Biography
Otiang is a Veterinary Doctor currently undertaking a Ph.D. in Applied Microbiology (Virology Option) at the University of Nairobi, Kenya, with joint supervision from Washington State University, through whom he is funded.
His research focuses on enhancing childhood nutrition and growth through targeted livestock interventions, a case of Newcastle disease vaccination on; survival and production of indigenous chicken, nutrition, and household socioeconomics in western Kenya. His research is in close collaboration with Prof Guy Palmer, Washington State University.
Research Interests
COVID 19| Human Rabies | Epidemiology | Data Science
Recent Publications
2025
| Factors Influencing Iron Levels Among Women of Reproductive Age and Children 6–48 Months in Livestock‐Keeping Communities in Narok County, Kenya |
2023
| The Livestock for Health Study: A Field Trial on Livestock Interventions to Prevent Acute Malnutrition Among Women and Children in Pastoralist Communities in Northern Kenya |
| The impact of livestock interventions on nutritional outcomes of children younger than 5 years old and women in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| Preventing Acute Malnutrition in Women and Children Through Livestock Interventions in Northern Kenya. |
2022
| Endemicity of Coxiella burnetii infection among people and their livestock in pastoral communities in northern Kenya |
| Sero–epidemiology of brucellosis in people and their livestock: A linked human–animal cross-sectional study in a pastoralist community in Kenya |
| Sero – epidemiology of brucellosis in people and their livestock: A linked human – animal cross-sectional study in a pastoralist community in Kenya |
2021
| The nexus between improved water supply and water-borne diseases in urban areas in Africa: a scoping review |
| Impact of livestock interventions on maternal and child nutrition outcomes in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol |
| The nexus between improved water supply and water-borne diseases in urban areas in Africa: a scoping review |
2017
| Seroprevalence and Factors Associated with Coxiella burnetii Infection in Small Ruminants in Baringo County, Kenya |
