Simulating the blood transfusion system in Kenya: Modelling methods and exploratory analyses

Yiqi Tian, Bo Zeng, Jana MacLeod, Gatwiri Murithi, Cindy M. Makanga, Hillary Barmasai, Linda S. Barnes, Rahul S. Bidanda, Tecla Chelagat, Tonny Ejilkon Epuu, Abdirahaman Musa, Robert Kamu Kaburu, Jason Madan, Jennifer Makin, Alejandro Munoz-Valencia, Carolyne Njoki, Kevin Ochieng, Bernard Oduor Olayo, Jose Ricardo Paiz, Kristina E. Rudd, Mark Yazer, Juan Carlos Puyana, Bopaya Bidanda, Jayant Rajgopal, Pratap Kumar

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004587
Published: 2025-08-13
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pgph.0004587,
  title = {Simulating the blood transfusion system in Kenya: Modelling methods and exploratory analyses},
  author = {Yiqi Tian and Bo Zeng and Jana MacLeod and Gatwiri Murithi and Cindy M. Makanga and Hillary Barmasai and Linda S. Barnes and Rahul S. Bidanda and Tecla Chelagat and Tonny Ejilkon Epuu and Abdirahaman Musa and Robert Kamu Kaburu and Jason Madan and Jennifer Makin and Alejandro Munoz-Valencia and Carolyne Njoki and Kevin Ochieng and Bernard Oduor Olayo and Jose Ricardo Paiz and Kristina E. Rudd and Mark Yazer and Juan Carlos Puyana and Bopaya Bidanda and Jayant Rajgopal and Pratap Kumar},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {PLOS Global Public Health},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pgph.0004587},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0004587}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Simulating the blood transfusion system in Kenya: Modelling methods and exploratory analyses
AU  - Yiqi Tian
AU  - Bo Zeng
AU  - Jana MacLeod
AU  - Gatwiri Murithi
AU  - Cindy M. Makanga
AU  - Hillary Barmasai
AU  - Linda S. Barnes
AU  - Rahul S. Bidanda
AU  - Tecla Chelagat
AU  - Tonny Ejilkon Epuu
AU  - Abdirahaman Musa
AU  - Robert Kamu Kaburu
AU  - Jason Madan
AU  - Jennifer Makin
AU  - Alejandro Munoz-Valencia
AU  - Carolyne Njoki
AU  - Kevin Ochieng
AU  - Bernard Oduor Olayo
AU  - Jose Ricardo Paiz
AU  - Kristina E. Rudd
AU  - Mark Yazer
AU  - Juan Carlos Puyana
AU  - Bopaya Bidanda
AU  - Jayant Rajgopal
AU  - Pratap Kumar
PY  - 2025
JO  - PLOS Global Public Health
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004587
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Tian, Y., Zeng, B., MacLeod, J., Murithi, G., Makanga, C. M., Barmasai, H., Barnes, L. S., Bidanda, R. S., Chelagat, T., Epuu, T. E., Musa, A., Kaburu, R. K., Madan, J., Makin, J., Munoz-Valencia, A., Njoki, C., Ochieng, K., Olayo, B. O., Paiz, J. R., Rudd, K. E., Yazer, M., Puyana, J. C., Bidanda, B., Rajgopal, J., & Kumar, P. (2025). Simulating the blood transfusion system in Kenya: Modelling methods and exploratory analyses. PLOS Global Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0004587

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