Contact details.
Department of Public Health
School of Public Health Biomedical Sciences and Technology (SPHBST)
P.O. Box 190-50100
Kakamega, KENYA
Office no. ABA Block, Room 104
Kakamega-Webuye Road
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Dr. Wilberforce Cholo(PhD)
Google Scholar: Wilberforce Cholo - Google Scholar
ORCID:https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8521-3555
ResearchID: KMA-6456-2024
Dr. Wilberforce Cholo holds a Doctorate degree in Epidemiology and Biostatistics. His areas of academic and research interest are in the fields of Injury Epidemiology and Statistics, Global health, data analytics, Community health and emergency medicine. He possesses skills in disease mapping, surveillance, design of experiments and other epidemiological studies, data analysis using various tools, and supporting project research and development. He excels in translating policy into public health practice and identifying effective epidemiological measures to address public health problems. His major scholarly contribution was in determining the burden and cost of motorcycle injuries presenting in Tier III hospitals in Kisumu City. He currently serves as the Examination and Timetabling Coordinator in the Department. He holds various certificates, diplomas, and courses in Global Health, Community Health, Emergency Care, HIV and AIDS Management, Theology, Data Management, and Data Science.
Some of his key publications
- Nyaranga C, Wilberforce Cholo, Njororai F. (2024). Compliance with World Health Organization COVID-19 preventive behaviors in rural counties in Western Kenya: a cross-sectional study. Pan Afr Med J. Jan 24;47:30. doi: https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2024.47.30.40558. PMID: 38558548; PMCID: PMC10979812.
- Fletcher Njororai , Daniel Ganu , Kogutu Caleb Nyaranga , Cholo Wilberforce (2021). Role of Socio-Demographic and Environmental Determinants on Performance of Community Health Workers in Western Kenya. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Nov 8; 18(21):11707. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111707
- Nicholas Barasa, Wilberforce Cholo (2021). Influence of procurement process on availability of medicines in public health facilities in Bungoma County, Kenya. International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications. IJSRP, Volume 10, Issue 2, December 2021 Edition [ISSN 2250-3153]
- Cholo Wilberforce, Odero W, Ogendi J.(2023). Epidemiological characteristics of crashes and pattern of motorcycle injuries presenting to hospitals in Kisumu City, Kenya: a cross-sectional study. Pan Afr Med J. 2023 Jun 2; 45:75. PMID: 37663625; PMCID: PMC10474813. DOI: https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2023.45.75.39658
- Cholo Wilberforce, Wilson Odero and Japheths Ogendi; The Burden of Motorcycle Crash Injuries on the Public Health System in Kisumu City, Kenya. Global Health: Science and Practice February 2023, 11(1):e2200197; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00197
- Njororai, F.; Nyaranga, K.C.; Cholo, W.; Amulla, W.; Ndetan, H. Correlates of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Hesitancy in Rural Communities in Western Kenya. Vaccines 2023, 11, 1516. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11101516
