DR. VINCENT OMWENGA MATOKE

Title/Designation: Lecturer.
School/Department: School of Health Sciences.
Email Address: matoke.vincent@mnu.ac.ke.
ResearchGate/Google Scholar/ORCID ID: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&pli=1&authuser=1&user=RnwXFKQAAAAJ

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS/ MEMBERSHIPS

• CHESOA and PHOAK.

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

List your teaching and research specialties;

• Public Health, Reproductive Health and Community Health.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

My research interests include;

• Sexual and Reproductive Health.

PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journal Articles

•  Okenyoru, D. S., Matoke, V., & Waititu, H. (2026). Prevalence and biostatistical analysis of health facility related predictors of adherence to healthy timing and spacing of pregnancy among multiparous women in Wajir County, Kenya. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 13(5), 2198–2207. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20261399
• Onyango, B. A., Mauti, G. O., Okenyoru, D. S., & Matoke, V. (2025). Knowledge and enrollment in the social health insurance fund: evidence from informal sector workers in Homa Bay County, Kenya. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 12(12), 5413.
•  Matoke VO, Gitonga EM, Owaka IO, Okari GM, Mutabazi M, Ogutu GM, et al. Influence of male targeted short message service on knowledge, nature of attitude and male involvement on uptake of family planning among spouses in Marsabit County, Kenya. Int J Community Med Public Health 2024;11:4198-204.
•  Matoke VO, Gitonga EM, Owaka IO, Okari GM, Mutabazi M. Influence of male targeted short message service on uptake of family planning among spouses in Marsabit County, Kenya. Int J Community Med Public Health 2024;11:4263-9.
•  Jama, A. A., Mutisya, R. K., Njuguna, C. W., Matoke, V. O., & Okenyoru, D. S. (2024). Association between knowledge levels and Menstrual Hygiene Management practices among adolescent girls with disabilities in selected schools in Wajir County, Kenya. African Journal of Health Sciences, 37(3), 348-357.
•  Jama AA, Mutisya RK, Njuguna CW, Matoke V.O, Okenyoru DS.Association between attitude and menstrual hygiene management practices among adolescent girls with disabilities in selected schools in Wajir County, Kenya. Int J Community Med Public Health2024;11:4210-7.
•  Supaki EK, Owaka IO, Mutisya RK, Okari GM, Matoke V.O. Accessibility factors associated with adherence to healthy timing and spacing of pregnancy among women of reproductive age in Kilifi County, Kenya. Int J Community Med Public Health2024;11:4154-61.
•  Faith Kaaria, Felix Blair Odhiambo, Ruth Salima, Daniel Anyika, Gideon Ogutu, Douglas Sendora Okenyoru, Lucy Murugi, Vincent Omwenga Matoke, Abednego Musau. Religious leaders’ willingness to promote the uptake of human papillomavirus vaccine among their congregants in Mavoko Sub-County, Machakos County, Kenya. Pan African Medical Journal. 2024;48(141). 10.11604/pamj.2024.48.141.43492.
•  Okenyoru, D. S., Matoke, V., Wekesa, C., Murugi, L., Odhiambo, F., & Kemboi, S. J. (2024). Socio-demographic factors influencing abortion practices among women attending Mbagathi Hospital, Nairobi County, Kenya. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 11(10), 3787.
• Okenyoru, D. S., & Matoke, V. O. (2024). socio-demographic factors influencing modern contraceptive utilization among women of the reproductive age in Turkana Kounty, kenya. World, 3(3).
• Okenyoru DS, Matoke V, Odhiambo F, Salima R, Anyika D, Ogutu G. Social-cultural factors influencing modern contraceptive uptake among women of the reproductive age in Turkana County, Kenya. Int J Community Med Public Health 2024;11:51-6.
• Christine B. Arero, Margaret N. Keraka, Shadrack Y. Ayieko, Geoffrey M. Okari, Vincent O. Matoke (2021). Assessing individual factors associated with choice of place of delivery among postnatal women in Marsabit County, Kenya. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, [S.l.], v. 9, n. 1, p. 105-110, dec. 2021. ISSN 2394-6040.
• Christine B. Arero, Keraka N. Margaret, Shadrack Y. Ayieko, Matoke O. Vincent, Okari Geoffrey (2021). “Health system factors associated with choice of place of delivery among postnatal women in Marsabit County, Kenya” International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) volume-5-issue-12,pp.207-215 December2021DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.47772/IJRISS.2021.51215
• Matoke Omwenga Vincent, PhD, Okari Maseme Geoffrey, PhD. “Individual factors influencing uptake of benign prostate hyperplasia services among older men in Kenya.” International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) volume-5-issue-8, pp.517-524 August 2021 DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.47772/IJRISS.2021.5829
• Makau PM, Keraka MN, Kieru JN, Matoke VO, Geoffrey OM. Attitude towards utilization of family planning services among women of reproductive age living with disability in Kajiado County, Kenya. Int J Community Med Public Health 2021;8:3793-8.
• Mbinya, M. M., Margaret, K. N., Kodhiambo, M. O., & Matoke, V. O. (2021). Socio-Demographic Factors Influencing Utilization of Obstetric Fistula Services among Women of Reproductive Age in Makueni County, Kenya. African Journal of Health Sciences, 34(2), 149-163.
• Nancy Jelagat Kirui, Margaret Nyanchoka Keraka, Felix Musili & Vincent Omwenga Matoke (2020): Socio-cultural factors influencing male participation in utilization of ANC services among their spouses in selected manufacturing industries in Nairobi City County, Kenya.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

• Vincent Omwenga Matoke. (2025). Utilization of Male Targeted Short Message Service to Enhance Family Planning Uptake Among Spouses in Marsabit County, Kenya. Presented at 1st Annual Conference on Community Health Practice, Kisumu City.

BOOK CHAPTERS / BOOKS

• Vincent Omwenga Matoke, Eliphas Makunyi Gitonga and Isaac Ogweno Owaka. (2024). Utilization Of Male Targeted Short Message Service To Enhance Family Planning Uptake. Eliva Press. 978-99993-2-104-4.

CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS & SEMINARS ATTENDED

• 1st Annual Conference on Community Health Practice Scientific Committee 26th -28th 2025.
• 1st Annual Conference on Community Health Practice Presenter/Moderator 26th -28th 2025.
• AMIU/AHC Cohort 2 Masters Scholars Award Workshop 27th Oct-31st Oct 2025.

PERSONAL STATEMENT/ BIOGRRAPHY(SHORT SUMMARY)

Dr. Vincent Omwenga Matoke, PhD is a Kenyan academician, researcher, and Population health specialist currently serving as a Lecturer in the School of Health Sciences at Mama Ngina University College, a constituent college of Kenyatta University. In this role, he is actively involved in teaching, research, curriculum development, student mentorship, and community engagement, contributing to the University’s mission of providing transformative teaching, research, and service to society. Dr. Matoke holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Reproductive Health, a Master of Public Health (MPH) in Reproductive Health, and a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Population Health, all awarded by Kenyatta University, one of Kenya’s premier institutions of higher learning. His doctoral training has equipped him with advanced expertise in reproductive, maternal, newborn, adolescent, and population health, as well as epidemiology, research methods, and health systems strengthening. His PhD in Reproductive Health was conferred by Kenyatta University. With more than seven years of university teaching experience, Dr. Matoke has taught and mentored undergraduate and post graduate students in a broad range of public health and population health disciplines. His teaching philosophy emphasizes learner-centred education, evidence-based practice, critical thinking, and the application of scientific knowledge to solve real-world public health challenges. He has also participated in curriculum development, academic supervision, examination setting, and mentoring students pursuing careers in health sciences.
Beyond academia, Dr. Matoke is an accomplished research consultant with extensive experience in designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating health research projects. Currently, Dr. Matoke is among four young researchers selected from Kenya and forty researchers across Africa implementing the Migration and Displacement Action Plan for Sub-Saharan Africa (MAPS) project. This prestigious initiative is funded by the European Union and implemented through an international consortium led by Sapienza University of Rome (La Sapienza) in collaboration with several universities and research institutions across Europe and Africa. The project seeks to generate evidence and innovative solutions to address migration, displacement, health, and sustainable development challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa. Dr. Matoke’s principal research interests are in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Public Health, with particular emphasis on family planning, maternal and newborn health, adolescent sexual and reproductive health, male involvement in reproductive health, migration and health, community health systems, and health promotion. His research aims to generate evidence that informs health policy, strengthens health systems, and improves the well-being of vulnerable populations in Kenya and across Africa. As a scholar, mentor, and researcher, Dr. Matoke is committed to advancing scientific knowledge, nurturing future public health professionals, and fostering interdisciplinary collaborations that contribute to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through his teaching, research, consultancy, and community engagement, he continues to make meaningful contributions to improving population health and addressing emerging public health challenges in Kenya, Africa, and beyond.