Journal articles

Shangani, S., Operario, D., Genberg, B., Kirwa, K., Midoun, M., Atwoli, L., et al. (2017) PLoS ONE 12(5): e0178076 Abstract: Orphaned and vulnerable adolescents (OVA) in sub-Saharan Africa are at greater risk for adverse psychological outcomes compared with their non-OVA...

Embleton, L., Nyandat, J., Ayuku, D., Sang, E., Kamanda, A., Ayaya, S., … & Galarraga, O. (2017). Sexual Behavior Among Orphaned Adolescents in Western Kenya: A Comparison of Institutional-and Family-Based Care Settings. Journal of Adolescent Health, 60(4), 417-424. .015 Abstract:...

Wachira, J., Kamanda, A., Embleton, L., Naanyu, V., Ayuku, D., & Braitstein, P. (2016). ‘Pregnancy Has Its Advantages’: The Voices of Street Connected Children and Youth in Eldoret, Kenya. PloS one, 11(3), e0150814. Abstract: Little is known about the reproductive health or...

Embleton, L., Lee, H., Gunn, J., Ayuku, D., & Braitstein, P. (2016). Causes of Child and Youth Homelessness in Developed and Developing Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA pediatrics, 170(5), 435-444. Abstract:  A systematic compilation of children and youth’s reported...

Szkwarko, D., Mercer, T., Kimani, S., Braitstein, P., Buziba, N., & Carter, E. J. (2016). Implementing intensified tuberculosis case-finding among street-connected youth and young adults in Kenya. Public Health Action, 6(2), 142-146. Abstract: Street-connected youth and young adults (SCY) suffer a myriad...

Winston, S. E., Chirchir, A. K., Muthoni, L. N., Ayuku, D., Koech, J., Nyandiko, W., … & Braitstein, P. (2015). Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections including HIV in street-connected adolescents in western Kenya. Sexually transmitted infections, 91(5), 353-359. ABSTRACT: The objectives...

Wachira, J., Kamanda, A., Embleton, L., Naanyu, V., Winston, S., Ayuku, D., & Braitstein, P. (2015). Initiation to street life: a qualitative examination of the physical, social, and psychological practices in becoming an accepted member of the street youth...

Embleton, L., Wachira, J., Kamanda, A., Naanyu, V., Ayuku, D., & Braitstein, P. (2016). Eating sweets without the wrapper: perceptions of HIV and sexually transmitted infections among street youth in western Kenya. Culture, health & sexuality, 18(3), 337-348. ABSTRACT: Street-connected youth in...

Embleton, L., Wachira, J., Kamanda, A., Naanyu, V., Winston, S., Ayuku, D., & Braitstein, P. (2015). “Once you join the streets you will have to do it”: sexual practices of street children and youth in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. Reproductive...

Embleton, L., Ott, M. A., Wachira, J., Naanyu, V., Kamanda, A., Makori, D., … & Braitstein, P. (2015). Adapting ethical guidelines for adolescent health research to street-connected children and youth in low-and middle-income countries: a case study from western...

Braitstein P, (2015) Institutional Care of Children in Low- and Middle-Income Settings: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom
 of Oliver Twist. Global Health: Science and Practice Abstract: Whether institutions or extended families are better suited to care for orphans depends on...

Sorber, R., Winston, S., Koech, J., Ayuku, D., Hu, L., Hogan, J., & Braitstein, P. (2014). Social and economic characteristics of street youth by gender and level of street involvement in Eldoret, Kenya. PLoS One, 9(5), e97587. Abstract: Street-connected youth are...

Nichols, J., Embleton, L., Mwangi, A., Morantz, G., Vreeman, R., Ayaya, S., … & Braitstein, P. (2014). Physical and sexual abuse in orphaned compared to non-orphaned children in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Child abuse & neglect, 38(2), 304-316....

Embleton, L., Ayuku, D., Kamanda, A., Atwoli, L., Ayaya, S., Vreeman, R., … & Braitstein, P. (2014). Models of care for orphaned and separated children and upholding children’s rights: cross-sectional evidence from western Kenya. BMC international health and human rights, 14(1),...

Ayuku, D., Embleton, L., Koech, J., Atwoli, L., Hu, L., Ayaya, S., … & Braitstein, P. (2014). The government of Kenya cash transfer for orphaned and vulnerable children: cross-sectional comparison of household and individual characteristics of those with and...

Atwoli, L., Ayuku, D., Hogan, J., Koech, J., Vreeman, R. C., Ayaya, S., & Braitstein, P. (2014). Impact of domestic care environment on trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder among orphans in western Kenya. PLoS One, 9(3), e89937. Abstract: The aim of...

Morantz, G., Cole, D., Vreeman, R., Ayaya, S., Ayuku, D., & Braitstein, P. (2013). Child abuse and neglect among orphaned children and youth living in extended families in sub-Saharan Africa: What have we learned from qualitative inquiry?. Vulnerable children and...

Morantz, G., Cole, D. C., Ayaya, S., Ayuku, D., & Braitstein, P. (2013). Maltreatment experiences and associated factors prior to admission to residential care: A sample of institutionalized children and youth in western Kenya. Child abuse & neglect, 37(10), 778-787. Study Objectives:...

Kamanda, A., Embleton, L., Ayuku, D., Atwoli, L., Gisore, P., Ayaya, S., … & Braitstein, P. (2013). Harnessing the power of the grassroots to conduct public health research in sub-Saharan Africa: a case study from western Kenya in the...

Embleton, L., Atwoli, L., Ayuku, D., & Braitstein, P. (2013). The journey of addiction: barriers to and facilitators of drug use cessation among street children and youths in Western Kenya. PloS one, 8(1), e53435. Abstract: This mixed-methods study examined barriers to...

Embleton, L., Ayuku, D., & Braitstein, P. (2013). Lost indeed, but not in translation. Addiction, 108(10), 1735-1736. Monteiro provides a passionate and compelling commentary on our systematic review and meta-analysis of substance use among street-involved children in resource-constrained settings ....

Embleton, L., Mwangi, A., Vreeman, R., Ayuku, D., & Braitstein, P. (2013). The epidemiology of substance use among street children in resource‐constrained settings: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Addiction, 108(10), 1722-1733. ABSTRACT: To compile and analyze critically the literature published on street...

Braitstein, P., Ayaya, S., Nyandiko, W. M., Kamanda, A., Koech, J., Gisore, P., . . . Ayuku, D. O. (2013). Nutritional status of orphaned and separated children and adolescents living in community and institutional environments in uasin gishu county,...

Vreeman, R., Kamaara, E., Kamanda, A., Ayuku, D., Nyandiko, W., Atwoli, L., … & Braitstein, P. (2012). Community perspectives on research consent involving vulnerable children in Western Kenya. Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics, 7(4), 44-55. ABSTRACT: Involving vulnerable...

Vreeman, R., Kamaara, E., Kamanda, A., Ayuku, D., Nyandiko, W., Atwoli, L., … & Braitstein, P. (2012). A qualitative study using traditional community assemblies to investigate community perspectives on informed consent and research participation in western Kenya. BMC medical ethics, 13(1),...

Thompson, R. T., Meslin, E. M., Braitstein, P. K., Nyandiko, W. M., Ayaya, S. O., & Vreeman, R. C. (2012). The vulnerabilities of orphaned children participating in research: A critical review and factors for consideration for participation in biomedical...

Embleton, L., Ayuku, D., Atwoli, L., Vreeman, R., & Braitstein, P. (2012). Knowledge, attitudes, and substance use practices among street children in Western Kenya. Substance use & misuse, 47(11), 1234-1247. Abstract: The study describes the knowledge of and attitudes toward substance...