Nancy Ngumbau, MBChB, MPH

Medical Doctor at Kenyatta National Hospital

Dr. Nancy Ngumbau is a lead Medical Officer at the Research and Programs Department at Kenyatta National Hospital and has been a study coordinator for several PrEP implementation studies like PrEP Implementation for Mothers in Antenatal care - PrIMA study since 2018. Upcoming Early Investigator interested in HIV research, Implementation Science, and Policy development.

1. Odhiambo, B, Stern, J, Kinuthia, J, Abuna, F, Akim, E, Concepcion, T et al.. Evaluating the safety of prenatal HIV PrEP use: Perinatal outcomes from three cohort studies in Western Kenya. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2026;6 (1):e0005744. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0005744. PubMed PMID:41557717 PubMed Central PMC12818637.
2. Karume, AK, Drake, AL, Moraa, J, Atieno, C, Ngumbau, N, Seth, A et al.. User experiences with a digital health family planning counseling tool for women living with HIV in Kenya. medRxiv. 2025; :. doi: 10.64898/2025.12.22.25342549. PubMed PMID:41503476 PubMed Central PMC12772659.
3. Concepcion, T, Kinuthia, J, Abuna, F, Akim, E, Aketch, H, Gómez, L et al.. Postpartum women's prospective acceptability of long-acting HIV prevention approaches in Kenya: a qualitative study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2025;25 (1):1109. doi: 10.1186/s12913-025-13286-4. PubMed PMID:40835934 PubMed Central PMC12366025.
4. Suvada, K, Kocher, EL, Chung, MH, Kundu, C, Moraa, H, Ngumbau, N et al.. Perceptions of body size and non-communicable disease risk among people with HIV in Nairobi, Kenya: an explanatory mixed-methods study. BMJ Glob Health. 2025;10 (7):. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-016546. PubMed PMID:40744671 PubMed Central PMC12314970.
5. Ngumbau, NM, Kimonge, D, Dettinger, JC, Abuna, F, Odhiambo, B, Gómez, L et al.. Cofactors of earlier uptake of modern postpartum family planning methods in Kenya. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2025;5 (6):e0004353. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004353. PubMed PMID:40478852 PubMed Central PMC12143578.