Constance Shumba, PhD

Assistant Director, Assistant Professor

Locations

Institute for Health & Equity
MEB M1100

Contact Information

Biography

Dr. Shumba has worked with several global health agencies in Africa and Asia over the last 19 years leading the design and delivery of complex gender-responsive cross-sectoral programs. She has made distinctive contributions to health systems strengthening in evolving demographic, economic and disease contexts, specifically linking the impact of service and program interventions on health outcomes. Prior to MCW, Dr. Shumba was at the Mastercard Foundation and served as Technical and Programmatic Lead for the USD1.5bn Saving Lives and Livelihoods Initiative, in partnership with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, supporting COVID-19 vaccination and strengthening pandemic preparedness and response across the 55 African Union countries.

Research Interests

Dr. Shumba’s research in applied global health, focuses on disease prevention and health systems research for maternal and child health and infectious diseases among vulnerable populations in decentralized health systems. Her interest is in the design, implementation, and evaluation of complex gender transformative and multi-component integrated health interventions across the continuum of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment to improve health equity, with sub-Saharan Africa as the primary geographical setting. She maintains an ongoing interest in adolescents, and key populations living with HIV, maternal and child health, and the health workforce as main entry points.

Scopes of practice for advanced practice nursing and advanced practice midwifery in Kenya: A gap analysis.

(Ndirangu-Mugo E, Kimani RW, Onyancha C, Mutwiri BD, May B, Kambo I, Tallam E, Koech N, Mukuna A, Henderson C, Shumba CS.) Int Nurs Rev. 2024 Mar 15 PMID: 38488333 03/15/2024
Editorial: Transforming health and social education to include a greater focus on public health education in the curriculum.

(Brownie S, Ackers L, Murphy G, Shumba C.) Front Public Health. 2023;11:1306124 PMID: 38074725 PMCID: PMC10704497 12/11/2023
Corrigendum: Psychometric evaluation of PHQ-9 and GAD-7 among community health volunteers and nurses/midwives in Kenya following a nation-wide telephonic survey.

(Odero SA, Mwangi P, Odhiambo R, Nzioka BM, Shumba C, Ndirangu-Mugo E, Abubakar A.) Front Psychiatry. 2023;14:1253843 PMID: 37614649 PMCID: PMC10443587 08/24/2023
Psychometric evaluation of PHQ-9 and GAD-7 among community health volunteers and nurses/midwives in Kenya following a nation-wide telephonic survey.

(Odero SA, Mwangi P, Odhiambo R, Nzioka BM, Shumba C, Ndirangu-Mugo E, Abubakar A.) Front Psychiatry. 2023;14:1123839 PMID: 37324823 PMCID: PMC10264862 06/16/2023
Barriers and facilitators to anti-retroviral therapy adherence among adolescents aged 10 to 19 years living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: A mixed-methods systematic review and meta-analysis.

(Hlophe LD, Tamuzi JL, Shumba CS, Nyasulu PS.) PLoS One. 2023;18(5):e0276411 PMID: 37200399 PMCID: PMC10194875 05/18/2023
Current State of Critical Care Nursing Worldwide: Current Training, Roles, Barriers, and Facilitators.

(Ndirangu-Mugo E, Barros LM, Mutwiri BD, Shumba CS, Waweru B, Siika WW.) Crit Care Clin. 2022 Oct;38(4):657-693 PMID: 36162904 09/27/2022
Factors shaping good and poor nurse-client relationships in maternal and child care: a qualitative study in rural Tanzania.

(Isangula K, Pallangyo ES, Mbekenga C, Ndirangu-Mugo E, Shumba C.) BMC Nurs. 2022 Sep 05;21(1):247 PMID: 36064523 PMCID: PMC9443654 09/06/2022
Factors associated with adherence to HIV testing guidelines among HIV-negative female sex workers in Kampala, Uganda.

(Atuhaire L, Shumba CS, Mapahla L, Maposa I, Nyasulu PS.) IJID Reg. 2022 Sep;4:25-32 PMID: 36093368 PMCID: PMC9453214 09/13/2022
A retrospective cross sectional study assessing factors associated with retention and non-viral suppression among HIV positive FSWs receiving antiretroviral therapy from primary health care facilities in Kampala, Uganda.

(Atuhaire L, Shumba CS, Mapahla L, Nyasulu PS.) BMC Infect Dis. 2022 Jul 26;22(1):642 PMID: 35883042 PMCID: PMC9315841 07/27/2022
Strengthening Interpersonal Relationships in Maternal and Child Health Care in Rural Tanzania: Protocol for a Human-Centered Design Intervention.

(Isangula K, Shumba C, Pallangyo ES, Mbekenga C, Ndirangu-Mugo E.) JMIR Res Protoc. 2022 Jul 07;11(7):e37947 PMID: 35797107 PMCID: PMC9305451 07/08/2022
My condition is my secret: perspectives of HIV positive female sex workers on differentiated service delivery models in Kampala Uganda.

(Atuhaire L, Shumba CS, Nyasulu PS.) BMC Health Serv Res. 2022 Feb 04;22(1):146 PMID: 35120508 PMCID: PMC8814564 02/06/2022
Barriers to anti-retroviral therapy adherence among adolescents aged 10 to 19 years living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: A mixed-methods systematic review protocol.

(Hlophe LD, Tamuzi JL, Shumba C, Nyasulu PS.) PLoS One. 2022;17(9):e0273435 PMID: 36178934 PMCID: PMC9524658 10/01/2022