A. A. (2023). Effects of COVID-19 on Kenya’s Healthcare System: Healthcare Providers’ Experiences with Maternal Health Services Utilization in Coastal Kenya. World, 4(1), 140-152. https://doi.org/10.3390/world4010010
  • Ombere, S. O., Nyambedha, E. O., Haller, T., & Merten, S. (2023). Anti-Politics and Free Maternal Health Services in Kilifi County, Kenya. African Studies, (82)1, 85-97. https://doi.org/10.1080/00020184.2023.2241833
  • Ombere, S. O., & Nyambedha, E. O. (2023). Non-adherence to antiretroviral treatment among migrating fishermen in western Kenya’s islands: a rapid qualitative study. African Journal of AIDS Research, (22)3, 237-243. https://doi.org/10.2989/16085906.2023.2276375
  • Ombere, S. O., Nyambedha, E. O., Haller, T., & Merten, S. (2023). Local perspectives on policy implementation of free maternity health services in Kenya: Implications for universal health coverage. African Journal of Reproductive Health, 27(5s), 71–81. https://doi.org/10.29063/ajrh2023/v27i5s.9
  • Ombere, S. O., & Nyabundi, A. A. (2023). Perceptions of Faculty Officials on Online Learning in Kenyan Institutions of Higher Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Rapid Qualitative Study. In E. Sengupta (Ed.), Higher Education in Emergencies: International Case Studies (Vol. 52., pp. 111-124). Emerald Publishing Limited.
  • Owoko, L. (2023). Exploring the Disparities between Health Knowledge and Adherence among Adolescents living with HIV on Second-line Antiretroviral Therapy in Rural Western Kenya. Journal of Health Literacy.

2022

  • Ombere, S. O. (2022). Negotiating Access to Maternal Health Services During COVID-19 Pandemic in Kilifi County, Kenya: Rapid Qualitative Study. In S. Roy, & D. Nandy (Eds.), Understanding Post-COVID-19 Social and Cultural Realities: Global Context (pp. 123-136). Springer Nature.
  • Ombere, S.O., Nyambedha, E.O., Haller, T., & Merten, S. (2022). Measures adopted by indigent mothers in Kilifi County to tackle maternal health challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study. African Journal of Reproductive Health, 26(12), 57–65. https://doi.org/10.29063/ajrh2022/v26i12s.7