Frederick Murunga Wekesah

1.9k total citations
44 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Frederick Murunga Wekesah is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Epidemiology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Frederick Murunga Wekesah has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 15 papers in Epidemiology and 13 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Frederick Murunga Wekesah's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (17 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (12 papers) and Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (9 papers). Frederick Murunga Wekesah is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (17 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (12 papers) and Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (9 papers). Frederick Murunga Wekesah collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Frederick Murunga Wekesah's co-authors include Catherine Kyobutungi, Elizabeth Kimani‐Murage, Milka Wanjohi, Paula Griffiths, Chimaraoke Izugbara, Nyovani Madise, Alex Ezeh, Shukri F. Mohamed, Kerstin Klipstein‐Grobusch and Diederick E. Grobbee and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and BMC Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Frederick Murunga Wekesah

41 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Frederick Murunga Wekesah Kenya	19	401	318	300	267	218	44	1.1k
Solomon Mekonnen Abebe Ethiopia	25	427 1.1×	303 1.0×	273 0.9×	441 1.7×	260 1.2×	90	1.6k
Paschal Kum Awah Cameroon	18	278 0.7×	209 0.7×	369 1.2×	286 1.1×	386 1.8×	41	1.4k
Samuel Oti Kenya	21	320 0.8×	202 0.6×	351 1.2×	242 0.9×	402 1.8×	44	1.5k
Steven van de Vijver Netherlands	15	228 0.6×	201 0.6×	184 0.6×	106 0.4×	257 1.2×	26	1.0k
Tadesse Awoke Ethiopia	18	148 0.4×	162 0.5×	211 0.7×	130 0.5×	149 0.7×	43	1.0k
Tuan T. Nguyen United States	20	588 1.5×	583 1.8×	153 0.5×	255 1.0×	348 1.6×	87	1.2k
Zandile June‐Rose Mchiza South Africa	17	448 1.1×	134 0.4×	339 1.1×	97 0.4×	716 3.3×	71	1.6k
Mezgebu Yitayal Ethiopia	21	331 0.8×	243 0.8×	378 1.3×	664 2.5×	156 0.7×	89	1.2k
Nelson Fernandes de Oliveira Brazil	22	225 0.6×	239 0.8×	530 1.8×	311 1.2×	260 1.2×	39	1.4k
Malay Kanti Mridha Bangladesh	18	704 1.8×	137 0.4×	327 1.1×	883 3.3×	152 0.7×	77	1.4k

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Otieno, Peter, Gershim Asiki, Frederick Murunga Wekesah, et al.. (2023). Multimorbidity of cardiometabolic diseases: a cross-sectional study of patterns, clusters and associated risk factors in sub-Saharan Africa. BMJ Open. 13(2). e064275–e064275. 13 indexed citations

Kimani‐Murage, Elizabeth, Judith Kimiywe, Calistus Wilunda, et al.. (2021). Effectiveness of the baby‐friendly community initiative on exclusive breastfeeding in Kenya. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 17(3). e13142–e13142. 11 indexed citations

Erskine, Holly E, Sarah J. Blondell, Jamileh Shadid, et al.. (2021). Measuring the Prevalence of Mental Disorders in Adolescents in Kenya, Indonesia, and Vietnam: Study Protocol for the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys. Journal of Adolescent Health. 72(1). S71–S78. 10 indexed citations

Asiki, Gershim, Damazo T. Kadengye, Clara Calvert, et al.. (2021). Trends and risk factors for non-communicable diseases mortality in Nairobi slums (2008–2017). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 100049–100049. 1 indexed citations

Izugbara, Chimaraoke, et al.. (2021). “The SDGs are not God”: Policy‐makers and the queering of the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa. Development Policy Review. 40(2). 8 indexed citations

Wekesah, Frederick Murunga, Martin Kavao Mutua, Daniel Boateng, et al.. (2020). Comparative performance of pooled cohort equations and Framingham risk scores in cardiovascular disease risk classification in a slum setting in Nairobi Kenya. IJC Heart & Vasculature. 28. 100521–100521. 17 indexed citations

Wanjohi, Milka, et al.. (2020). Relationship between maternal body composition during pregnancy and infant’s birth weight in Nairobi informal settlements, Kenya. BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health. 3(2). 151–161. 3 indexed citations

Wekesah, Frederick Murunga, Kerstin Klipstein‐Grobusch, Diederick E. Grobbee, et al.. (2020). Determinants of Mortality from Cardiovascular Disease in the Slums of Nairobi, Kenya. Global Heart. 15(1). 33–33. 9 indexed citations

Wekesah, Frederick Murunga, Catherine Kyobutungi, Diederick E. Grobbee, & Kerstin Klipstein‐Grobusch. (2019). Understanding of and perceptions towards cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors: a qualitative study among residents of urban informal settings in Nairobi. BMJ Open. 9(6). e026852–e026852. 33 indexed citations

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Vusirikala, Amoolya, Frederick Murunga Wekesah, Catherine Kyobutungi, & Oyinlola Oyebode. (2019). Assessment of cardiovascular risk in a slum population in Kenya: use of World Health Organisation/International Society of Hypertension (WHO/ISH) risk prediction charts - secondary analyses of a household survey. BMJ Open. 9(9). e029304–e029304. 14 indexed citations

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Wekesah, Frederick Murunga, Edna Mutua, & Chimaraoke Izugbara. (2019). Gender and conservation agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. 17(1). 78–91. 43 indexed citations

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Goudet, Sophie, Paula Griffiths, Frederick Murunga Wekesah, et al.. (2018). Social value of a nutritional counselling and support program for breastfeeding in urban poor settings, Nairobi. BMC Public Health. 18(1). 424–424. 26 indexed citations

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Haregu, Tilahun, Frederick Murunga Wekesah, Shukri F. Mohamed, et al.. (2018). Patterns of non-communicable disease and injury risk factors in Kenyan adult population: a cluster analysis. BMC Public Health. 18(S3). 1225–1225. 8 indexed citations

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Wekesah, Frederick Murunga & Chibuogwu Izugbara. (2017). Maternal health in Nigeria: facts and figures.. 16 indexed citations

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Goudet, Sophie, Milka Wanjohi, Frederick Murunga Wekesah, et al.. (2016). Social Return on Investment (SROI) assessment of a Baby-Friendly Community Initiative in urban poor settings, Nairobi, Kenya. 41. 2 indexed citations

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Goudet, Sophie, Elizabeth Kimani‐Murage, Frederick Murunga Wekesah, et al.. (2016). How does poverty affect children’s nutritional status in Nairobi slums? A qualitative study of the root causes of undernutrition. Public Health Nutrition. 20(4). 608–619. 27 indexed citations

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Wanjohi, Milka, Paula Griffiths, Frederick Murunga Wekesah, et al.. (2016). Sociocultural factors influencing breastfeeding practices in two slums in Nairobi, Kenya. International Breastfeeding Journal. 12(1). 5–5. 84 indexed citations

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Kimani‐Murage, Elizabeth, Judith Kimiywe, Mark Kabue, et al.. (2015). Feasibility and effectiveness of the baby friendly community initiative in rural Kenya: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 16(1). 431–431. 18 indexed citations

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Kimani‐Murage, Elizabeth, Frederick Murunga Wekesah, Shukri F. Mohamed, et al.. (2014). Vulnerability to Food Insecurity in Urban Slums: Experiences from Nairobi, Kenya. Journal of Urban Health. 91(6). 1098–1113. 139 indexed citations

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Mohamed, Shukri F., Elizabeth Kimani‐Murage, Frederick Murunga Wekesah, et al.. (2013). Spotting the invisible crisis: early warning indicators in urban slums of Nairobi, Kenya. 55. 3 indexed citations

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