Vincent Omwenga Matoke

Position: Tutorial Fellow

Department: Community Health and Development

Specialisation: Reproductive health and Public Health

Email: vmatoke@cuea.edu

Vincent Omwenga Matoke is a population health professional with a keen interest in reproductive health, and has been a Tutorial Fellow at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa since August 2022, teaching, examining, mentoring and supervising research/projects for Certificate, Diploma and Undergraduate students. He earned his Master of Public Health (Reproductive Health) from Kenyatta University and his BSc in Population Health (First Class Honours) from Kenyatta University, and is currently pursuing a PhD in Reproductive Health at Kenyatta University, researching interventions targeting male partners to enhance family planning uptake. He has more than five years of experience in teaching and research and has also worked as an Adjunct Lecturer at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (Sept 2021-Aug 2022) and at other institutions including Amref International University, Kenyatta University, the Technical University of Kenya, and South Eastern Kenya University. His research interests are in reproductive health and public health.

I am a dedicated population health professional with a specialized focus on reproductive health. I hold a Master of Public Health (Reproductive Health) from Kenyatta University and am currently pursuing a PhD in Reproductive Health. My research is centered on interventions for enhancing male partner involvement in family planning. With over five years of experience in teaching and research, I am driven by a commitment to discovering and innovating through research, applying acquired knowledge to improve health outcomes, and promoting sustainable development. My career objective is to contribute to health education, behavior change, and disease control, leveraging short-term interventions to achieve long-term improvements in population health.

Male Partner Involvement in Family Planning

Contraceptive Utilization

Maternal and Child Health

Research interests: Health-Seeking Behavior; Health Systems Research; Community Health; Vincent Omwenga Matoke is a dedicated public health professional whose research addresses critical gaps in reproductive health service delivery in Kenya. His master's research on health-seeking behavior associated with prostatism among older men provided important insights for improving men's health services.; His extensive research on contraceptive utilization patterns, particularly among marginalized populations in rural Kenya, has contributed to understanding the socio-demographic and cultural factors that influence family planning uptake. His work in Turkana County has been particularly impactful in informing culturally appropriate reproductive health interventions.; Vincent's research extends to maternal health, examining factors influencing choice of delivery place, obstetric fistula service utilization, and male participation in antenatal care. His work on women with disabilities accessing family planning services highlights his commitment to inclusive reproductive health services.; His current PhD research on enhancing male partner involvement in family planning addresses a critical gap in reproductive health programming, with potential to significantly improve family planning outcomes through couple-centered approaches.

Matoke, V. O. (2024). SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS INFLUENCING MODERN CONTRACEPTIVE UTILIZATION AMONG WOMEN OF THE REPRODUCTIVE AGE IN TURKANA COUNTY, KENYA.

Matoke, V. O. (2024). Social-cultural factors influencing modern contraceptive uptake among women of the reproductive age in Turkana County, Kenya. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20234107

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.

Matoke, V. O. (2021). Individual factors influencing uptake of benign prostate hyperplasia services among older men in Kenya. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science. https://doi.org/10.47772/ijriss.2021.5829

Matoke, V. O. (2021). Attitude towards utilization of family planning services among women of reproductive age living with disability in Kajiado County, Kenya. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20213004

Matoke, V. O. (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. https://doi.org/10.47772/ijriss.2021.51215

Matoke, V. O. (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. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20214988

Matoke, V. O. (2020). Socio-cultural factors influencing male participation in utilization of ANC services among their spouses in selected manufacturing industries in Nairobi City County, Kenya.

Matoke, V. O. (2018). Health System Factors That Influence Health Seeking Behavior Associated With Prostatism among Men above 40 Years in Nyamira County. The International Journal of Science & Technoledge. https://doi.org/10.24940/theijst/2019/v7/i11/st1911-018

Matoke, V. O. (2018). Health Seeking Behavior Associated with Prostatism Among Men Aged Over Forty Years in Nyamira County, Kenya.