Rhoune Ochako

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Rhoune Ochako is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Rhoune Ochako has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in General Health Professions, 9 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 6 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Rhoune Ochako's work include Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (10 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (9 papers) and Reproductive Health and Contraception (5 papers). Rhoune Ochako is often cited by papers focused on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (10 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (9 papers) and Reproductive Health and Contraception (5 papers). Rhoune Ochako collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, Belgium and Switzerland. Rhoune Ochako's co-authors include Lawrence Ikamari, Jean Christophe Fotso, Abdhalah Ziraba, Anne Khasakhala, Chimaraoke Izugbara, Mwende Mbondo, Marleen Temmerman, Rachel Thompson, Stephen ALOO and Megan Kays and has published in prestigious journals such as BMC Public Health, BMJ Open and BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.

In The Last Decade

Rhoune Ochako

18 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Barriers to modern contraceptive methods uptake among young women in Kenya: a qualitative study

2015 272 citations Rhoune Ochako, Mwende Mbondo et al. BMC Public Health profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rhoune Ochako Kenya	16	791	640	563	267	157	18	1.5k
Eugene Budu Ghana	21	974 1.2×	714 1.1×	366 0.7×	289 1.1×	134 0.9×	113	1.6k
Mesganaw Fantahun Ethiopia	23	1.1k 1.4×	784 1.2×	386 0.7×	407 1.5×	300 1.9×	69	1.9k
David Teye Doku Ghana	26	606 0.8×	661 1.0×	494 0.9×	435 1.6×	72 0.5×	73	1.9k
Akira Shibanuma Japan	21	637 0.8×	467 0.7×	221 0.4×	294 1.1×	123 0.8×	98	1.4k
Siân Curtis United States	28	1.4k 1.7×	965 1.5×	473 0.8×	287 1.1×	102 0.6×	78	2.1k
Morankar Sudhakar Ethiopia	19	545 0.7×	452 0.7×	329 0.6×	248 0.9×	67 0.4×	89	1.3k
Ian Askew Kenya	27	1.0k 1.3×	903 1.4×	593 1.1×	133 0.5×	130 0.8×	79	1.8k
Raymond Aborigo Ghana	24	1.1k 1.4×	608 0.9×	399 0.7×	397 1.5×	451 2.9×	85	1.9k
Emma Sacks United States	24	887 1.1×	493 0.8×	260 0.5×	271 1.0×	324 2.1×	91	1.5k
Hubert Amu Ghana	22	589 0.7×	519 0.8×	193 0.3×	188 0.7×	89 0.6×	93	1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rhoune Ochako

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18 of 18 papers shown

Pinchoff, Jessie, Karen Austrian, Timothy Abuya, et al.. (2021). Gendered economic, social and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigation policies in Kenya: evidence from a prospective cohort survey in Nairobi informal settlements. BMJ Open. 11(3). e042749–e042749. 64 indexed citations

Pinchoff, Jessie, Karen Austrian, James B. Tidwell, et al.. (2021). Mobility Patterns During COVID-19 Travel Restrictions in Nairobi Urban Informal Settlements: Who Is Leaving Home and Why. Journal of Urban Health. 98(2). 211–221. 22 indexed citations

Austrian, Karen, Jessie Pinchoff, James B. Tidwell, et al.. (2020). COVID-19 related knowledge, attitudes, practices and needs of households in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya. 87 indexed citations

Ochako, Rhoune, et al.. (2018). Female sex workers experiences of using contraceptive methods: a qualitative study in Kenya. BMC Women s Health. 18(1). 105–105. 24 indexed citations

Ochako, Rhoune, Marleen Temmerman, Mwende Mbondo, & Ian Askew. (2017). Determinants of modern contraceptive use among sexually active men in Kenya. Reproductive Health. 14(1). 56–56. 42 indexed citations

Ochako, Rhoune, et al.. (2016). Pregnancy wantedness, frequency and timing of antenatal care visit among women of childbearing age in Kenya. Reproductive Health. 13(1). 51–51. 60 indexed citations

Ochako, Rhoune, Chimaraoke Izugbara, Jerry Okal, Ian Askew, & Marleen Temmerman. (2016). Contraceptive method choice among women in slum and non-slum communities in Nairobi, Kenya. BMC Women s Health. 16(1). 35–35. 24 indexed citations

Ochako, Rhoune, Ian Askew, Jerry Okal, John O. Oucho, & Marleen Temmerman. (2016). Modern contraceptive use among migrant and non-migrant women in Kenya. Reproductive Health. 13(1). 67–67. 23 indexed citations

Mutua, Martin Kavao, et al.. (2015). Effects of low birth weight on time to BCG vaccination in an urban poor settlement in Nairobi, Kenya: an observational cohort study. BMC Pediatrics. 15(1). 45–45. 15 indexed citations

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Ngilangwa, David, et al.. (2015). Prevalence and predictors of HIV sero-discordance among cohabiting couples tested in northern Tanzania. Pan African Medical Journal. 22. 275–275. 9 indexed citations

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Ochako, Rhoune, Mwende Mbondo, Stephen ALOO, et al.. (2015). Barriers to modern contraceptive methods uptake among young women in Kenya: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health. 15(1). 118–118. 272 indexed citations breakdown →

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Izugbara, Chimaraoke, et al.. (2014). Unintended pregnancy and subsequent use of modern contraceptive among slum and non-slum women in Nairobi, Kenya. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 14(1). 224–224. 29 indexed citations

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Ikamari, Lawrence, Chimaraoke Izugbara, & Rhoune Ochako. (2013). Prevalence and determinants of unintended pregnancy among women in Nairobi, Kenya. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 13(1). 69–69. 122 indexed citations

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Izugbara, Chimaraoke, et al.. (2013). Ethnicity, livelihoods, masculinity, and health among Luo men in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. Ethnicity and Health. 18(5). 483–498. 7 indexed citations

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Izugbara, Chimaraoke, Chimaraoke Izugbara, Rhoune Ochako, Chibuogwu Izugbara, & Chibuogwu Izugbara. (2011). Gender scripts and unwanted pregnancy among urban Kenyan women. Culture Health & Sexuality. 13(9). 1031–1045. 29 indexed citations

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Ochako, Rhoune, et al.. (2011). Utilization of maternal health services among young women in Kenya: Insights from the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey, 2003. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 11(1). 1–1. 278 indexed citations

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Ochako, Rhoune, et al.. (2011). Trends and determinants of Comprehensive HIV and AIDS knowledge among urban young women in Kenya. AIDS Research and Therapy. 8(1). 11–11. 62 indexed citations

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Ziraba, Abdhalah, Jean Christophe Fotso, & Rhoune Ochako. (2009). Overweight and obesity in urban Africa: A problem of the rich or the poor?. BMC Public Health. 9(1). 465–465. 324 indexed citations

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