Jared Mecha

407 total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 269 citations indexed

About

Jared Mecha is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, General Health Professions and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Jared Mecha has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 269 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Infectious Diseases, 4 papers in General Health Professions and 4 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Jared Mecha's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (7 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (3 papers) and COVID-19 epidemiological studies (2 papers). Jared Mecha is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (7 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (3 papers) and COVID-19 epidemiological studies (2 papers). Jared Mecha collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, United Kingdom and United States. Jared Mecha's co-authors include Xuzhi Hu, Xuqing Liu, Mingrui Liao, Huayang Liu, Xi Wang, Jian R. Lu, Mahesh Nirmalan, Kenneth Mutai, Mark Joshi and Maarten Beekman and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, PLoS ONE and BMC Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Jared Mecha

15 papers receiving 257 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

A technical review of face mask wearing in preventing respiratory COVID-19 transmission

2021 177 citations Mingrui Liao, Huayang Liu et al. Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jared Mecha Kenya	6	101	40	31	30	25	18	269
Qiong Guo China	10	191 1.9×	56 1.4×	38 1.2×	20 0.7×	59 2.4×	24	472
Youlin Long China	8	189 1.9×	55 1.4×	38 1.2×	17 0.6×	59 2.4×	28	399
Sophia Pirog United States	9	112 1.1×	16 0.4×	18 0.6×	12 0.4×	43 1.7×	15	239
Sai Meng Tham Singapore	7	39 0.4×	109 2.7×	32 1.0×	20 0.7×	13 0.5×	18	298
Antonio Ferrari Italy	9	26 0.3×	37 0.9×	14 0.5×	19 0.6×	8 0.3×	25	341
Theresa Boots United States	8	196 1.9×	28 0.7×	56 1.8×	20 0.7×	21 0.8×	17	273
Jiayi Zhou China	11	25 0.2×	45 1.1×	8 0.3×	23 0.8×	12 0.5×	37	374
Jia Ma China	11	68 0.7×	193 4.8×	35 1.1×	56 1.9×	30 1.2×	18	525
Huanxi Zhang China	9	18 0.2×	33 0.8×	12 0.4×	7 0.2×	13 0.5×	37	376
Yi Lin Tan Canada	6	174 1.7×	26 0.7×	7 0.2×	33 1.1×	139 5.6×	10	421

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jared Mecha

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18 of 18 papers shown

Mecha, Jared, et al.. (2025). Feasibility and Acceptability of a Digital Health Portal to Improve HIV Care Engagement Among Kenyan Youth: Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Formative Research. 9. e59661–e59661.

Mecha, Jared, et al.. (2025). Study protocol for a multi-center stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial to explore the usability and outcomes among young people living with HIV in Kiambu and Kirinyaga counties of Kenya, using an online health portal. PLOS Digital Health. 4(1). e0000380–e0000380. 1 indexed citations

Mecha, Jared, et al.. (2024). Towards pharmacogenomics-guided tuberculosis (TB) therapy: N-acetyltransferase-2 genotypes among TB-infected Kenyans of mixed ethnicity. BMC Medical Genomics. 17(1). 14–14. 2 indexed citations

Mecha, Jared, IO Kibwage, Arpana Verma, et al.. (2023). A cross-sectional survey on the effectiveness of public health campaigns for changing knowledge, attitudes, and practices in Kenyan informal settlements during the COVID-19 pandemic. PLoS ONE. 18(12). e0294202–e0294202. 4 indexed citations

Nduba, Videlis, et al.. (2023). Prevalence and predictors of tuberculosis infection among people living with HIV in a high tuberculosis burden context. BMJ Open Respiratory Research. 10(1). e001581–e001581. 3 indexed citations

Mecha, Jared, et al.. (2023). A survey of flexible bronchoscopy practice at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya. 4. 146–151. 1 indexed citations

Chakaya, Jeremiah, Jared Mecha, & Maarten Beekman. (2023). Over-prescription of short-acting β2-agonists remains a serious health concern in Kenya: results from the SABINA III study. BMC Primary Care. 24(1). 141–141. 3 indexed citations

Ombajo, Loice Achieng, et al.. (2023). Second-Line Switch to Dolutegravir for Treatment of HIV Infection. New England Journal of Medicine. 388(25). 2349–2359. 11 indexed citations

Khattab, A., et al.. (2022). Over-prescription of short-acting β₂-agonists is associated with poor asthma outcomes: results from the African cohort of the SABINA III study. Current Medical Research and Opinion. 38(11). 1983–1995. 9 indexed citations

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Langat, Agnes, et al.. (2021). Factors associated with the timely uptake of initial HIV virologic test among HIV-exposed infants attending clinics within a faith-based HIV program in Kenya; a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 21(1). 569–569. 4 indexed citations

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Liao, Mingrui, Huayang Liu, Xi Wang, et al.. (2021). A technical review of face mask wearing in preventing respiratory COVID-19 transmission. Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science. 52. 101417–101417. 177 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mecha, Jared, et al.. (2020). Burden of prehypertension among adults in Kenya: a retrospective analysis of findings from the Healthy Heart Africa (HHA) Programme. BMC Public Health. 20(1). 281–281. 10 indexed citations

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Mutai, Kenneth, et al.. (2020). Preconception Care Uptake and Immediate Outcomes among Discordant Couples Accessing Routine HIV Care in Kenya. Obstetrics and Gynecology International. 2020. 1–6. 2 indexed citations

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Mecha, Jared, et al.. (2018). Trends, treatment outcomes, and determinants for attrition among adult patients in care at a large tertiary HIV clinic in Nairobi, Kenya: a 2004–2015 retrospective cohort study. HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care. Volume 10. 103–114. 7 indexed citations

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Joshi, Mark, et al.. (2017). Quality of sleep and risk for obstructive sleep apnoea in ambulant individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus at a tertiary referral hospital in Kenya: a cross-sectional, comparative study. BMC Endocrine Disorders. 17(1). 7–7. 32 indexed citations

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Mecha, Jared, et al.. (2017). Quality of sleep and risk for obstructive sleep apnoea in ambulant individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus at a tertiary referral hospital in Kenya: a cross-sectional, comparative study. Sleep Medicine. 40. e311–e311. 3 indexed citations

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Mecha, Jared, et al.. (2016). Trends in clinical characteristics and outcomes of Pre-ART care at a large HIV clinic in Nairobi, Kenya: a retrospective cohort study. AIDS Research and Therapy. 13(1). 38–38.

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Mecha, Jared, et al.. (2015). Implementation of HIV discordant couple care and treatment program in a Kenyan referral hospital.

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