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M. Wanjohi

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h-index: 21
Works: 47
Citations: 1,235

Most-cited papers

Factors affecting actualisation of the WHO breastfeeding recommendations in urban poor settings in Kenya
E. Kimani-Murage, F. Wekesah, M. Wanjohi, C. Kyobutungi +5 more
2014Maternal and Child Nutrition155 citations Open access
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Sociocultural factors influencing breastfeeding practices in two slums in Nairobi, Kenya
M. Wanjohi, P. Griffiths, F. Wekesah, P. Muriuki +5 more
2017International Breastfeeding Journal133 citations Open access
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Perceptions on donated human milk and human milk banking in Nairobi, Kenya
E. Kimani-Murage, M. Wanjohi, Eva W. Kamande, Teresia Macharia +12 more
2019Maternal and Child Nutrition61 citations Open access
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Unhealthy eating practices of city-dwelling Africans in deprived neighbourhoods: Evidence for policy action from Ghana and Kenya
M. Holdsworth, R. Pradeilles, A. Tandoh, M. Green +11 more
2020Global Food Security59 citations Open access
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Effectiveness of personalised, home-based nutritional counselling on infant feeding practices, morbidity and nutritional outcomes among infants in Nairobi slums: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial
E. Kimani-Murage, C. Kyobutungi, A. Ezeh, F. Wekesah +6 more
2013Trials54 citations Open access
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Urban physical food environments drive dietary behaviours in Ghana and Kenya: A photovoice study
R. Pradeilles, Ana Irache, M. Wanjohi, M. Holdsworth +18 more
2021Health and Place52 citations Open access
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The political economy of sugar-sweetened beverage taxation: an analysis from seven countries in sub-Saharan Africa
A. Thow, Safura Abdool Karim, M. Mukanu, Gemma Ahaibwe +8 more
2021Global Health Action49 citations Open access
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Factors influencing dietary behaviours in urban food environments in Africa: a systematic mapping review
H. Osei-Kwasi, Aarti Mohindra, A. Booth, A. Laar +5 more
2020Public Health Nutrition47 citations Open access
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Effectiveness of home-based nutritional counselling and support on exclusive breastfeeding in urban poor settings in Nairobi: a cluster randomized controlled trial
E. Kimani-Murage, P. Griffiths, F. Wekesah, M. Wanjohi +9 more
2017Globalization and Health47 citations Open access
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Malnutrition, morbidity and infection in the informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya: an epidemiological study
M. De Vita, C. Scolfaro, B. Santini, A. Lezo +7 more
2019Italian Journal of Pediatrics43 citations Open access
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The African urban food environment framework for creating healthy nutrition policy and interventions in urban Africa
H. Osei-Kwasi, A. Laar, F. Zotor, R. Pradeilles +13 more
2021PLoS ONE42 citations Open access
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How does poverty affect children’s nutritional status in Nairobi slums? A qualitative study of the root causes of undernutrition
S. Goudet, E. Kimani-Murage, F. Wekesah, M. Wanjohi +3 more
2016Public Health Nutrition40 citations Open access
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Investigating foods and beverages sold and advertised in deprived urban neighbourhoods in Ghana and Kenya: a cross-sectional study
M. Green, R. Pradeilles, A. Laar, H. Osei-Kwasi +13 more
2020BMJ Open39 citations Open access
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Balancing paid work and child care in a slum of Nairobi, Kenya: the case for centre-based child care
S. Clark, M. de Almada, C. Kabiru, S. Muthuri +1 more
2018Journal of Family Studies36 citations
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Potential effectiveness of Community Health Strategy to promote exclusive breastfeeding in urban poor settings in Nairobi, Kenya: a quasi-experimental study
E. Kimani-Murage, S. Norris, M. Mutua, F. Wekesah +10 more
2015Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease34 citations Open access
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Community perceptions on the factors in the social food environment that influence dietary behaviour in cities of Kenya and Ghana: a Photovoice study
M. Wanjohi, R. Pradeilles, G. Asiki, M. Holdsworth +18 more
2022Public Health Nutrition31 citations Open access
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Realities and challenges of breastfeeding policy in the context of HIV: a qualitative study on community perspectives on facilitators and barriers related to breastfeeding among HIV positive mothers in Baringo County, Kenya
B. Samburu, J. Kimiywe, S. Young, F. Wekesah +5 more
2021International Breastfeeding Journal30 citations Open access
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Social value of a nutritional counselling and support program for breastfeeding in urban poor settings, Nairobi
S. Goudet, P. Griffiths, C. Wainaina, Teresia Macharia +4 more
2018BMC Public Health30 citations Open access
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Benchmarking food environment policies for the prevention of diet-related non-communicable diseases in Kenya: National expert panel’s assessment and priority recommendations
G. Asiki, M. Wanjohi, A. Barnes, K. Bash +6 more
2020PLoS ONE26 citations Open access
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Exploring the Experiences of Middle Income Mothers in Practicing Exclusive Breastfeeding in Nairobi, Kenya
C. Wainaina, M. Wanjohi, F. Wekesah, G. Woolhead +1 more
2018Maternal and Child Health Journal26 citations
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Feasibility and effectiveness of the baby friendly community initiative in rural Kenya: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
E. Kimani-Murage, J. Kimiywe, M. Kabue, F. Wekesah +10 more
2015Trials24 citations Open access
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From food price crisis to an equitable food system.
C. Hawkes, Ramya Ambikapathi, K. Anastasiou, J. Brock +8 more
2022The Lancet19 citations Open access
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Study design: policy landscape analysis for sugar-sweetened beverage taxation in seven sub-Saharan African countries
A. Thow, A. Erzse, G. Asiki, C. Ruhara +8 more
2021Global Health Action19 citations Open access
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Nutrition-related non-communicable disease and sugar-sweetened beverage policies: a landscape analysis in Kenya
M. Wanjohi, A. Thow, Safura Abdool Karim, G. Asiki +5 more
2021Global Health Action17 citations Open access
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Effectiveness of the baby-friendly community initiative in promoting exclusive breastfeeding among HIV negative and positive mothers: a randomized controlled trial in Koibatek Sub-County, Baringo, Kenya
B. Samburu, S. Young, F. Wekesah, M. Wanjohi +6 more
2020International Breastfeeding Journal14 citations Open access
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Ultra-Processed Food Consumption Is Associated With Poor Diet Quality and Nutrient Intake Among Adolescents in Urban Slums, Kenya
M. Wanjohi, G. Asiki, C. Wilunda, M. Holdsworth +7 more
2025International Journal of Public Health12 citations Open access
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Adolescents’ dietary patterns, their drivers and association with double burden of malnutrition in adolescents: a cross-sectional study in Kenya’s urban slums
M. Wanjohi, E. Kimani-Murage, G. Asiki, M. Holdsworth +5 more
2024Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition12 citations Open access
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The legal feasibility of adopting a sugar-sweetened beverage tax in seven sub-Saharan African countries
Safura Abdool Karim, A. Erzse, A. Thow, H. Amukugo +8 more
2021Global Health Action12 citations Open access
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Perceptions and Acceptability of Donating and Use of Donated Human Milk and Human Milk Banking in Nairobi, Kenya
E. Kimani-Murage, M. Wanjohi, Eva W. Kamande, Teresia Macharia +12 more
201910 citations
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An evaluation of the effectiveness of a community-based parenting empowerment program to improve nurturing care of young children in Kenya and Zambia
P. K. Wekulo, E. K. Murage, H. Donfouet, S. Onyango +5 more
2019International Journal of Clinical Trials10 citations Open access
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Potential effectiveness of integrating human milk banking and lactation support on neonatal outcomes at Pumwani Maternity Hospital, Kenya
C. Wilunda, K. Israel-Ballard, M. Wanjohi, N. Langat +18 more
2023Maternal and Child Nutrition8 citations Open access
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Association of women's empowerment with anaemia and haemoglobin concentration in children in sub‐Saharan Africa: A multilevel analysis
C. Wilunda, M. Wanjohi, R. Takahashi, E. Kimani-Murage +1 more
2021medRxiv8 citations Open access
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Relationship between maternal body composition during pregnancy and infant’s birth weight in Nairobi informal settlements, Kenya
M. Wanjohi, I. Ogada, F. Wekesah, C. Khayeka-Wandabwa +1 more
2020BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health8 citations Open access
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Integrated and simplified approaches to community management of acute malnutrition in rural Kenya: a cluster randomized trial protocol
E. Kimani-Murage, Hermann Pythagore, E. Mwaniki, Tewoldeberhan Daniel +13 more
2019BMC Public Health7 citations Open access
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The data availability landscape in seven sub-Saharan African countries and its role in strengthening sugar-sweetened beverage taxation
A. Erzse, Safura Abdool Karim, A. Thow, Gemma Ahaibwe +8 more
2021Global Health Action6 citations Open access
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Healthy Food Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI) country scorecards and priority recommendations for action in Kenya.
G. Asiki, M. Wanjohi, A. Barnes, K. Bash +4 more
20195 citations
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The challenges of breastfeeding in poor urban areas in sub-Saharan Africa
E. Kimani-Murage, F. Wekesah, M. Wanjohi, C. Nyamasege +2 more
2020Health in Transition: Translating developmental origins of health and disease science to improve future health in Africa4 citations Open access
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Experiences of incorporating support for early childhood development into the Baby Friendly Community Initiative in rural Kenya
Teresa Mwoma, P. Kitsao-Wekulo, Emma Haycraft, E. Kimani-Murage +13 more
20204 citations Open access
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Social Return on Investment (SROI) assessment of a Baby-Friendly Community Initiative in urban poor settings, Nairobi, Kenya
S. Goudet, C. Wainaina, Teresia Macharia, M. Wanjohi +5 more
20164 citations
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Subsidized daycare as a pathway to increasing women’s economic empowerment.
D. Doughman, S. Muthuri, C. Kabiru, M. Wanjohi +1 more
20172 citations
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The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the baby-friendly community initiative and maternal infant and young child nutrition in Kenya
A. Mutoro, M. Wanjohi, C. Wilunda, Maureen J. Koech +6 more
2025BMC Public Health1 citations Open access
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Community perceptions and practices of early childhood development in an urban-poor setting in Nairobi: Uncovering contextual drivers beneath poverty
M. Nampijja, Kenneth Okelo, Domnick O. Okullo, R. Muendo +3 more
20211 citations
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Evaluation of the feasibility and effectiveness of a health facility-based combined with home-based early childhood development intervention in Siaya County, Kenya: a cluster-randomized control trial
P. Kitsao-Wekulo, Hermann P. P. Domfouet, S. Onyango, M. Wanjohi +16 more
2020International Journal of Clinical Trials1 citations Open access
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Cultural And Contextual Considerations in Designing Programs to Support The Incorporation of Early Childhood Development Within Ongoing National Nutrition Programs: A Focus on the Baby-Friendly Community Initiative (BFCI) in a Rural African Context
P. Kitsao-Wekulo, Emma Haycraft, Teresa Mwoma, Kenneth Okelo +7 more
2021Journal of Child and Family Studies0 citations Open access
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Personalized Nutrition for Women, Infants, and Children
E. Kimani-Murage, C. Nyamasege, Sandrine Mutoni, Teresia Macharia +8 more
2019Trends in Personalized Nutrition0 citations
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Institutional Repository Potential e ectiveness of community health strategy to promote exclusive breastfeeding in urban poor settings in Nairobi , Kenya : a quasi-experimental study
E. Kimani-Murage, S. Norris, M. Mutua, F. Wekesah +10 more
20170 citations
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Feasibility and e ectiveness of the baby friendly community initiative in rural Kenya : study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
E. Kimani-Murage, J. Kimiywe, M. Kabue, F. Wekesah +10 more
20170 citations
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