Dr Owen Nkoka

  • Research Associate Cohort Manager (Public Health)

Biography

I am a Research Associate in the Department of Public Health within the Institute of Health and Wellbeing, seconded as a Research Manager/Epidemiologist at The Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit (MEIRU). I am currently working on a Wellcome Trust-funded project, Healthy Lives Malawi (HLM): An intergenerational chronic conditions cohort. I have a BSc in Environmental Health from The University of Malawi, an MSc and a PhD in Public Health from Taipei Medical University. My PhD assessed the effects of malaria interventions on child health outcomes. I am a certified project manager for development professionals and an associate of the Chartered Management Institute.

Previously, I worked with several international organisations such as World Vision to implement public health programs focusing on maternal and child health. I also worked as a Research assistant at Taipei Medical University on projects covering maternal and child health and health services culminating in several publications in peer-reviewed journals.

My current research focuses on demographic surveillance systems and long-term conditions. 

 

Research interests

  • Demographic Surveillance Systems
  • Long-Term Conditions
  • Maternal and Child Health
  • Quantitative methods

Publications

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Number of items: 36.

2024

Dixon, J. et al. (2024) Interdisciplinary perspectives on multimorbidity in Africa: developing an expanded conceptual model. PLoS Global Public Health, 4(7), e0003434. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003434) (PMID:39078807) (PMCID:PMC11288440)

Jenya Soko, C., Weng, Y.-H., Enricho Nkhoma, D., Nkoka, O. , Estinfort, W., Chiou, H.-Y. and Chiu, Y.-W. (2024) Relationship between cooking fuels and health among under-5 children in Malawi: a nationwide time-trend survey from 2000 to 2016. Population and Environment, 46, 15. (doi: 10.1007/s11111-024-00457-4)

Nkoka, O. et al. (2024) Association between physical multimorbidity and common mental health disorders in rural and urban Malawian settings: preliminary findings from Healthy Lives Malawi long-term conditions survey. PLoS Global Public Health, 4(4), e0002955. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002955) (PMID:38574079) (PMCID:PMC10994288)

2022

Phiri, Y. V. A., Aydın, K., Yıldız, N. G., Motsa, M. P. S., Nkoka, O. , Aydin, H. Z. and Chao, H. J. (2022) Individual-level determinants of depressive symptoms and associated diseases history in Turkish persons aged 15 years and older: a population-based study. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, 983817. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.983817) (PMID:36532187) (PMCID:PMC9751320)

Ntenda, P. A. M., El-Meidany, W. M. R., Tiruneh, F. N., Motsa, M. P. S., Nyirongo, J., Chirwa, G. C., Kapachika, A. and Nkoka, O. (2022) Determinants of self-reported hypertension among women in South Africa: evidence from the population-based survey. Clinical Hypertension, 28(1), 39. (doi: 10.1186/s40885-022-00222-5) (PMID:36376985) (PMCID:PMC9664601)

Ntenda, P. A. M., Chirambo, A. C., Nkoka, O. , El-Meidany, W. M. and Goupeyou-Youmsi, J. (2022) Implication of asymptomatic and clinical Plasmodium falciparum infections on biomarkers of iron status among school-aged children in Malawi. Malaria Journal, 21(1), 278. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-022-04297-1) (PMID:36183114) (PMCID:PMC9526385)

Phiri, Y. V. A., Nyam, G., Wardani, Y., Phiri, D., Chuang, K.-Y., Chao, H. J. and Nkoka, O. (2022) Association between history of abortion and current use of contraceptives among Mongolian women. BMC Women's Health, 22, 279. (doi: 10.1186/s12905-022-01862-3) (PMID:35794556) (PMCID:PMC9261006)

Nkoka, O. , Ntenda, P. A.M., Phiri, Y. V.A., Mabuza, G. N. and Dlamini, S. A. (2022) Knowledge of diabetes among Gambian adults: evidence from a nation-wide survey. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 22(1), 145. (doi: 10.1186/s12872-022-02591-z) (PMID:35366807) (PMCID:PMC8976999)

Ntenda, P. A. M., Sixpence, A., Mwenyenkulu, T. E., Mmanga, K., Chirambo, A. C., Bauleni, A. and Nkoka, O. (2022) Determinants of pentavalent and measles vaccination dropouts among children aged 12–23 months in The Gambia. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 520. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-12914-6) (PMID:35296298) (PMCID:PMC8926885)

Bauleni, A., Tiruneh, F. N., Mwenyenkulu, T. E., Nkoka, O. , Chirwa, G. C., Gowelo, S., Chipeta, M. G. and Ntenda, P. A.M. (2022) Effects of deworming medication on anaemia among children aged 6–59 months in sub-Saharan Africa. Parasites and Vectors, 15(1), 7. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-021-05123-4) (PMID:35016722) (PMCID:PMC8753868)

2021

Nkoka, O. , Ntenda, P. A.M. and Chuang, K.-Y. (2021) Contextual factors associated with knowledge and attitudes of HIV/AIDS among Malawian women of reproductive age. European Journal of Public Health, 31(6), pp. 1129-1137. (doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckab110) (PMID:34244737)

Mabuza, G. N., Waits, A., Nkoka, O. and Chien, L.-Y. (2021) Prevalence of iron and folic acid supplements consumption and associated factors among pregnant women in Eswatini: a multicenter cross-sectional study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21, 469. (doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-03881-8)

Mmanga, K., Mwenenkulu, T. E., Nkoka, O. and Ntenda, P. A.M. (2021) Tracking immunization coverage, dropout and equity gaps among children ages 12–23 months in Malawi – bottleneck analysis of the Malawi Demographic and Health Survey. International Health, (doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihab038) (PMID:34153106)

Magombo, P. W.,, Ntenda, P. A.M. and Nkoka, O. (2021) Association between intimate partner violence and the use of maternal health care services among married Malawian women. BMC Women's Health, 21, 173. (doi: 10.1186/s12905-021-01312-6) (PMID:33892706) (PMCID:PMC8066443)

Nkoka, O. , Chuang, T.-W. and Chen, Y.-H. (2021) Influence of maternal exposure to malaria social and behavioral change messages and effectiveness of communication media on bed net use and malaria infection in Malawi. Health Education and Behavior, 48(2), pp. 179-189. (doi: 10.1177/1090198120964201) (PMID:33095066)

Milanzi, E. B., Nkoka, O. , Kanje, V. and Ntenda, P. A.M. (2021) Air pollution and non-communicable diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa. Scientific African, 11, e00702. (doi: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2021.e00702)

Ntenda, P. A. M. et al. (2021) Determinants of self-reported correct knowledge about tuberculosis transmission among men and women in Malawi: evidence from a nationwide household survey. BMC Infectious Diseases, 21, 132. (doi: 10.1186/s12879-021-05836-y) (PMID:33516174) (PMCID:PMC7847566)

Nkoka, O. , Lee, D., Chuang, K.-Y. and Chuang, Y.-C. (2021) Multilevel analysis of the role of women's empowerment on use of contraceptive methods among married Cambodian women: evidence from demographic health surveys between 2005 and 2014. BMC Women's Health, 21(1), 9. (doi: 10.1186/s12905-020-01141-z) (PMID:33407398) (PMCID:PMC7789707)

2020

Nkoka, O. , Chuang, T.-W. and Chen, Y.-H. (2020) Effects of malaria interventions during pregnancy on low birth weight in Malawi. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 59(6), pp. 904-913. (doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2020.05.021) (PMID:33220759)

Sixpence, A., Nkoka, O. , Chirwa, G. C., Milanzi, E. B., Mangani, C., Mathanga, D. P. and Ntenda, P. A.M. (2020) Levels of knowledge regarding malaria causes, symptoms, and prevention measures among Malawian women of reproductive age. Malaria Journal, 19, 225. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-020-03294-6) (PMID:32580731) (PMCID:PMC7315553)

Nkoka, O. , Mphande, W. M., Ntenda, P. A.M., Milanzi, E. B., Kanje, V. and Guo, S. J.G. (2020) Multilevel analysis of factors associated with unmet need for family planning among Malawian women. BMC Public Health, 20, 705. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-08885-1) (PMID:32414359) (PMCID:PMC7229612)

Nkoka, O. (2020) Correlates of appropriate disposal of children's stools in Malawi: a multilevel analysis. BMC Public Health, 20, 604. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-08725-2) (PMID:32357929) (PMCID:PMC7195806)

Chuang, Y.-C., Chuang, T.-W., Chao, H. J., Tseng, K.-C., Nkoka, O. , Sunaringsih, S. and Chuang, K.-Y. (2020) Contextual factors and spatial patterns of childhood malnutrition in provinces of Burkina Faso. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 66(1), pp. 66-74. (doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmz031) (PMID:31086979)

Atmadani, R. N., Nkoka, O. , Yunita, S. L. and Chen, Y.-H. (2020) Self-medication and knowledge among pregnant women attending primary healthcare services in Malang, Indonesia: a cross-sectional study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 20, 42. (doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-2736-2) (PMID:31948428) (PMCID:PMC6966862)

2019

Nkoka, O. , Chuang, T.-W. and Chen, Y.-H. (2019) Effects of insecticide-treated net access and use on infant mortality in Malawi: A pooled analysis of demographic health surveys. Preventive Medicine, 127, 105790. (doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105790) (PMID:31398410)

Ntenda, P. A. M., Nkoka, O. , Nana, A. W., Majoni, P., Mhone, T. G., Tizifa, T., Mwenyenkulu, E. T., Kazambwe, J. F., Putthanachote, N. and Motsa, M. P. S. (2019) Factors associated with completion of childhood immunization in Malawi: a multilevel analysis of the 2015-16 Malawi demographic and health survey. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 113(9), pp. 534-544. (doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trz029) (PMID:31034078)

Nkoka, O. , Ntenda, P. A.M., Kanje, V., Milanzi, E. B. and Arora, A. (2019) Determinants of timely initiation of breast milk and exclusive breastfeeding in Malawi: a population-based cross-sectional study. International Breastfeeding Journal, 14, 37. (doi: 10.1186/s13006-019-0232-y) (PMID:31428184) (PMCID:PMC6697947)

Ntenda, P. A. M., Mwenyenkulu, E. T., Putthanachote, N., Nkoka, O. , Mhone, T. G., Motsa, M. P. S. and Tizifa, T. (2019) Predictors of uptake of newly introduced vaccines in Malawi - monovalent human rotavirus and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines: Evidence from the 2015-16 Malawi demographic and health survey. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 65(3), pp. 287-296. (doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmy050) (PMID:30085260)

Nkoka, O. , Chuang, T.-W. and Chen, Y.-H. (2019) Multilevel analysis of factors associated with treatment-seeking behaviors among caregivers with febrile children in Malawi. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 100(6), pp. 1454-1465. (doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.18-0900) (PMID:30994089) (PMCID:PMC6553897)

Nkoka, O. , Ntenda, P. A. M., Senghore, T. and Bass, P. (2019) Maternal overweight and obesity and the risk of caesarean birth in Malawi. Reproductive Health, 16, 40. (doi: 10.1186/s12978-019-0700-2) (PMID:30944000) (PMCID:PMC6448310)

Ntenda, P. A. M., Mhone, T. G. and Nkoka, O. (2019) High maternal body mass index is associated with an early-onset of overweight/obesity in pre-school-aged children in Malawi. A multilevel analysis of the 2015-16 Malawi demographic and health survey. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 65(2), pp. 147-159. (doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmy028) (PMID:29800293)

Nkoka, O. , Chipeta, M. S., Chuang, Y.-C., Fergus, D. and Chuang, K.-Y. (2019) A comparative study of the prevalence of and factors associated with insecticide-treated nets usage among children under 5 years of age in households that already own nets in Malawi. Malaria Journal, 18(1), 43. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-019-2667-4) (PMID:30786905) (PMCID:PMC6383286)

2018

Nkoka, O. , Mhone, T. G. and Ntenda, P. A.M. (2018) Factors associated with complementary feeding practices among children aged 6-23 mo in Malawi: an analysis of the Demographic and Health Survey 2015-2016. International Health, 10(6), pp. 466-479. (doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihy047) (PMID:30052967)

Nkoka, O. , Chuang, T.-W., Chuang, K.-Y. and Chen, Y.-H. (2018) Factors associated with insecticide-treated net usage among women of childbearing age in Malawi: a multilevel analysis. Malaria Journal, 17, 372. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-018-2522-z) (PMID:30340640) (PMCID:PMC6195758)

Nkoka, O. , Chuang, T.-W. and Chen, Y.-H. (2018) Association between timing and number of antenatal care visits on uptake of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria during pregnancy among Malawian women. Malaria Journal, 17(1), 211. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-018-2360-z) (PMID:29793482) (PMCID:PMC5968590)

Ntenda, P. A.M., Nkoka, O. , Bass, P. and Senghore, T. (2018) Maternal anemia is a potential risk factor for anemia in children aged 6-59 months in Southern Africa: a multilevel analysis. BMC Public Health, 18(1), 650. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5568-5) (PMID:29788935) (PMCID:PMC5964691)

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Articles

Dixon, J. et al. (2024) Interdisciplinary perspectives on multimorbidity in Africa: developing an expanded conceptual model. PLoS Global Public Health, 4(7), e0003434. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003434) (PMID:39078807) (PMCID:PMC11288440)

Jenya Soko, C., Weng, Y.-H., Enricho Nkhoma, D., Nkoka, O. , Estinfort, W., Chiou, H.-Y. and Chiu, Y.-W. (2024) Relationship between cooking fuels and health among under-5 children in Malawi: a nationwide time-trend survey from 2000 to 2016. Population and Environment, 46, 15. (doi: 10.1007/s11111-024-00457-4)

Nkoka, O. et al. (2024) Association between physical multimorbidity and common mental health disorders in rural and urban Malawian settings: preliminary findings from Healthy Lives Malawi long-term conditions survey. PLoS Global Public Health, 4(4), e0002955. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002955) (PMID:38574079) (PMCID:PMC10994288)

Phiri, Y. V. A., Aydın, K., Yıldız, N. G., Motsa, M. P. S., Nkoka, O. , Aydin, H. Z. and Chao, H. J. (2022) Individual-level determinants of depressive symptoms and associated diseases history in Turkish persons aged 15 years and older: a population-based study. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, 983817. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.983817) (PMID:36532187) (PMCID:PMC9751320)

Ntenda, P. A. M., El-Meidany, W. M. R., Tiruneh, F. N., Motsa, M. P. S., Nyirongo, J., Chirwa, G. C., Kapachika, A. and Nkoka, O. (2022) Determinants of self-reported hypertension among women in South Africa: evidence from the population-based survey. Clinical Hypertension, 28(1), 39. (doi: 10.1186/s40885-022-00222-5) (PMID:36376985) (PMCID:PMC9664601)

Ntenda, P. A. M., Chirambo, A. C., Nkoka, O. , El-Meidany, W. M. and Goupeyou-Youmsi, J. (2022) Implication of asymptomatic and clinical Plasmodium falciparum infections on biomarkers of iron status among school-aged children in Malawi. Malaria Journal, 21(1), 278. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-022-04297-1) (PMID:36183114) (PMCID:PMC9526385)

Phiri, Y. V. A., Nyam, G., Wardani, Y., Phiri, D., Chuang, K.-Y., Chao, H. J. and Nkoka, O. (2022) Association between history of abortion and current use of contraceptives among Mongolian women. BMC Women's Health, 22, 279. (doi: 10.1186/s12905-022-01862-3) (PMID:35794556) (PMCID:PMC9261006)

Nkoka, O. , Ntenda, P. A.M., Phiri, Y. V.A., Mabuza, G. N. and Dlamini, S. A. (2022) Knowledge of diabetes among Gambian adults: evidence from a nation-wide survey. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 22(1), 145. (doi: 10.1186/s12872-022-02591-z) (PMID:35366807) (PMCID:PMC8976999)

Ntenda, P. A. M., Sixpence, A., Mwenyenkulu, T. E., Mmanga, K., Chirambo, A. C., Bauleni, A. and Nkoka, O. (2022) Determinants of pentavalent and measles vaccination dropouts among children aged 12–23 months in The Gambia. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 520. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-12914-6) (PMID:35296298) (PMCID:PMC8926885)

Bauleni, A., Tiruneh, F. N., Mwenyenkulu, T. E., Nkoka, O. , Chirwa, G. C., Gowelo, S., Chipeta, M. G. and Ntenda, P. A.M. (2022) Effects of deworming medication on anaemia among children aged 6–59 months in sub-Saharan Africa. Parasites and Vectors, 15(1), 7. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-021-05123-4) (PMID:35016722) (PMCID:PMC8753868)

Nkoka, O. , Ntenda, P. A.M. and Chuang, K.-Y. (2021) Contextual factors associated with knowledge and attitudes of HIV/AIDS among Malawian women of reproductive age. European Journal of Public Health, 31(6), pp. 1129-1137. (doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckab110) (PMID:34244737)

Mabuza, G. N., Waits, A., Nkoka, O. and Chien, L.-Y. (2021) Prevalence of iron and folic acid supplements consumption and associated factors among pregnant women in Eswatini: a multicenter cross-sectional study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21, 469. (doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-03881-8)

Mmanga, K., Mwenenkulu, T. E., Nkoka, O. and Ntenda, P. A.M. (2021) Tracking immunization coverage, dropout and equity gaps among children ages 12–23 months in Malawi – bottleneck analysis of the Malawi Demographic and Health Survey. International Health, (doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihab038) (PMID:34153106)

Magombo, P. W.,, Ntenda, P. A.M. and Nkoka, O. (2021) Association between intimate partner violence and the use of maternal health care services among married Malawian women. BMC Women's Health, 21, 173. (doi: 10.1186/s12905-021-01312-6) (PMID:33892706) (PMCID:PMC8066443)

Nkoka, O. , Chuang, T.-W. and Chen, Y.-H. (2021) Influence of maternal exposure to malaria social and behavioral change messages and effectiveness of communication media on bed net use and malaria infection in Malawi. Health Education and Behavior, 48(2), pp. 179-189. (doi: 10.1177/1090198120964201) (PMID:33095066)

Milanzi, E. B., Nkoka, O. , Kanje, V. and Ntenda, P. A.M. (2021) Air pollution and non-communicable diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa. Scientific African, 11, e00702. (doi: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2021.e00702)

Ntenda, P. A. M. et al. (2021) Determinants of self-reported correct knowledge about tuberculosis transmission among men and women in Malawi: evidence from a nationwide household survey. BMC Infectious Diseases, 21, 132. (doi: 10.1186/s12879-021-05836-y) (PMID:33516174) (PMCID:PMC7847566)

Nkoka, O. , Lee, D., Chuang, K.-Y. and Chuang, Y.-C. (2021) Multilevel analysis of the role of women's empowerment on use of contraceptive methods among married Cambodian women: evidence from demographic health surveys between 2005 and 2014. BMC Women's Health, 21(1), 9. (doi: 10.1186/s12905-020-01141-z) (PMID:33407398) (PMCID:PMC7789707)

Nkoka, O. , Chuang, T.-W. and Chen, Y.-H. (2020) Effects of malaria interventions during pregnancy on low birth weight in Malawi. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 59(6), pp. 904-913. (doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2020.05.021) (PMID:33220759)

Sixpence, A., Nkoka, O. , Chirwa, G. C., Milanzi, E. B., Mangani, C., Mathanga, D. P. and Ntenda, P. A.M. (2020) Levels of knowledge regarding malaria causes, symptoms, and prevention measures among Malawian women of reproductive age. Malaria Journal, 19, 225. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-020-03294-6) (PMID:32580731) (PMCID:PMC7315553)

Nkoka, O. , Mphande, W. M., Ntenda, P. A.M., Milanzi, E. B., Kanje, V. and Guo, S. J.G. (2020) Multilevel analysis of factors associated with unmet need for family planning among Malawian women. BMC Public Health, 20, 705. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-08885-1) (PMID:32414359) (PMCID:PMC7229612)

Nkoka, O. (2020) Correlates of appropriate disposal of children's stools in Malawi: a multilevel analysis. BMC Public Health, 20, 604. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-08725-2) (PMID:32357929) (PMCID:PMC7195806)

Chuang, Y.-C., Chuang, T.-W., Chao, H. J., Tseng, K.-C., Nkoka, O. , Sunaringsih, S. and Chuang, K.-Y. (2020) Contextual factors and spatial patterns of childhood malnutrition in provinces of Burkina Faso. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 66(1), pp. 66-74. (doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmz031) (PMID:31086979)

Atmadani, R. N., Nkoka, O. , Yunita, S. L. and Chen, Y.-H. (2020) Self-medication and knowledge among pregnant women attending primary healthcare services in Malang, Indonesia: a cross-sectional study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 20, 42. (doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-2736-2) (PMID:31948428) (PMCID:PMC6966862)

Nkoka, O. , Chuang, T.-W. and Chen, Y.-H. (2019) Effects of insecticide-treated net access and use on infant mortality in Malawi: A pooled analysis of demographic health surveys. Preventive Medicine, 127, 105790. (doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105790) (PMID:31398410)

Ntenda, P. A. M., Nkoka, O. , Nana, A. W., Majoni, P., Mhone, T. G., Tizifa, T., Mwenyenkulu, E. T., Kazambwe, J. F., Putthanachote, N. and Motsa, M. P. S. (2019) Factors associated with completion of childhood immunization in Malawi: a multilevel analysis of the 2015-16 Malawi demographic and health survey. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 113(9), pp. 534-544. (doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trz029) (PMID:31034078)

Nkoka, O. , Ntenda, P. A.M., Kanje, V., Milanzi, E. B. and Arora, A. (2019) Determinants of timely initiation of breast milk and exclusive breastfeeding in Malawi: a population-based cross-sectional study. International Breastfeeding Journal, 14, 37. (doi: 10.1186/s13006-019-0232-y) (PMID:31428184) (PMCID:PMC6697947)

Ntenda, P. A. M., Mwenyenkulu, E. T., Putthanachote, N., Nkoka, O. , Mhone, T. G., Motsa, M. P. S. and Tizifa, T. (2019) Predictors of uptake of newly introduced vaccines in Malawi - monovalent human rotavirus and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines: Evidence from the 2015-16 Malawi demographic and health survey. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 65(3), pp. 287-296. (doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmy050) (PMID:30085260)

Nkoka, O. , Chuang, T.-W. and Chen, Y.-H. (2019) Multilevel analysis of factors associated with treatment-seeking behaviors among caregivers with febrile children in Malawi. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 100(6), pp. 1454-1465. (doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.18-0900) (PMID:30994089) (PMCID:PMC6553897)

Nkoka, O. , Ntenda, P. A. M., Senghore, T. and Bass, P. (2019) Maternal overweight and obesity and the risk of caesarean birth in Malawi. Reproductive Health, 16, 40. (doi: 10.1186/s12978-019-0700-2) (PMID:30944000) (PMCID:PMC6448310)

Ntenda, P. A. M., Mhone, T. G. and Nkoka, O. (2019) High maternal body mass index is associated with an early-onset of overweight/obesity in pre-school-aged children in Malawi. A multilevel analysis of the 2015-16 Malawi demographic and health survey. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 65(2), pp. 147-159. (doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmy028) (PMID:29800293)

Nkoka, O. , Chipeta, M. S., Chuang, Y.-C., Fergus, D. and Chuang, K.-Y. (2019) A comparative study of the prevalence of and factors associated with insecticide-treated nets usage among children under 5 years of age in households that already own nets in Malawi. Malaria Journal, 18(1), 43. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-019-2667-4) (PMID:30786905) (PMCID:PMC6383286)

Nkoka, O. , Mhone, T. G. and Ntenda, P. A.M. (2018) Factors associated with complementary feeding practices among children aged 6-23 mo in Malawi: an analysis of the Demographic and Health Survey 2015-2016. International Health, 10(6), pp. 466-479. (doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihy047) (PMID:30052967)

Nkoka, O. , Chuang, T.-W., Chuang, K.-Y. and Chen, Y.-H. (2018) Factors associated with insecticide-treated net usage among women of childbearing age in Malawi: a multilevel analysis. Malaria Journal, 17, 372. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-018-2522-z) (PMID:30340640) (PMCID:PMC6195758)

Nkoka, O. , Chuang, T.-W. and Chen, Y.-H. (2018) Association between timing and number of antenatal care visits on uptake of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria during pregnancy among Malawian women. Malaria Journal, 17(1), 211. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-018-2360-z) (PMID:29793482) (PMCID:PMC5968590)

Ntenda, P. A.M., Nkoka, O. , Bass, P. and Senghore, T. (2018) Maternal anemia is a potential risk factor for anemia in children aged 6-59 months in Southern Africa: a multilevel analysis. BMC Public Health, 18(1), 650. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5568-5) (PMID:29788935) (PMCID:PMC5964691)

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Professional activities & recognition

Prizes, awards & distinctions

  • 2019: Outstanding International Student Award (Taipei Medical University)