AUTHOR'S PROFILE

Ongeri

Publications (39)

Evaluation of risk stratification and problem management plus (PM+) for pregnant women with HIV in Kenya (Tatua study): Protocol paper.

Journal: Contemporary clinical trials

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Authors & Co-authors:  Helova Anna A Onono Maricianah M Ogolla-Onyando Mercelline M Ouma Emmah E Imran Rabbia R Beres Laura K LK Hampanda Karen K Owuor Kevin K Szychowski Jeff M JM Ongeri Linnet L

Patterns of self-harm presentations at a Tertiary Urban Hospital in Kenya: A retrospective 5-year study (2018-2022).

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors:  Njoroge Willie W Gitau Catherine C Onchari Everline E Ongeri Linnet L Khakali Linda L Khan Murad M Merali Zul Z Atwoli Lukoye L Shah Jasmit J

Preference of mHealth versus in-person treatment for depression and post-traumatic stress disorder in Kenya: demographic and clinical characteristics.

Journal: BMJ open

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Meffert Susan S Mathai Muthoni M Neylan Thomas T Mwai Daniel D Onyango Dickens Otieno DO Rota Grace G Otieno Ammon A Obura Raymond R RR Wangia Josline J Opiyo Elizabeth E

Phenotype harmonization and analysis for The Populations Underrepresented in Mental illness Association Studies (the PUMAS Project).

Journal: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences

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Authors & Co-authors:  Ramirez-Diaz Ana M AM Diaz-Zuluaga Ana M AM Stroud Rocky E RE Vreeker Annabel A Bitta Mary M Ivankovic Franjo F Wootton Olivia O Whiteman Cole A CA Mountcastle Hayden H Jha Shaili C SC

Exploring psychotic symptoms among substance-naïve individuals and recent abstainers without a psychosis diagnosis: A cross-country study across Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, and South Africa.

Journal: Psychiatry research

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Authors & Co-authors:  Kisiang'ani Isaac Babu IB Aden Mohammed M Mwangi Henry R HR Akena Dickens D Alemayehu Melkam M Barasa Julius J Gelaye Bizu B Gichuru Stella S Kariuki Symon M SM Kwobah Edith Kamaru EK

A blended genome and exome sequencing method captures genetic variation in an unbiased, high-quality, and cost-effective manner.

Journal: bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology

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Authors & Co-authors:  Boltz Toni A TA Chu Benjamin B BB Liao Calwing C Sealock Julia M JM Ye Robert R Majara Lerato L Fu Jack M JM Service Susan S Zhan Lingyu L Medland Sarah E SE

"The peace that I wanted, I got": Qualitative insights from patient experiences of SMART DAPPER interventions for major depression and traumatic stress disorders in Kenya.

Journal: PLOS global public health

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Authors & Co-authors:  Getahun Monica M Mathai Muthoni A MA Rota Grace G Allen Ammon A Burger Rachel L RL Opiyo Elizabeth E Oluoch Dennis D Wangia Josyline J Wambura Raphael R Mbwayo Anne A

Relationships between trauma types and psychotic symptoms: A network analysis of patients with psychotic disorders in a large, multi-country study in East Africa.

Journal: Comprehensive psychiatry

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Stevenson Anne A Misra Supriya S Girma Engida E Isvoranu Adela-Maria AM Akena Dickens D Alemayehu Melkam M Atwoli Lukoye L Gelaye Bizu B Gichuru Stella S Kariuki Symon M SM

The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Healthcare Providers' Mental Health: Experiences at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya.

Journal: Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)

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Authors & Co-authors:  Ogello Vallery V Thuo Nicholas N Okello Phelix P Wairimu Njeri N Mwangi Paul P Maina Gakuo G Mwenda Harrison H Mutua Paul P Kinuthia John J Ongeri Linnet L

Cross-cultural equivalence of the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) across four African countries in a multi-national study of adults.

Journal: SSM. Mental health

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Authors & Co-authors:  Ametaj Amantia A AA Denckla Christy A CA Stevenson Anne A Stroud Rocky E RE Hall Jasmine J Ongeri Linnet L Milkias Barkot B Hoffman Jacob J Naisanga Molly M Akena Dickens D

Translation of EPDS Questionnaire into Kiswahili: Understanding the Cross-Cultural and Translation Issues in Mental Health Research.

Journal: Journal of pregnancy and child health

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Authors & Co-authors:  Kumar Ongeri Mathai Mbwayo

Adult psychotic symptoms, their associated risk factors and changes in prevalence in men and women over a decade in a poor rural district of Kenya.

Journal: International journal of environmental research and public health

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Jenkins Othieno Ongeri Ogutu Sifuna Kingora Kiima Ongecha Omollo

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptom self-report in adults in Kenya and its associated risk factors, an analysis from a household survey in a demographic surveillance site.

Journal: Global mental health (Cambridge, England)

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Authors & Co-authors:  Jenkins Othieno Ongeri Ogutu Sifuna Mboroki Omollo

Tedium vitae, death wishes, suicidal ideation and attempts in Kenya-prevalence and risk factors.

Journal: BMC public health

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Jenkins Othieno Omollo Ongeri Sifuna Ongecha Mboroki Kiima Ogutu

Alcohol consumption and hazardous drinking in western Kenya--a household survey in a health and demographic surveillance site.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Jenkins Othieno Ongeri Kiima Sifuna Kingora Omollo Ogutu

Probable Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Kenya and Its Associated Risk Factors: A Cross-Sectional Household Survey.

Journal: International journal of environmental research and public health

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Jenkins Othieno Omollo Ongeri Sifuna Mboroki Kiima Ogutu

Common mental disorder in Nyanza province, Kenya in 2013 and its associated risk factors--an assessment of change since 2004, using a repeat household survey in a demographic surveillance site.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Jenkins Othieno Ongeri Sifuna Ongecha Kingora Kiima Omollo Ogutu

Interpersonal psychotherapy for depression and posttraumatic stress disorder among HIV-positive women in Kisumu, Kenya: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Journal: Trials

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Onu Ongeri Bukusi Cohen Neylan Oyaro Rota Otewa Delucchi Meffert

Collaborative Interpersonal Psychotherapy for HIV-Positive Women in Kenya: A Case Study From the Mental Health, HIV and Domestic Violence (MIND) Study.

Journal: Journal of clinical psychology

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Opiyo Ongeri Rota Verdeli Neylan Meffert

Suicidality and associated risk factors in outpatients attending a general medical facility in rural Kenya.

Journal: Journal of affective disorders

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Ongeri McCulloch Neylan Bukusi Macfarlane Othieno Ngugi Meffert

Malaria and mental disorder: a population study in an area endemic for malaria in Kenya.

Journal: World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

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Authors & Co-authors:  Jenkins Othieno Ongeri Ongecha Sifuna Omollo Ogutu

Advancing neuropsychiatric genetics training and collaboration in Africa.

Journal: The Lancet. Global health

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  van der Merwe Mwesiga McGregor Ejigu Tilahun Kalungi Akimana Dubale Omari Mmochi

Demographic, psychosocial and clinical factors associated with postpartum depression in Kenyan women.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Ongeri Wanga Otieno Mbui Juma Stoep Mathai

Malaria, mental disorders, immunity and their inter-relationships - A cross sectional study in a household population in a health and demographic surveillance site in Kenya.

Journal: EBioMedicine

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Jenkins Ong'echa Othieno Ongeri Sifuna Omollo Leonard Ogutu

Implementation research for public sector mental health care scale-up (SMART-DAPPER): a sequential multiple, assignment randomized trial (SMART) of non-specialist-delivered psychotherapy and/or medication for major depressive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (DAPPER) integrated with outpatient care clinics at a county hospital in Kenya.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Levy Mathai Chatterjee Ongeri Njuguna Onyango Akena Rota Otieno Neylan

Contextualizing and pilot testing the Mental Health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) to primary healthcare workers in Kilifi, Kenya.

Journal: Global mental health (Cambridge, England)

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Authors & Co-authors:  Bitta Kariuki Omar Nasoro Njeri Kiambu Ongeri Newton

Interpersonal psychotherapy delivered by nonspecialists for depression and posttraumatic stress disorder among Kenyan HIV-positive women affected by gender-based violence: Randomized controlled trial.

Journal: PLoS medicine

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Meffert Neylan McCulloch Blum Cohen Bukusi Verdeli Markowitz Kahn Bukusi

Harnessing social media in mental health practice in Kenya: a community case study report.

Journal: The Pan African medical journal

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Ongeri Mbugua Njenga Nguithi Anundo Mugane Kimari Kaigwa Atwoli

Scaling up public mental health care in Sub-Saharan Africa: insights from infectious disease.

Journal: Global mental health (Cambridge, England)

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Authors & Co-authors:  Meffert Lawhorn Ongeri Bukusi Campbell Goosby Bertozzi Kahonge

Community suicide rates and related factors within a surveillance platform in Western Kenya.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Ongeri Larsen Jenkins Shaw Connolly Lyon Kariuki Penninx Newton Sifuna

Measuring psychological distress using the K10 in Kenya.

Journal: Journal of affective disorders

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Ongeri Ametaj Kim Stroud Newton Kariuki Atwoli Kwobah Gelaye

Cross-country variations in the reporting of psychotic symptoms among sub-Saharan African adults: A psychometric evaluation of the Psychosis Screening Questionnaire.

Journal: Journal of affective disorders

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Bitta Thungana Kim Denckla Ametaj Yared Kwagala Ongeri Stroud Kwobah

Sociocultural perspectives on suicidal behaviour at the Coast Region of Kenya: an exploratory qualitative study.

Journal: BMJ open

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Ongeri Nyawira Kariuki Theuri Bitta Penninx Newton Tijdink

Implementation of telepsychiatry in Kenya: acceptability study.

Journal: BJPsych open

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Kaigwa Njenga Ongeri Nguithi Mugane Mbugua Anundo Kimari Onono

Integrating telepsychiatry services in a care setting in Kenya: a case report.

Journal: BJPsych international

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Authors & Co-authors:  Njenga Ongeri Nguithi Anundo Mugane Kimari Mbugua Kaigwa Atwoli

Genetic structure correlates with ethnolinguistic diversity in eastern and southern Africa.

Journal: American journal of human genetics

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Atkinson Dalvie Pichkar Kalungi Majara Stevenson Abebe Akena Alemayehu Ashaba

Perspectives on reasons for suicidal behaviour and recommendations for suicide prevention in Kenya: qualitative study.

Journal: BJPsych open

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Ongeri Nyawira Kariuki Bitta Schubart Penninx Newton Tijdink

Risk of suicidality in mental and neurological disorders in low and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Journal: Comprehensive psychiatry

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Ongeri Theuri Nyawira Penninx Tijdink Kariuki Newton

Association between psychosis and substance use in Kenya. Findings from the NeuroGAP-Psychosis study.

Journal: Frontiers in psychiatry

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Atwoli Gichuru Mwende Ongeri Newton Kariuki Emonyi Kigen Kamaru Orwa