Dr Owen Nkoka

MVLS Futures Fellow (Public Health)

email: Owen.Nkoka@glasgow.ac.uk

Import to contacts

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247

Biography

Owen Nkoka is building an interdisciplinary research programme focused on understanding and addressing health inequalities in long-term conditions and multimorbidity. His work integrates epidemiology, social determinants, and biological approaches to investigate how structural and biological factors shape disease risk, progression, and outcomes.

He leads the Healthy Lives Malawi Long-Term Conditions Cohort, a major population-based study designed to advance knowledge of chronic disease in low-income African settings. Owen serves on the African Population Cohorts Consortium steering committee and collaborates widely across Africa and the UK on multimorbidity and mental health research.

Alongside his research, Owen plays an active role in training the next generation of researchers through supervision, with a commitment to building research capacity and contributing to the foundations of sustainable scientific leadership in Africa.

Research interests

Owen’s research explores the structural and biological dimensions of health inequalities in long-term conditions and multimorbidity, with a particular emphasis on underrepresented populations in low-income African settings. His work integrates epidemiological analysis, social determinants of health, and biological inquiry to understand how context (social, economic, and geographic) shapes disease trajectories and outcomes.

He is particularly interested in leveraging population cohort data to uncover patterns of risk and resilience across diverse communities. This includes investigating the life-course and intergenerational impacts of chronic illness and identifying opportunities for early intervention and prevention. He is especially interested in developing interventions.

Publications

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Number of items: 37.

2025

Riches, N. et al. (2025) Vertical transmission of hepatitis B in the WHO African region: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Global Health, 13(3), e447-e458. (doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00506-0) (PMID:40021303) (PMCID:PMC11868780)

2024

Dixon, J. et al. (2024) Interdisciplinary perspectives on multimorbidity in Africa: developing an expanded conceptual model. PLoS Global Public Health, 4(7), e0003434. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003434) (PMID:39078807) (PMCID:PMC11288440)

Jenya Soko, Charles, Weng, Yi-Hao, Enricho Nkhoma, Dumisani, Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Estinfort, Wanda, Chiou, Hung-Yi and Chiu, Ya-Wen (2024) Relationship between cooking fuels and health among under-5 children in Malawi: a nationwide time-trend survey from 2000 to 2016. Population and Environment, 46, 15. (doi: 10.1007/s11111-024-00457-4)

Nkoka, O. et al. (2024) Association between physical multimorbidity and common mental health disorders in rural and urban Malawian settings: preliminary findings from Healthy Lives Malawi long-term conditions survey. PLoS Global Public Health, 4(4), e0002955. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002955) (PMID:38574079) (PMCID:PMC10994288)

2022

Phiri, Yohane V. A., Aydın, Kemal, Yıldız, Nadire Gülçin, Motsa, Mfundi President Sebenele, Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Aydin, Halide Z. and Chao, Hsing Jasmine (2022) Individual-level determinants of depressive symptoms and associated diseases history in Turkish persons aged 15 years and older: a population-based study. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, 983817. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.983817) (PMID:36532187) (PMCID:PMC9751320)

Ntenda, Peter Austin Morton, El-Meidany, Walaa Mamdouh Reyad, Tiruneh, Fentanesh Nibret, Motsa, Mfundi President Sebenele, Nyirongo, Joyce, Chirwa, Gowokani Chijere, Kapachika, Arnold and Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247 (2022) Determinants of self-reported hypertension among women in South Africa: evidence from the population-based survey. Clinical Hypertension, 28(1), 39. (doi: 10.1186/s40885-022-00222-5) (PMID:36376985) (PMCID:PMC9664601)

Ntenda, Peter A. M., Chirambo, Angeziwa C., Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, El-Meidany, Walaa M. and Goupeyou-Youmsi, Jessy (2022) Implication of asymptomatic and clinical Plasmodium falciparum infections on biomarkers of iron status among school-aged children in Malawi. Malaria Journal, 21(1), 278. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-022-04297-1) (PMID:36183114) (PMCID:PMC9526385)

Phiri, Yohane V. A., Nyam, Gunchmaa, Wardani, Yuniar, Phiri, Doreen, Chuang, Kun-Yang, Chao, Hsing Jasmine and Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247 (2022) Association between history of abortion and current use of contraceptives among Mongolian women. BMC Women's Health, 22, 279. (doi: 10.1186/s12905-022-01862-3) (PMID:35794556) (PMCID:PMC9261006)

Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Ntenda, Peter A.M., Phiri, Yohane V.A., Mabuza, Gugulethu N. and Dlamini, Sihle A. (2022) Knowledge of diabetes among Gambian adults: evidence from a nation-wide survey. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 22(1), 145. (doi: 10.1186/s12872-022-02591-z) (PMID:35366807) (PMCID:PMC8976999)

Ntenda, Peter A. M., Sixpence, Alick, Mwenyenkulu, Tisungane E., Mmanga, Kondwani, Chirambo, Angeziwa C., Bauleni, Andy and Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247 (2022) Determinants of pentavalent and measles vaccination dropouts among children aged 12–23 months in The Gambia. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 520. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-12914-6) (PMID:35296298) (PMCID:PMC8926885)

Bauleni, Andy, Tiruneh, Fentanesh N., Mwenyenkulu, Tisungane E., Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Chirwa, Gowokani C., Gowelo, Steve, Chipeta, Michael G. and Ntenda, Peter A.M. (2022) Effects of deworming medication on anaemia among children aged 6–59 months in sub-Saharan Africa. Parasites and Vectors, 15(1), 7. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-021-05123-4) (PMID:35016722) (PMCID:PMC8753868)

2021

Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Ntenda, Peter A.M. and Chuang, Kun-Yang (2021) Contextual factors associated with knowledge and attitudes of HIV/AIDS among Malawian women of reproductive age. European Journal of Public Health, 31(6), pp. 1129-1137. (doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckab110) (PMID:34244737)

Mabuza, Gugulethu N., Waits, Alexander, Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247 and Chien, Li-Yin (2021) Prevalence of iron and folic acid supplements consumption and associated factors among pregnant women in Eswatini: a multicenter cross-sectional study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21, 469. (doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-03881-8)

Mmanga, Kondwani, Mwenenkulu, Tisungane E., Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247 and Ntenda, Peter A.M. (2021) Tracking immunization coverage, dropout and equity gaps among children ages 12–23 months in Malawi – bottleneck analysis of the Malawi Demographic and Health Survey. International Health, (doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihab038) (PMID:34153106)

Magombo, Praise W,, Ntenda, Peter A.M. and Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247 (2021) Association between intimate partner violence and the use of maternal health care services among married Malawian women. BMC Women's Health, 21, 173. (doi: 10.1186/s12905-021-01312-6) (PMID:33892706) (PMCID:PMC8066443)

Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Chuang, Ting-Wu and Chen, Yi-Hua (2021) Influence of maternal exposure to malaria social and behavioral change messages and effectiveness of communication media on bed net use and malaria infection in Malawi. Health Education and Behavior, 48(2), pp. 179-189. (doi: 10.1177/1090198120964201) (PMID:33095066)

Milanzi, Edith B., Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Kanje, Victor and Ntenda, Peter A.M. (2021) Air pollution and non-communicable diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa. Scientific African, 11, e00702. (doi: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2021.e00702)

Ntenda, P. A. M. et al. (2021) Determinants of self-reported correct knowledge about tuberculosis transmission among men and women in Malawi: evidence from a nationwide household survey. BMC Infectious Diseases, 21, 132. (doi: 10.1186/s12879-021-05836-y) (PMID:33516174) (PMCID:PMC7847566)

Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Lee, Daphne, Chuang, Kun-Yang and Chuang, Ying-Chih (2021) Multilevel analysis of the role of women's empowerment on use of contraceptive methods among married Cambodian women: evidence from demographic health surveys between 2005 and 2014. BMC Women's Health, 21(1), 9. (doi: 10.1186/s12905-020-01141-z) (PMID:33407398) (PMCID:PMC7789707)

2020

Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Chuang, Ting-Wu and Chen, Yi-Hua (2020) Effects of malaria interventions during pregnancy on low birth weight in Malawi. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 59(6), pp. 904-913. (doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2020.05.021) (PMID:33220759)

Sixpence, Alick, Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Chirwa, Gowokani C., Milanzi, Edith B., Mangani, Charles, Mathanga, Don P. and Ntenda, Peter A.M. (2020) Levels of knowledge regarding malaria causes, symptoms, and prevention measures among Malawian women of reproductive age. Malaria Journal, 19, 225. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-020-03294-6) (PMID:32580731) (PMCID:PMC7315553)

Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Mphande, Watanja M., Ntenda, Peter A.M., Milanzi, Edith B., Kanje, Victor and Guo, Shiaau J.G. (2020) Multilevel analysis of factors associated with unmet need for family planning among Malawian women. BMC Public Health, 20, 705. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-08885-1) (PMID:32414359) (PMCID:PMC7229612)

Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247 (2020) Correlates of appropriate disposal of children's stools in Malawi: a multilevel analysis. BMC Public Health, 20, 604. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-08725-2) (PMID:32357929) (PMCID:PMC7195806)

Chuang, Ying-Chih, Chuang, Ting-Wu, Chao, Hsing Jasmine, Tseng, Kuo-Chien, Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Sunaringsih, Sri and Chuang, Kun-Yang (2020) Contextual factors and spatial patterns of childhood malnutrition in provinces of Burkina Faso. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 66(1), pp. 66-74. (doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmz031) (PMID:31086979)

Atmadani, Rizka Novia, Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Yunita, Sendi Lia and Chen, Yi-Hua (2020) Self-medication and knowledge among pregnant women attending primary healthcare services in Malang, Indonesia: a cross-sectional study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 20, 42. (doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-2736-2) (PMID:31948428) (PMCID:PMC6966862)

2019

Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Chuang, Ting-Wu and Chen, Yi-Hua (2019) Effects of insecticide-treated net access and use on infant mortality in Malawi: A pooled analysis of demographic health surveys. Preventive Medicine, 127, 105790. (doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105790) (PMID:31398410)

Ntenda, Peter Austin Morton, Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Nana, Andrè Wendindonde, Majoni, Precious, Mhone, Thomas Gabriel, Tizifa, Tinashe, Mwenyenkulu, Edward Tisungane, Kazambwe, Jane Flora, Putthanachote, Nuntiput and Motsa, Mfundi President Stam (2019) Factors associated with completion of childhood immunization in Malawi: a multilevel analysis of the 2015-16 Malawi demographic and health survey. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 113(9), pp. 534-544. (doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trz029) (PMID:31034078)

Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Ntenda, Peter A.M., Kanje, Victor, Milanzi, Edith B. and Arora, Amit (2019) Determinants of timely initiation of breast milk and exclusive breastfeeding in Malawi: a population-based cross-sectional study. International Breastfeeding Journal, 14, 37. (doi: 10.1186/s13006-019-0232-y) (PMID:31428184) (PMCID:PMC6697947)

Ntenda, Peter Austin Morton, Mwenyenkulu, Edward Tisungane, Putthanachote, Nuntiput, Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Mhone, Thomas Gabriel, Motsa, Mfundi President Sebenele and Tizifa, Tinashe (2019) Predictors of uptake of newly introduced vaccines in Malawi - monovalent human rotavirus and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines: Evidence from the 2015-16 Malawi demographic and health survey. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 65(3), pp. 287-296. (doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmy050) (PMID:30085260)

Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Chuang, Ting-Wu and Chen, Yi-Hua (2019) Multilevel analysis of factors associated with treatment-seeking behaviors among caregivers with febrile children in Malawi. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 100(6), pp. 1454-1465. (doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.18-0900) (PMID:30994089) (PMCID:PMC6553897)

Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Ntenda, Peter Austin Morton, Senghore, Thomas and Bass, Paul (2019) Maternal overweight and obesity and the risk of caesarean birth in Malawi. Reproductive Health, 16, 40. (doi: 10.1186/s12978-019-0700-2) (PMID:30944000) (PMCID:PMC6448310)

Ntenda, Peter Austin Morton, Mhone, Thomas Gabriel and Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247 (2019) High maternal body mass index is associated with an early-onset of overweight/obesity in pre-school-aged children in Malawi. A multilevel analysis of the 2015-16 Malawi demographic and health survey. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 65(2), pp. 147-159. (doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmy028) (PMID:29800293)

Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Chipeta, Martha Sinya, Chuang, Ying-Chih, Fergus, Deleon and Chuang, Kun-Yang (2019) A comparative study of the prevalence of and factors associated with insecticide-treated nets usage among children under 5 years of age in households that already own nets in Malawi. Malaria Journal, 18(1), 43. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-019-2667-4) (PMID:30786905) (PMCID:PMC6383286)

2018

Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Mhone, Thomas G and Ntenda, Peter A.M. (2018) Factors associated with complementary feeding practices among children aged 6-23 mo in Malawi: an analysis of the Demographic and Health Survey 2015-2016. International Health, 10(6), pp. 466-479. (doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihy047) (PMID:30052967)

Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Chuang, Ting-Wu, Chuang, Kun-Yang and Chen, Yi-Hua (2018) Factors associated with insecticide-treated net usage among women of childbearing age in Malawi: a multilevel analysis. Malaria Journal, 17, 372. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-018-2522-z) (PMID:30340640) (PMCID:PMC6195758)

Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Chuang, Ting-Wu and Chen, Yi-Hua (2018) Association between timing and number of antenatal care visits on uptake of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria during pregnancy among Malawian women. Malaria Journal, 17(1), 211. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-018-2360-z) (PMID:29793482) (PMCID:PMC5968590)

Ntenda, Peter A.M., Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Bass, Paul and Senghore, Thomas (2018) Maternal anemia is a potential risk factor for anemia in children aged 6-59 months in Southern Africa: a multilevel analysis. BMC Public Health, 18(1), 650. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5568-5) (PMID:29788935) (PMCID:PMC5964691)

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Articles

Riches, N. et al. (2025) Vertical transmission of hepatitis B in the WHO African region: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Global Health, 13(3), e447-e458. (doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00506-0) (PMID:40021303) (PMCID:PMC11868780)

Dixon, J. et al. (2024) Interdisciplinary perspectives on multimorbidity in Africa: developing an expanded conceptual model. PLoS Global Public Health, 4(7), e0003434. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003434) (PMID:39078807) (PMCID:PMC11288440)

Jenya Soko, Charles, Weng, Yi-Hao, Enricho Nkhoma, Dumisani, Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Estinfort, Wanda, Chiou, Hung-Yi and Chiu, Ya-Wen (2024) Relationship between cooking fuels and health among under-5 children in Malawi: a nationwide time-trend survey from 2000 to 2016. Population and Environment, 46, 15. (doi: 10.1007/s11111-024-00457-4)

Nkoka, O. et al. (2024) Association between physical multimorbidity and common mental health disorders in rural and urban Malawian settings: preliminary findings from Healthy Lives Malawi long-term conditions survey. PLoS Global Public Health, 4(4), e0002955. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002955) (PMID:38574079) (PMCID:PMC10994288)

Phiri, Yohane V. A., Aydın, Kemal, Yıldız, Nadire Gülçin, Motsa, Mfundi President Sebenele, Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Aydin, Halide Z. and Chao, Hsing Jasmine (2022) Individual-level determinants of depressive symptoms and associated diseases history in Turkish persons aged 15 years and older: a population-based study. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, 983817. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.983817) (PMID:36532187) (PMCID:PMC9751320)

Ntenda, Peter Austin Morton, El-Meidany, Walaa Mamdouh Reyad, Tiruneh, Fentanesh Nibret, Motsa, Mfundi President Sebenele, Nyirongo, Joyce, Chirwa, Gowokani Chijere, Kapachika, Arnold and Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247 (2022) Determinants of self-reported hypertension among women in South Africa: evidence from the population-based survey. Clinical Hypertension, 28(1), 39. (doi: 10.1186/s40885-022-00222-5) (PMID:36376985) (PMCID:PMC9664601)

Ntenda, Peter A. M., Chirambo, Angeziwa C., Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, El-Meidany, Walaa M. and Goupeyou-Youmsi, Jessy (2022) Implication of asymptomatic and clinical Plasmodium falciparum infections on biomarkers of iron status among school-aged children in Malawi. Malaria Journal, 21(1), 278. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-022-04297-1) (PMID:36183114) (PMCID:PMC9526385)

Phiri, Yohane V. A., Nyam, Gunchmaa, Wardani, Yuniar, Phiri, Doreen, Chuang, Kun-Yang, Chao, Hsing Jasmine and Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247 (2022) Association between history of abortion and current use of contraceptives among Mongolian women. BMC Women's Health, 22, 279. (doi: 10.1186/s12905-022-01862-3) (PMID:35794556) (PMCID:PMC9261006)

Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Ntenda, Peter A.M., Phiri, Yohane V.A., Mabuza, Gugulethu N. and Dlamini, Sihle A. (2022) Knowledge of diabetes among Gambian adults: evidence from a nation-wide survey. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 22(1), 145. (doi: 10.1186/s12872-022-02591-z) (PMID:35366807) (PMCID:PMC8976999)

Ntenda, Peter A. M., Sixpence, Alick, Mwenyenkulu, Tisungane E., Mmanga, Kondwani, Chirambo, Angeziwa C., Bauleni, Andy and Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247 (2022) Determinants of pentavalent and measles vaccination dropouts among children aged 12–23 months in The Gambia. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 520. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-12914-6) (PMID:35296298) (PMCID:PMC8926885)

Bauleni, Andy, Tiruneh, Fentanesh N., Mwenyenkulu, Tisungane E., Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Chirwa, Gowokani C., Gowelo, Steve, Chipeta, Michael G. and Ntenda, Peter A.M. (2022) Effects of deworming medication on anaemia among children aged 6–59 months in sub-Saharan Africa. Parasites and Vectors, 15(1), 7. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-021-05123-4) (PMID:35016722) (PMCID:PMC8753868)

Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Ntenda, Peter A.M. and Chuang, Kun-Yang (2021) Contextual factors associated with knowledge and attitudes of HIV/AIDS among Malawian women of reproductive age. European Journal of Public Health, 31(6), pp. 1129-1137. (doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckab110) (PMID:34244737)

Mabuza, Gugulethu N., Waits, Alexander, Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247 and Chien, Li-Yin (2021) Prevalence of iron and folic acid supplements consumption and associated factors among pregnant women in Eswatini: a multicenter cross-sectional study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21, 469. (doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-03881-8)

Mmanga, Kondwani, Mwenenkulu, Tisungane E., Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247 and Ntenda, Peter A.M. (2021) Tracking immunization coverage, dropout and equity gaps among children ages 12–23 months in Malawi – bottleneck analysis of the Malawi Demographic and Health Survey. International Health, (doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihab038) (PMID:34153106)

Magombo, Praise W,, Ntenda, Peter A.M. and Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247 (2021) Association between intimate partner violence and the use of maternal health care services among married Malawian women. BMC Women's Health, 21, 173. (doi: 10.1186/s12905-021-01312-6) (PMID:33892706) (PMCID:PMC8066443)

Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Chuang, Ting-Wu and Chen, Yi-Hua (2021) Influence of maternal exposure to malaria social and behavioral change messages and effectiveness of communication media on bed net use and malaria infection in Malawi. Health Education and Behavior, 48(2), pp. 179-189. (doi: 10.1177/1090198120964201) (PMID:33095066)

Milanzi, Edith B., Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Kanje, Victor and Ntenda, Peter A.M. (2021) Air pollution and non-communicable diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa. Scientific African, 11, e00702. (doi: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2021.e00702)

Ntenda, P. A. M. et al. (2021) Determinants of self-reported correct knowledge about tuberculosis transmission among men and women in Malawi: evidence from a nationwide household survey. BMC Infectious Diseases, 21, 132. (doi: 10.1186/s12879-021-05836-y) (PMID:33516174) (PMCID:PMC7847566)

Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Lee, Daphne, Chuang, Kun-Yang and Chuang, Ying-Chih (2021) Multilevel analysis of the role of women's empowerment on use of contraceptive methods among married Cambodian women: evidence from demographic health surveys between 2005 and 2014. BMC Women's Health, 21(1), 9. (doi: 10.1186/s12905-020-01141-z) (PMID:33407398) (PMCID:PMC7789707)

Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Chuang, Ting-Wu and Chen, Yi-Hua (2020) Effects of malaria interventions during pregnancy on low birth weight in Malawi. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 59(6), pp. 904-913. (doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2020.05.021) (PMID:33220759)

Sixpence, Alick, Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Chirwa, Gowokani C., Milanzi, Edith B., Mangani, Charles, Mathanga, Don P. and Ntenda, Peter A.M. (2020) Levels of knowledge regarding malaria causes, symptoms, and prevention measures among Malawian women of reproductive age. Malaria Journal, 19, 225. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-020-03294-6) (PMID:32580731) (PMCID:PMC7315553)

Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Mphande, Watanja M., Ntenda, Peter A.M., Milanzi, Edith B., Kanje, Victor and Guo, Shiaau J.G. (2020) Multilevel analysis of factors associated with unmet need for family planning among Malawian women. BMC Public Health, 20, 705. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-08885-1) (PMID:32414359) (PMCID:PMC7229612)

Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247 (2020) Correlates of appropriate disposal of children's stools in Malawi: a multilevel analysis. BMC Public Health, 20, 604. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-08725-2) (PMID:32357929) (PMCID:PMC7195806)

Chuang, Ying-Chih, Chuang, Ting-Wu, Chao, Hsing Jasmine, Tseng, Kuo-Chien, Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Sunaringsih, Sri and Chuang, Kun-Yang (2020) Contextual factors and spatial patterns of childhood malnutrition in provinces of Burkina Faso. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 66(1), pp. 66-74. (doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmz031) (PMID:31086979)

Atmadani, Rizka Novia, Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Yunita, Sendi Lia and Chen, Yi-Hua (2020) Self-medication and knowledge among pregnant women attending primary healthcare services in Malang, Indonesia: a cross-sectional study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 20, 42. (doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-2736-2) (PMID:31948428) (PMCID:PMC6966862)

Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Chuang, Ting-Wu and Chen, Yi-Hua (2019) Effects of insecticide-treated net access and use on infant mortality in Malawi: A pooled analysis of demographic health surveys. Preventive Medicine, 127, 105790. (doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105790) (PMID:31398410)

Ntenda, Peter Austin Morton, Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Nana, Andrè Wendindonde, Majoni, Precious, Mhone, Thomas Gabriel, Tizifa, Tinashe, Mwenyenkulu, Edward Tisungane, Kazambwe, Jane Flora, Putthanachote, Nuntiput and Motsa, Mfundi President Stam (2019) Factors associated with completion of childhood immunization in Malawi: a multilevel analysis of the 2015-16 Malawi demographic and health survey. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 113(9), pp. 534-544. (doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trz029) (PMID:31034078)

Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Ntenda, Peter A.M., Kanje, Victor, Milanzi, Edith B. and Arora, Amit (2019) Determinants of timely initiation of breast milk and exclusive breastfeeding in Malawi: a population-based cross-sectional study. International Breastfeeding Journal, 14, 37. (doi: 10.1186/s13006-019-0232-y) (PMID:31428184) (PMCID:PMC6697947)

Ntenda, Peter Austin Morton, Mwenyenkulu, Edward Tisungane, Putthanachote, Nuntiput, Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Mhone, Thomas Gabriel, Motsa, Mfundi President Sebenele and Tizifa, Tinashe (2019) Predictors of uptake of newly introduced vaccines in Malawi - monovalent human rotavirus and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines: Evidence from the 2015-16 Malawi demographic and health survey. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 65(3), pp. 287-296. (doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmy050) (PMID:30085260)

Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Chuang, Ting-Wu and Chen, Yi-Hua (2019) Multilevel analysis of factors associated with treatment-seeking behaviors among caregivers with febrile children in Malawi. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 100(6), pp. 1454-1465. (doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.18-0900) (PMID:30994089) (PMCID:PMC6553897)

Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Ntenda, Peter Austin Morton, Senghore, Thomas and Bass, Paul (2019) Maternal overweight and obesity and the risk of caesarean birth in Malawi. Reproductive Health, 16, 40. (doi: 10.1186/s12978-019-0700-2) (PMID:30944000) (PMCID:PMC6448310)

Ntenda, Peter Austin Morton, Mhone, Thomas Gabriel and Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247 (2019) High maternal body mass index is associated with an early-onset of overweight/obesity in pre-school-aged children in Malawi. A multilevel analysis of the 2015-16 Malawi demographic and health survey. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 65(2), pp. 147-159. (doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmy028) (PMID:29800293)

Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Chipeta, Martha Sinya, Chuang, Ying-Chih, Fergus, Deleon and Chuang, Kun-Yang (2019) A comparative study of the prevalence of and factors associated with insecticide-treated nets usage among children under 5 years of age in households that already own nets in Malawi. Malaria Journal, 18(1), 43. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-019-2667-4) (PMID:30786905) (PMCID:PMC6383286)

Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Mhone, Thomas G and Ntenda, Peter A.M. (2018) Factors associated with complementary feeding practices among children aged 6-23 mo in Malawi: an analysis of the Demographic and Health Survey 2015-2016. International Health, 10(6), pp. 466-479. (doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihy047) (PMID:30052967)

Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Chuang, Ting-Wu, Chuang, Kun-Yang and Chen, Yi-Hua (2018) Factors associated with insecticide-treated net usage among women of childbearing age in Malawi: a multilevel analysis. Malaria Journal, 17, 372. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-018-2522-z) (PMID:30340640) (PMCID:PMC6195758)

Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Chuang, Ting-Wu and Chen, Yi-Hua (2018) Association between timing and number of antenatal care visits on uptake of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria during pregnancy among Malawian women. Malaria Journal, 17(1), 211. (doi: 10.1186/s12936-018-2360-z) (PMID:29793482) (PMCID:PMC5968590)

Ntenda, Peter A.M., Nkoka, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247, Bass, Paul and Senghore, Thomas (2018) Maternal anemia is a potential risk factor for anemia in children aged 6-59 months in Southern Africa: a multilevel analysis. BMC Public Health, 18(1), 650. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5568-5) (PMID:29788935) (PMCID:PMC5964691)

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Supervision

I welcome enquiries to supervise research students with interests in health inequalities, long-term conditions, and multimorbidity.

Professional activities & recognition

Prizes, awards & distinctions

2019: Outstanding International Student Award (Taipei Medical University)
2020: Outstanding International Student Award (Taipei Medical University)
2025: Early Career Researcher: Best Presentation Award (DS-I Africa)

Research fellowships

2025 - 2030: MVLS Futures Fellowship

Professional & learned societies

2022 - 2025: Secretary General, Malawi Environmental Health Association

Selected international presentations

2023: Kamuzu University of Health Sciences RDC (Blantyre, Malawi)
2024: Kamuzu University of Health Sciences RDC (Blantyre, Malawi)
2025: DS-I Africa Data for Health in Africa (Accra, Ghana)