Dr Anthony Manyara

  • Research Assistant (MRC/CSO Social & Public Health Sciences Unit)

Biography

I joined the Complexity in Health Improvement Programme at the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit in November 2021. My role involves coordinating the SPIRIT|CONSORT-SURROGATE project. 

My background is in public health having obtained a BSc (First class) in Environmental Health from Moi University, MSc (with Distinction) in Public Health from UWE Bristol, and PhD in Social and Public Health science from the University of Glasgow. 

I worked previously in research positions at APHRC, UWE Bristol, KEMRI Wellcome Trust and Aquaya Institute.

Research interests

  • Noncommunicable disease prevention
  • Mixed methods studies
  • Theory of change development
  • Surrogate endpoints
  • Health systems and policy research

Publications

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Number of items: 15.

2022

Ciani, O., Manyara, A. M. , Chen, A.-W. and Taylor, R. S. (2022) Surrogate endpoints in trials: a call for better reporting. Trials, 23, 991. (doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-06904-7) (PMID:36503559) (PMCID:PMC9743760)

Ciani, O., Manyara, A. M. and Taylor, R. S. (2022) Surrogate endpoints in cardio-thoracic trials: a call for better reporting and improved interpretation of trial findings. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 62(4), ezac449. (doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezac449) (PMID:36112148)

Manyara, A. , Davies, P., Stewart, D., Wells, V. , Weir, C., Young, A., Taylor, R. and Ciani, O. (2022) Scoping and targeted reviews to support development of SPIRIT and CONSORT extensions for randomised controlled trials with surrogate primary endpoints: protocol. BMJ Open, 12(10), e062798. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062798) (PMID:36229145) (PMCID:PMC9562307)

Manyara, A. M. et al. (2022) Protocol for the development of SPIRIT and CONSORT extensions for randomised controlled trials with surrogate primary endpoints: SPIRIT-SURROGATE and CONSORT-SURROGATE. BMJ Open, 12(10), e064304. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064304) (PMID:36220321) (PMCID:PMC9557267)

Ciani, O., Manyara, A. M. and Taylor, R. S. (2022) Need for better reporting of trials with surrogate endpoints – SPIRIT|CONSORT-SURROGATE extensions. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 76(9), pp. 769-770. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2022-219294) (PMID:35750481) (PMCID:PMC9380472)

Ciani, O., Manyara, A. M. and Taylor, R. S. (2022) Surrogate endpoints in trials – a call for better reporting. British Medical Journal, 378, o1912. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.o1912) (PMID:35905986)

Manyara, A. M. , Ciani, O. and Taylor, R. S. (2022) A call for better reporting of trials using surrogate primary endpoints. Alzheimer's and Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions, 8(1), e12340. (doi: 10.1002/trc2.12340) (PMID:35910671) (PMCID:PMC9323346)

Polašek, O. et al. (2022) Research priorities to reduce the impact of COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries. Journal of Global Health, 12, 09003. (doi: 10.7189/jogh.12.09003)

Manyara, A. M. , Ciani, O. and Taylor, R. S. (2022) Reply to Commentary by Cummings (2022): Surrogate endpoints extend beyond biomarkers. Alzheimer's and Dementia, 8(1), e12344. (doi: 10.1002/trc2.12344) (PMID:35910664) (PMCID:PMC9323349)

2021

Manyara, A. M. , Mwaniki, E., Gray, C. M. and Gill, J. M.R. (2021) Comparison of risk factors between people with type 2 diabetes and matched controls in Nairobi, Kenya. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 26(9), pp. 1075-1087. (doi: 10.1111/tmi.13629) (PMID:34051023)

Manyara, A. M. (2021) Optimal cut-offs of five anthropometric indices and their predictive ability of type 2 diabetes in a nationally representative Kenyan study. AIMS Public Health, 8(3), pp. 507-518. (doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2021041) (PMID:34395701) (PMCID:PMC8334637)

2019

Improving Health in Slums Collaborative, (2019) A protocol for a multi-site, spatially-referenced household survey in slum settings: methods for access, sampling frame construction, sampling, and field data collection. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 19, 109. (doi: 10.1186/s12874-019-0732-x) (PMID:31146676) (PMCID:PMC6543601)

2018

Manyara, A. M. , Buunaaisie, C., Annett, H., Bird, E., Bray, I., Ige, J., Jones, M., Orme, J., Pilkington, P. and Evans, D. (2018) Exploring the multidisciplinary extent of public health career structures in 12 countries: an exploratory mapping. Journal of Public Health, 40(4), e538-e544. (doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdy057) (PMID:29590452)

Buunaaisie, C., Manyara, A.M. , Annett, H., Bird, E.L., Bray, I., Ige, J., Jones, M., Orme, J., Pilkington, P. and Evans, D. (2018) Employability and career experiences of international graduates of MSc Public Health: a mixed methods study. Public Health, 160, pp. 62-69. (doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2018.03.032) (PMID:29751223)

2017

Barasa, E. W., Manyara, A. M. , Molyneux, S. and Tsofa, B. (2017) Recentralization within decentralization: county hospital autonomy under devolution in Kenya. PLoS ONE, 12(8), e0182440. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182440) (PMID:28771558) (PMCID:PMC5542634)

This list was generated on Sat Mar 25 16:39:23 2023 GMT.
Jump to: Articles
Number of items: 15.

Articles

Ciani, O., Manyara, A. M. , Chen, A.-W. and Taylor, R. S. (2022) Surrogate endpoints in trials: a call for better reporting. Trials, 23, 991. (doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-06904-7) (PMID:36503559) (PMCID:PMC9743760)

Ciani, O., Manyara, A. M. and Taylor, R. S. (2022) Surrogate endpoints in cardio-thoracic trials: a call for better reporting and improved interpretation of trial findings. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 62(4), ezac449. (doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezac449) (PMID:36112148)

Manyara, A. , Davies, P., Stewart, D., Wells, V. , Weir, C., Young, A., Taylor, R. and Ciani, O. (2022) Scoping and targeted reviews to support development of SPIRIT and CONSORT extensions for randomised controlled trials with surrogate primary endpoints: protocol. BMJ Open, 12(10), e062798. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062798) (PMID:36229145) (PMCID:PMC9562307)

Manyara, A. M. et al. (2022) Protocol for the development of SPIRIT and CONSORT extensions for randomised controlled trials with surrogate primary endpoints: SPIRIT-SURROGATE and CONSORT-SURROGATE. BMJ Open, 12(10), e064304. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064304) (PMID:36220321) (PMCID:PMC9557267)

Ciani, O., Manyara, A. M. and Taylor, R. S. (2022) Need for better reporting of trials with surrogate endpoints – SPIRIT|CONSORT-SURROGATE extensions. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 76(9), pp. 769-770. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2022-219294) (PMID:35750481) (PMCID:PMC9380472)

Ciani, O., Manyara, A. M. and Taylor, R. S. (2022) Surrogate endpoints in trials – a call for better reporting. British Medical Journal, 378, o1912. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.o1912) (PMID:35905986)

Manyara, A. M. , Ciani, O. and Taylor, R. S. (2022) A call for better reporting of trials using surrogate primary endpoints. Alzheimer's and Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions, 8(1), e12340. (doi: 10.1002/trc2.12340) (PMID:35910671) (PMCID:PMC9323346)

Polašek, O. et al. (2022) Research priorities to reduce the impact of COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries. Journal of Global Health, 12, 09003. (doi: 10.7189/jogh.12.09003)

Manyara, A. M. , Ciani, O. and Taylor, R. S. (2022) Reply to Commentary by Cummings (2022): Surrogate endpoints extend beyond biomarkers. Alzheimer's and Dementia, 8(1), e12344. (doi: 10.1002/trc2.12344) (PMID:35910664) (PMCID:PMC9323349)

Manyara, A. M. , Mwaniki, E., Gray, C. M. and Gill, J. M.R. (2021) Comparison of risk factors between people with type 2 diabetes and matched controls in Nairobi, Kenya. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 26(9), pp. 1075-1087. (doi: 10.1111/tmi.13629) (PMID:34051023)

Manyara, A. M. (2021) Optimal cut-offs of five anthropometric indices and their predictive ability of type 2 diabetes in a nationally representative Kenyan study. AIMS Public Health, 8(3), pp. 507-518. (doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2021041) (PMID:34395701) (PMCID:PMC8334637)

Improving Health in Slums Collaborative, (2019) A protocol for a multi-site, spatially-referenced household survey in slum settings: methods for access, sampling frame construction, sampling, and field data collection. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 19, 109. (doi: 10.1186/s12874-019-0732-x) (PMID:31146676) (PMCID:PMC6543601)

Manyara, A. M. , Buunaaisie, C., Annett, H., Bird, E., Bray, I., Ige, J., Jones, M., Orme, J., Pilkington, P. and Evans, D. (2018) Exploring the multidisciplinary extent of public health career structures in 12 countries: an exploratory mapping. Journal of Public Health, 40(4), e538-e544. (doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdy057) (PMID:29590452)

Buunaaisie, C., Manyara, A.M. , Annett, H., Bird, E.L., Bray, I., Ige, J., Jones, M., Orme, J., Pilkington, P. and Evans, D. (2018) Employability and career experiences of international graduates of MSc Public Health: a mixed methods study. Public Health, 160, pp. 62-69. (doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2018.03.032) (PMID:29751223)

Barasa, E. W., Manyara, A. M. , Molyneux, S. and Tsofa, B. (2017) Recentralization within decentralization: county hospital autonomy under devolution in Kenya. PLoS ONE, 12(8), e0182440. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182440) (PMID:28771558) (PMCID:PMC5542634)

This list was generated on Sat Mar 25 16:39:23 2023 GMT.