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Dr Peter Macharia

Formerly at Lancaster University

  1. 2016
  2. Published

    A national health facility survey of malaria infection among febrile patients in Kenya, 2014

    Githinji, S., Noor, A. M., Malinga, J., Macharia, P. M., Kiptui, R., Omar, A., Njagi, K., Waqo, E. & Snow, R. W., 8/12/2016, In: Malaria Journal. 15, 9 p., 591.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. 2017
  4. Published

    Spatial accessibility to basic public health services in South Sudan

    Macharia, P. M., Ouma, P. O., Gogo, E. G., Snow, R. W. & Noor, A. M., 11/05/2017, In: Geospatial Health. 12, 1, 8 p., 510.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Spatial models for the rational allocation of routinely distributed bed nets to public health facilities in Western Kenya

    Macharia, P. M., Odera, P. A., Snow, R. W. & Noor, A. M., 12/09/2017, In: Malaria Journal. 16, 11 p., 367.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Coverage of routine reporting on malaria parasitological testing in Kenya, 2015–2016

    Maina, J. K., Macharia, P. M., Ouma, P. O., Snow, R. W. & Okiro, E. A., 31/12/2017, In: Global Health Action. 10, 1, 9 p., 1413266.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. 2018
  8. Published

    Access to emergency hospital care provided by the public sector in sub-Saharan Africa in 2015: a geocoded inventory and spatial analysis

    Ouma, P. O., Maina, J., Thuranira, P. N., Macharia, P. M., Alegana, V. A., English, M., Okiro, E. A. & Snow, R. W., 31/03/2018, In: The Lancet Global Health. 6, 3, p. e342-e350 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  9. 2020
  10. Published

    Determinants of subnational disparities in antenatal care utilisation: a spatial analysis of demographic and health survey data in Kenya

    Wairoto, K. G., Joseph, N. K., Macharia, P. M. & Okiro, E. A., 18/07/2020, In: BMC Health Services Research. 20, 1, 12 p., 665.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    A vulnerability index for COVID-19: spatial analysis at the subnational level in Kenya

    Macharia, P. M., Joseph, N. K. & Okiro, E. A., 24/08/2020, In: BMJ Global Health. 5, 8, 12 p., e003014.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Spatial access inequities and childhood immunisation uptake in Kenya

    Joseph, N. K., Macharia, P. M., Ouma, P. O., Mumo, J., Jalang'o, R., Wagacha, P. W., Achieng, V. O., Ndung'u, E., Okoth, P., Muñiz, M., Guigoz, Y., Panciera, R., Ray, N. & Okiro, E. A., 15/09/2020, In: BMC Public Health. 20, 1, 12 p., 1407.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Spatial and spatio-temporal methods for mapping malaria risk: A systematic review

    Odhiambo, J. N., Kalinda, C., Macharia, P. M., Snow, R. W. & Sartorius, B., 5/10/2020, In: BMJ Global Health. 5, 10, 17 p., e002919.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Trends in health workers’ compliance with outpatient malaria case-management guidelines across malaria epidemiological zones in Kenya, 2010–2016

    Amboko, B., Stepniewska, K., Macharia, P. M., Machini, B., Bejon, P., Snow, R. W. & Zurovac, D., 11/11/2020, In: Malaria Journal. 19, 1, 14 p., 406.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  15. 2021
  16. Published

    A rapid and reproducible picture of open access health facility data in Africa to support the COVID-19 response

    South, A., Dicko, A., Herringer, M., Macharia, P. M., Maina, J., Okiro, E. A., Snow, R. W. & van der Walt, A., 16/02/2021, In: Wellcome Open Research. 5, 157.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  17. Published

    A reproducible picture of open access health facility data in Africa and R tools to support improvement

    South, A., Dicko, A., Herringer, M., Macharia, P. M., Maina, J., Okiro, E. A., Snow, R. W. & van der Walt, A., 16/02/2021, In: Wellcome Open Research. 5, p. 1-32 32 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Subnational estimates of factors associated with under-five mortality in Kenya: A spatio-temporal analysis, 1993-2014

    Macharia, P. M., Joseph, N. K., Sartorius, B., Snow, R. W. & Okiro, E. A., 15/04/2021, In: BMJ Global Health. 6, 4, 17 p., e004544.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  19. Published

    The impact of child health interventions and risk factors on child survival in Kenya, 1993–2014: a Bayesian spatio-temporal analysis with counterfactual scenarios

    Macharia, P. M., Joseph, N. K., Snow, R. W., Sartorius, B. & Okiro, E. A., 4/05/2021, In: BMC Medicine. 19, 1, 15 p., 102.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Modelling geographical accessibility to urban centres in Kenya in 2019

    Macharia, P. M., Mumo, E. & Okiro, E. A., 14/05/2021, In: PLoS ONE. 16, 5, 24 p., e0251624.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Model building and assessment of the impact of covariates for disease prevalence mapping in low-resource settings

    Giorgi, E., Fronterre, C., Macharia, P., Alegana, V., Snow, R. W. & Diggle, P., 30/06/2021, In: Interface. 18, 179, 20210104.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Defining service catchment areas in low-resource settings

    Macharia, P., Ray, N., Giorgi, E., Okiro, E. A. & Snow, R. W., 31/07/2021, In: BMJ Global Health. 6, 7, e006381.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Tracking the introduction and spread of SARS-CoV-2 in coastal Kenya

    Githinji, G., Laurent, Z. R. D., Mohammed, K. S., Omuoyo, D. O., Macharia, P. M., Morobe, J. M., Otieno, E., Kinyanjui, S. M., Agweyu, A., Maitha, E., Kitole, B., Suleiman, T., Mwakinangu, M., Nyambu, J., Otieno, J., Salim, B., Kasera, K., Kiiru, J., Aman, R., Barasa, E., & 6 othersWarimwe, G., Bejon, P., Tsofa, B., Ochola-Oyier, L. I., Nokes, D. J. & Agoti, C. N., 10/08/2021, In: Nature Communications. 12, 1, 10 p., 4809.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Plasmodium falciparum parasite prevalence in East Africa: Updating data for malaria stratification

    Alegana, V. A., Macharia, P. M., Muchiri, S., Mumo, E., Oyugi, E., Kamau, A., Chacky, F., Thawer, S., Molteni, F., Rutazanna, D., Maiteki-Sebuguzi, C., Gonahasa, S., Noor, A. M., Snow, R. W. & Ashton, R. (ed.), 7/12/2021, In: PLOS Global Public Health. 1, 12, 21 p., e0000014.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Maplaria: a user friendly web-application for spatio-temporal malaria prevalence mapping

    Giorgi, E., Macharia, P., Woodmansey, J., Snow, R. W. & Rowlingson, B., 20/12/2021, In: Malaria Journal. 20, 11 p., 471.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  26. 2022
  27. Published

    Comparing modelled with self-reported travel time and the used versus the nearest facility: modelling geographic accessibility to family planning outlets in Kenya

    Bouanchaud, P., Macharia, P. M., Demise, E. G. & Nakimuli, D., 6/05/2022, In: BMJ Global Health. 7, 3, e008366.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  28. Published

    Leveraging big data for improving the estimation of close to reality travel time to obstetric emergency services in urban low- and middle-income settings

    Banke-Thomas, A., Macharia, P. M., Makanga, P. T., Beňová, L., Wong, K. L. M., Gwacham-Anisiobi, U., Wang, J., Olubodun, T., Ogunyemi, O., Afolabi, B. B., Ebenso, B. & Omolade Abejirinde, I-O., 29/07/2022, In: Frontiers in Public Health. 10, 7 p., 931401.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  29. Published

    Mapping urban physical distancing constraints, sub-Saharan Africa: a case study from Kenya

    Chamberlain, H. R., Macharia, P. M. & Tatem, A. J., 1/09/2022, In: Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 100, 9, p. 562-569 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  30. Published

    Differences between gridded population data impact measures of geographic access to healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa

    Hierink, F., Boo, G., Macharia, P., Ouma, P., Timoner, P., Levy, M., Tschirhart, K., Leyk, S., Oliphant, N., Tatem, A. & Ray, N., 16/09/2022, In: communications medicine. 2, 13 p., 117.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  31. Published

    Progress towards achieving child survival goals in Kenya after devolution: Geospatial analysis with scenario-based projections, 2015–2025

    Joseph, N. K., Macharia, P. M., Okiro, E. A. & Wheldon, M. C. (ed.), 5/10/2022, In: PLOS Global Public Health. 2, 10, 19 p., e0000686.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  32. Published

    Combining school-catchment area models with geostatistical models for analysing school survey data from low-resource settings: Inferential benefits and limitations

    Macharia, P., Ray, N., Gitonga, C. W., Snow, R. W. & Giorgi, E., 31/10/2022, In: Spatial Statistics. 51, 24 p., 100679.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  33. Published

    Geographic accessibility to public and private health facilities in Kenya in 2021: An updated geocoded inventory and spatial analysis

    Moturi, A. K., Suiyanka, L., Mumo, E., Snow, R. W., Okiro, E. A. & Macharia, P. M., 3/11/2022, In: Frontiers in Public Health. 10, 14 p., 1002975.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  34. Published

    Neonatal and perinatal mortality in the urban continuum: A geospatial analysis of the household survey, satellite imagery and travel time data in Tanzania

    Macharia, P., Beňová, L., Pinchoff, J., Semaan, A., Pembe, A., Christou, A. & Hanson, C., 14/11/2022, In: medRxiv.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal article

  35. Published

    Double burden of under-5 mortality in LMICs

    Macharia, P. M. & Beňová, L., 30/11/2022, In: The Lancet Global Health. 10, 11, p. e1535-e1536 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  36. Published

    Spatial variation and inequities in antenatal care coverage in Kenya, Uganda and mainland Tanzania using model-based geostatistics: a socioeconomic and geographical accessibility lens

    Macharia, P. M., Joseph, N. K., Nalwadda, G. K., Mwilike, B., Banke-Thomas, A., Benova, L. & Johnson, O., 6/12/2022, In: BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 22, 1, 16 p., 908.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  37. 2023
  38. Published

    Choice of a family planning outlet in urban areas: The role of distance and quality of services in Kenya and Uganda

    Winston, J., Calhoun, L. M., Guilkey, D., Macharia, P. M. & Speizer, I. S., 30/03/2023, In: Frontiers in Global Women's Health. 4, 11 p., 1117849.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  39. Published

    Investigating rapid diagnostic testing in Kenya’s health system, 2018–2020: validating non-reporting in routine data using a health facility service assessment survey

    Moturi, A. K., Robert, B. N., Bahati, F., Macharia, P. M. & Okiro, E. A., 30/03/2023, In: BMC Health Services Research. 23, 1, 14 p., 306.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  40. Published

    Prioritizing COVID-19 vaccine allocation in resource poor settings: Towards an Artificial Intelligence-enabled and Geospatial-assisted decision support framework

    Shayegh, S., Andreu-Perez, J., Akoth, C., Bosch-Capblanch, X., Dasgupta, S., Falchetta, G., Gregson, S., Hammad, A. T., Herringer, M., Kapkea, F., Labella, A., Lisciotto, L., Martínez, L., Macharia, P. M., Morales-Ruiz, P., Murage, N., Offeddu, V., South, A., Torbica, A., Trentini, F., & 1 othersMelegaro, A., 10/08/2023, In: PLoS One. 18, 8, e0275037.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  41. Published

    Modelling geographic access and school catchment areas across public primary schools to support subnational planning in Kenya

    Macharia, P., Moturi, A. K., Mumo, E., Giorgi, E., Okiro, E. A., Snow, R. W. & Ray, N., 3/09/2023, In: Children's Geographies. 21, 5, p. 1-17 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  42. Published

    Approaches to Defining Health Facility Catchment Areas in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Macharia, P., Odhiambo, J. N., Mumo, E., Maina, A., Giorgi, E. & Okiro, E. A., 31/10/2023, Health and Medical Geography in Africa: Global Perspectives on Health Geography. Adewoyin, Y. (ed.). Cham: Springer

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter (peer-reviewed)peer-review

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