Pius Okong

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Pius Okong is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, General Health Professions and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Pius Okong has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 18 papers in General Health Professions and 16 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Pius Okong's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (18 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (14 papers) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (13 papers). Pius Okong is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (18 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (14 papers) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (13 papers). Pius Okong collaborates with scholars based in Uganda, Sweden and United Kingdom. Pius Okong's co-authors include Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Joy E Lawn, Kate Kerber, Ann Starrs, Romano Byaruhanga, Anna Bergström, Staffan Bergström, Arjumand Rizvi, Shereen Bhutta and Robert E. Black and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Pius Okong

50 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Continuum of care for maternal, newborn, and child health: from slogan to service delivery

2007 729 citations Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Pius Okong et al. The Lancet profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Pius Okong Uganda	22	1.6k	608	607	551	437	51	2.5k
Victoria B. Chou United States	12	1.5k 0.9×	599 1.0×	186 0.3×	674 1.2×	157 0.4×	23	2.2k
Charles Mwansambo Malawi	20	1.0k 0.6×	591 1.0×	296 0.5×	557 1.0×	350 0.8×	34	1.9k
Ayesha De Costa Sweden	28	1.3k 0.9×	380 0.6×	437 0.7×	719 1.3×	515 1.2×	95	2.7k
Gizachew Assefa Tessema Australia	25	989 0.6×	308 0.5×	300 0.5×	492 0.9×	196 0.4×	118	1.9k
Yvonne Tam United States	10	630 0.4×	364 0.6×	143 0.2×	416 0.8×	210 0.5×	22	1.5k
Yifru Berhan Ethiopia	24	1.0k 0.7×	413 0.7×	227 0.4×	455 0.8×	243 0.6×	81	1.7k
Jerome Kabakyenga Uganda	25	1.2k 0.8×	494 0.8×	346 0.6×	709 1.3×	320 0.7×	85	2.2k
Yagob Al-Mazrou Saudi Arabia	19	978 0.6×	243 0.4×	445 0.7×	445 0.8×	205 0.5×	51	2.1k
Elliot Marseille United States	29	637 0.4×	111 0.2×	825 1.4×	685 1.2×	1.3k 2.9×	80	3.1k
Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema Ethiopia	26	1.2k 0.8×	824 1.4×	317 0.5×	800 1.5×	272 0.6×	125	2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Pius Okong

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pius Okong

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20 of 20 papers shown

Miranda, Jezid, Suellen Miller, André B. Lalonde, et al.. (2024). Global health systems strengthening: FIGO's strategic view on reducing maternal and newborn mortality worldwide. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 165(3). 849–859. 1 indexed citations

Poon, Liona C., Graeme N. Smith, Lina Bergman, et al.. (2023). Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and long‐term cardiovascular health: FIGO Best Practice Advice. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 160(S1). 22–34. 41 indexed citations

Larsson, Markus, et al.. (2020). ‘One-size doesn’t fit all’: Understanding healthcare practitioners’ perceptions, attitudes and behaviours towards sexual and reproductive health and rights in low resource settings: An exploratory qualitative study. PLoS ONE. 15(6). e0234658–e0234658. 6 indexed citations

Elul, Batya, Kara Wools‐Kaloustian, Yingfeng Wu, et al.. (2016). Untangling the Relationship Between Antiretroviral Therapy Use and Incident Pregnancy: A Marginal Structural Model Analysis Using Data From 47,313 HIV-Positive Women in East Africa. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 72(3). 324–332. 9 indexed citations

Natureeba, Paul, Veronica Ades, Julia Mwesigwa, et al.. (2014). Lopinavir/Ritonavir-Based Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) Versus Efavirenz-Based ART for the Prevention of Malaria Among HIV-Infected Pregnant Women. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 210(12). 1938–1945. 40 indexed citations

Nakibuuka, Victoria, Pius Okong, Peter Waiswa, & Romano Byaruhanga. (2013). Perinatal death audits in a peri-urban hospital in Kampala, Uganda. African Health Sciences. 12(4). 435–42. 23 indexed citations

Kiondo, Paul, et al.. (2011). Plasma vitamin C assay in women of reproductive age in Kampala, Uganda, using a colorimetric method. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 17(2). 191–196. 12 indexed citations

Hofmeyr, G Justus, Rachel A. Haws, Staffan Bergström, et al.. (2009). Obstetric care in low-resource settings: What, who, and how to overcome challenges to scale up?. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 107(Supplement). S21–S45. 158 indexed citations

Bhutta, Zulfiqar A, S. K. Mahammad Ali, Simon Cousens, et al.. (2008). Interventions to address maternal, newborn, and child survival: what difference can integrated primary health care strategies make?. The Lancet. 372(9642). 972–989. 259 indexed citations

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Pirillo, Maria Franca, Elena Germinario, Maria Grazia Mancini, et al.. (2007). Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C viruses among HIV‐infected pregnant women in Uganda and Rwanda. Journal of Medical Virology. 79(12). 1797–1801. 68 indexed citations

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Sankatsing, Raaj R., Ferdinand W.N.M. Wit, Nadine G. Pakker, et al.. (2007). Effects of Nevirapine, Compared with Lamivudine, on Lipids and Lipoproteins in HIV‐1–Uninfected Newborns: The Stopping Infection from Mother‐to‐Child via Breast‐Feeding in Africa Lipid Substudy. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 196(1). 15–22. 16 indexed citations

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Larsson, Elin C., Pius Okong, Anna Thorson, & Anna Mia Ekström. (2007). Antiretroviral treatment of HIV in Uganda: a comparison of three different delivery models in a single hospital. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 101(9). 885–892. 10 indexed citations

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Castoro, Carlo, et al.. (2006). Development of a Day Surgery Programme in an Urban Hospital in Africa A Model for Developing Countries. TSpace (University of Toronto). 11(1). 69–70. 2 indexed citations

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Okong, Pius, Josaphat Byamugisha, Florence Mirembe, Romano Byaruhanga, & Staffan Bergström. (2006). Audit of severe maternal morbidity in Uganda – implications for quality of obstetric care. Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 85(7). 797–804. 69 indexed citations

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Byaruhanga, Romano, Anna Bergström, & Pius Okong. (2005). Neonatal Hypothermia in Uganda: Prevalence and Risk Factors. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics. 51(4). 212–215. 77 indexed citations

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Bergström, Anna, Romano Byaruhanga, & Pius Okong. (2005). The impact of newborn bathing on the prevalence of neonatal hypothermia in Uganda: A randomized, controlled trial. Acta Paediatrica. 94(10). 1462–1467. 54 indexed citations

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Lacey, Charles, Andrew Nunn, Sheena McCormack, et al.. (2005). A randomized controlled safety and acceptability trial of dextrin sulphate vaginal microbicide gel in sexually active women in Uganda. AIDS. 19(18). 2149–2156. 11 indexed citations

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Giuliano, Marina, Lucia Palmisano, Clementina Maria Galluzzo, et al.. (2003). Selection of resistance mutations in pregnant women receiving zidovudine and lamivudine to prevent HIV perinatal transmission. AIDS. 17(10). 1570–1572. 18 indexed citations

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Buonaguro, Franco M., Maria Lina Tornesello, Pius Okong, et al.. (2000). The Uganda study on HPV variants and genital cancers. Journal of Clinical Virology. 19(1-2). 31–41. 32 indexed citations

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Cuevas, Luís E., Julie Sheldon, David H. Smith, et al.. (1998). Prevalence and transmission of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (human herpesvirus 8) in Ugandan children and adolescents. International Journal of Cancer. 77(6). 817–820. 224 indexed citations

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