Wanjiku Njoroge
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2025
Socioecological factors linked to co-occurring early childhood sleep health disparities and developmental outcomes: protocol for the sleep in preschoolers cross-sectional study
Uwah E, Cicalese O, Davis B, Neelapu M, Steinberg G, Handa A, Johnson T, Mindell J, Njoroge W, Stefanovski D, Tapia I, Waller R, Williamson A. Socioecological factors linked to co-occurring early childhood sleep health disparities and developmental outcomes: protocol for the sleep in preschoolers cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2025, 15: e100956. PMID: 40118487, PMCID: PMC11931971, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-100956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsufficient sleepRacial disparitiesSleep health disparitiesSocioecological factorsBlack/African American childrenSleep deficiencyCross-sectional observational studySocial-emotional functioningAdverse health outcomesFactors associated with variationSleep-disordered breathingCross-sectional studyPeer-reviewed publicationsShort sleep durationHealth disparitiesQualitative themesHealth outcomesSleep disparitiesComprehensive interventionThematic analysisJoint displaysYear old childrenQualitative interviewsChildren's Hospital of PhiladelphiaGroups of BlackExamining the Impact of the Syndemic on Black Birthing Individuals in the USA: a Systematic Review
Wisniewski K, Henry N, Flanagan A, Popoola A, Weaver N, Iglio L, Alexandre C, Myers D, Tieu T, Waller R, Kornfield S, Gur R, Momplaisir F, Njoroge W. Examining the Impact of the Syndemic on Black Birthing Individuals in the USA: a Systematic Review. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2025, 1-15. PMID: 39994154, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-025-02311-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBirthing individualsSystematic reviewMaternal health disparitiesWork-related challengesHealthcare discriminationPeer-reviewed articlesHealth disparitiesPostpartum experiencesSystemic racismWeb of ScienceInclusion criteriaAbstracted dataPRISMA guidelinesWell-beingMinoritized populationsScreening studiesPeer reviewFamily relationshipsCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicSyndemicsThemesPublished literatureIndividual experienceCoronavirus disease 2019What Influences Postpartum Depressive Symptoms? The role of Social Determinants of Health, Race-Based Discrimination and Stressful Life Experiences
Ringenary H, Froelich J, Njoroge W, Gerstein E. What Influences Postpartum Depressive Symptoms? The role of Social Determinants of Health, Race-Based Discrimination and Stressful Life Experiences. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2025, 29: 183-193. PMID: 39826084, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-025-04055-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPostpartum depressive symptomsSocial determinants of healthDeterminants of healthPostpartum checkupSocial determinantsStressful life experiencesRace-based discriminationBirth certificate dataSecondary data analysisLife experiencesMultiple racesCertificate dataMaternal wellbeingHispanic womenCheckup dataDepressive symptomsBlack womenPostpartumAsian womenCheckupAnalysis of mothersHealthLong-term impactConclusionThe influenceWomenEditors’ Best of 2024
Novins D, Althoff R, Brotman M, DelBello M, Doyle A, Fortuna L, Fristad M, Middeldorp C, Njoroge W, Rogers C, Singh M. Editors’ Best of 2024. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2025, 64: 6-11. PMID: 39743353, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2024.10.007.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Implications of mappings between International Classification of Diseases clinical diagnosis codes and Human Phenotype Ontology terms
Tan A, Gonçalves R, Yuan W, Brat G, Gentleman R, Kohane I, Masino A, Makoudjou A, Albayrak A, Gutiérrez-Sacristán A, Zambelli A, Malovini A, Carmona A, Hoffmann A, Gramfort A, Geva A, Blanco-Martínez A, Tan A, Terriza-Torres A, Spiridou A, Prunotto A, South A, Vallejos A, Atz A, Burgun A, Alloni A, Cattelan A, Jannot A, Neuraz A, Bellasi A, Maram A, Dagliati A, Sandrin A, Serret-Larmande A, Mensch A, Pfaff A, Batugo A, Krishnamurthy A, Adam A, Dionne A, Devkota B, Moal B, He B, Beaulieu-Jones B, Beaulieu-Jones B, Ostasiewski B, Aronow B, Tan B, Tan B, Torti C, Sáez C, Neto C, Sonday C, Caucheteux C, Mao C, Zucco C, Daniel C, Haverkamp C, Hong C, Bonzel C, Moraleda C, Leprovost D, Key D, Zöller D, Pillion D, Mowery D, Amendola D, Henderson D, Hanauer D, Taylor D, Wassermann D, Hazard D, Kraska D, Mazzotti D, Silvio D, Bell D, Murad D, Salamanca E, Bucholz E, Getzen E, Pfaff E, Schriver E, Toh E, Parimbelli E, Trecarichi E, Ashraf F, Vidorreta F, Bourgeois F, Sperotto F, Angoulvant F, Brat G, Varoquaux G, Omenn G, Agapito G, Albi G, Weber G, Verdy G, Lemaitre G, Roig-Domínguez G, Prokosch H, Zhang H, Estiri H, Krantz I, Kohane I, Honerlaw J, Cruz-Rojo J, Norman J, Balshi J, Cimino J, Aaron J, Santos J, Newburger J, Zahner J, Moore J, Marwaha J, Craig J, Klann J, Morris J, Obeid J, Vie J, Chen J, Son J, Zachariasse J, Booth J, Holmes J, Bernal-Sobrino J, Cruz-Bermúdez J, Leblanc J, Schuettler J, Dubiel J, Champ J, Olson K, Moshal K, Kernan K, Kirchoff K, Wagholikar K, Ngiam K, Cho K, Mandl K, Huling K, Chen K, Lynch K, Sanchez-Pinto L, Garmire L, Han L, Patel L, Waitman L, Lenert L, Anthony L, Esteve L, Chiudinelli L, Chiovato L, Scudeller L, Samayamuthu M, Martins M, Minicucci M, Menezes M, Vella M, Mazzitelli M, Savino M, Milano M, Okoshi M, Cannataro M, Alessiani M, Keller M, Hilka M, Wolkewitz M, Boeker M, Raskin M, Bucalo M, Hutch M, Bernaux M, Beraghi M, Morris M, Vitacca M, Pedrera-Jiménez M, Daniar M, Shah M, Liu M, Maripuri M, Kainth M, Yehya N, Santhanam N, Palmer N, Loh N, Sebire N, Romero-Garcia N, Brown N, Paris N, Griffon N, Gehlenborg N, Orlova N, García-Barrio N, Grisel O, Rojo P, Serrano-Balazote P, Sacchi P, Tippmann P, Martel P, Serre P, Avillach P, Azevedo P, Rubio-Mayo P, Schubert P, Guzzi P, Sliz P, Das P, Long Q, Ramoni R, Goh R, Badenes R, Bruno R, Kavuluru R, Bellazzi R, Issitt R, Follett R, Bradford R, Prudente R, Bey R, Griffier R, Duan R, Mahmood S, Mousavi S, Lozano-Zahonero S, Pizzimenti S, Maidlow S, Wong S, DuVall S, Cossin S, L'Yi S, Murphy S, Fan S, Visweswaran S, Rieg S, Bosari S, Makwana S, Bréant S, Bhatnagar S, Tanni S, Cormont S, Ahooyi T, Priya T, Naughton T, Ganslandt T, Colicchio T, Cai T, Gradinger T, González T, Zuccaro V, Tibollo V, Jouhet V, Quirós-González V, Panickan V, Benoit V, Njoroge W, Bryant W, Yuan W, Xiong X, Wang X, Ye Y, Luo Y, Ho Y, Strasser Z, Abad Z, Xia Z, Kate K, Hernández-Arango A, Schwamm E. Implications of mappings between International Classification of Diseases clinical diagnosis codes and Human Phenotype Ontology terms. JAMIA Open 2024, 7: ooae118. PMID: 39559493, PMCID: PMC11570992, DOI: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooae118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic health recordsElectronic health record datasetInternational Classification of Diseases codesInternational Classification of DiseasesAlignment of ontologiesMedical Language SystemHuman Phenotype OntologyData annotationBiomedical entitiesUMLData integrationElectronic health record dataInternational ClassificationHuman Phenotype Ontology termsHealth recordsOntologyCodeAnnotated phenotypesClinical diagnosis codesClassification of DiseasesLanguage systemDatasetResearch ontologyMap coverageDiagnosis codesAACAP'S 2024 HONORS PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTS
Njoroge W. AACAP'S 2024 HONORS PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTS. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2024, 63: s138. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2024.08.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEditors’ Note: 2024 Annual Report Regarding JAACAP’s Antiracist Journey
Novins D, Singh M, Althoff R, Bagot K, Blader J, Brotman M, DelBello M, Dickstein D, Doyle A, Drury S, Findling R, Fortuna L, Fristad M, Middeldorp C, Njoroge W, Rogers C, Pumariega A, Bath E, Bihani N, Thompson-Felix T, Billingsley M, Family J. Editors’ Note: 2024 Annual Report Regarding JAACAP’s Antiracist Journey. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2024, 63: 1184-1192. PMID: 39307183, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2024.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Secret Shopper Study of Language Accessibility of Community-Based Behavioral Health Services for Children in Families Who Speak Spanish and English
Lomax S, Klusaritz H, Jimenez M, Frausto B, Cahen V, Njoroge W, Yun K. A Secret Shopper Study of Language Accessibility of Community-Based Behavioral Health Services for Children in Families Who Speak Spanish and English. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2024, 276: 114275. PMID: 39218205, PMCID: PMC11645237, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114275.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBehavioral health facilitiesMedicaid-insured childrenHealth facilitiesPreferred languageBehavioral health careSubstance abuse servicesSpanish-speaking familiesModifiable barriersHealth schedulesHealth careAbuse servicesOutpatient facilitiesStandardized scriptPrimary outcomeTelephone numbersAppointmentChildrenEnglishCallersLanguageScripted callsAccess trainingFacilitiesSpanishFamilyBringing the Village to the Child: Addressing the Crisis of Children’s Mental Health
Robles-Ramamurthy B, Njoroge W, Benton T. Bringing the Village to the Child: Addressing the Crisis of Children’s Mental Health. Child And Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics Of North America 2024, 33: i. DOI: 10.1016/s1056-4993(24)00056-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRacial Implicit Associations in Child Psychiatry
Malison K, Avila-Quintero V, Al-Mateen C, Flores J, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Njoroge W, Novins D, Robles-Ramamurthy B, Taylor J, Bloch M, Tobón A. Racial Implicit Associations in Child Psychiatry. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2024 PMID: 38823476, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2024.04.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImplicit Association TestRace Implicit Association TestRecruitment of human participantsExternalizing behavior problemsPaper self-identifiesImplicit associationsChildren faceBehavior problemsChild psychiatryAbstractText Label="DIVERSITY &Negatively valenced wordsExternal wordHuman participantsValenced wordsExternalizing disordersParticipating psychiatristsPsychiatric cliniciansNegative valenceNegative wordsPsychiatristsAssociation TestPsychiatryInvestigate psychiatristsReduce racial inequalityDemographic predictors