Ochieng Malachi Arunda | Karolinska Institutet

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Article: CRITICAL PUBLIC HEALTH. 2026;36(1):2604450
Is reproductive agency associated with subjective well-being? A population-based cross-sectional study among men and women in four sub-Saharan African countries using the World Values Survey
Bage K; Kagesten A; Fagbemi M; Uthman O; Arunda MO; Puranen B; Ekstrom AM; Litorp H
Article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2025;18(1):2585674
Empowering women: intimate partner violence and its association with unintended pregnancies, contraceptive use, and HIV infection among Ugandan women: a cross-sectional population-based study in Wakiso and Hoima districts
Valero EB; Kyasanku E; Bulamba R; Kato P; Nabunya E; Nalugoda F; Ekstrom AM; Ochieng Arunda M
Article: FRONTIERS IN GLOBAL WOMEN'S HEALTH. 2025;6:1594066
The impact of implementing the women's reproductive rights agenda on climate change
Temmerman M; Peeters E; Delacroix C; Arunda M; Khalid S; Hanson C; Ojong SA
Article: BMJ PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;2(2):e001090
Climate change and sexual and reproductive health and rights research in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review
Arunda MO; Sorcher R; Canabarro APF; Svallfors S; Endler M; Gemzell-Danielsson K; Kagesten A; Ali M; Bahamondes L; Barreix M; Chou D; Gonsalves L; Johnston HB; Kiarie J; Kim CR; Narasimhan M; Pallitto C; Shah MG; Say L; Thorson A; Ekstrom AM; Larsson EC; Brizuela V
Article: PLOS ONE. 2024;19(6):e0293993
Examining associations between mental health and Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (C-NCDs) among older adults in Wakiso, Uganda
Bulamba RM; Nalugoda F; Nkale J; Kigozi G; Ochieng AM; Kyasanku E; Watya S; Olwa VO; Daama A; Nkwanzi V; Kiwanuka D; Mugamba S; Kigozi G; Wagman J; Ekstrom AM; Nakigozi G; Miller AP
Article: PLOS GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;3(12):e0002688
Prevalence and predictors of use of long-term and short-acting reversible contraceptives among women of reproductive age in Wakiso and Hoima districts, Uganda: A cross-sectional study
Arunda MO; Estellah BM; Sjoland CF; Kyasanku E; Mugamba S; Olwa VO; Bulamba R; Kato P; Nkale J; Nalugoda F; Kigozi GN; Nakigozi G; Kigozi G; Kagaayi J; Kiwanuka D; Watya S; Ekstrom AM; Larsson EC
Journal article: BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2023;23(1):544
Rural-urban disparities in nutritional status among women in Ethiopia based on HIV serostatus: a cross-sectional study using demographic and health survey data
Abebe H; Agardh A; Arunda MO
Journal article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;23(1):9
Risky sexual behavior and self-rated mental health among young adults in Skane, Sweden - a cross-sectional study
Karle A; Agardh A; Larsson M; Arunda MO
Journal article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2022;15(1):2101731
Survival patterns of neonates born to adolescent mothers and the effect of pregnancy intentions and marital status on newborn survival in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, 2014-2016
Ochieng Arunda M; Agardh A; Larsson M; Asamoah BO
Journal article: BMJ GLOBAL HEALTH. 2022;7(11):e010501
Prevalence and global estimates of unsafe listening practices in adolescents and young adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Dillard LK; Arunda MO; Lopez-Perez L; Martinez RX; Jimenez L; Chadha S
Journal article: BMJ OPEN. 2021;11(12):e054136
Determinants of continued maternal care seeking during pregnancy, birth and postnatal and associated neonatal survival outcomes in Kenya and Uganda: analysis of cross-sectional, demographic and health surveys data
Arunda MO; Agardh A; Asamoah BO
Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;18(23):12860
Attitudes towards Safe Listening Measures in Entertainment Venues: Results from an International Survey among Young Venue-Goers
Diviani N; Chadha S; Arunda MO; Rubinelli S
Journal article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2020;13(1):1748403
Cesarean delivery and associated socioeconomic factors and neonatal survival outcome in Kenya and Tanzania: analysis of national survey data
Ochieng Arunda M; Agardh A; Asamoah BO
Journal article: BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH. 2018;18(1):189
Survival of low birthweight neonates in Uganda: analysis of progress between 1995 and 2011
Arunda MO; Agardh A; Asamoah BO
Journal article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2017;10(1):1328796
Effectiveness of antenatal care services in reducing neonatal mortality in Kenya: analysis of national survey data
Arunda M; Emmelin A; Asamoah BO
Journal article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2016;9:31676
Under-five mortality and maternal HIV status in Tanzania: analysis of trends between 2003 and 2012 using AIDS Indicator Survey data
Arunda MO; Choudhry V; Ekman B; Asamoah BO

All other publications

Review: REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. 2025;22(1):89
Effects of COVID-19 lockdowns on unintended pregnancies among adolescent girls and young women in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review
Ludecke LT; Ekman B; Arunda MO; Bulamba R; Daama A; Ekstrom AM; Kyasanku E; Larsson EC; Nkale J; Sundewall J
Editorial: LANCET PLANETARY HEALTH. 2024;8(6):e347-e348
Key considerations for research into how climate change affects sexual and reproductive health and rights
Sorcher R; Arunda MO
Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2023
Is Reproductive Agency Associated With Subjective Well-being? A Population-based Cross-sectional Study Among Men and Women in Four Sub-saharan African Countries Using the World Values Survey
Båge K; Kågesten A; Fagbemi M; Utman O; Arunda MO; Puranen B-I; Ekström AM; Litorp H
Other:
Protecting Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights amid Climate Change in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Mariana Passos DS; Emilie P; Marleen T; Anna-Mia E; Malachi Ochieng A; Maria L; Céline D; Arunda MO

Employments

Affiliated to Teaching/Tutoring, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2026-2026
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2026

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