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Epidemiology and Social Financial incentives to increase pediatric HIV testing: a randomized trial
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Background:
Financial incentives can motivate desirable health behaviors, including adult HIV testing. Data regarding the effectiveness of financial incentives for HIV testing in children, who require urgent testing ...
Urine Biomarker Assessment of Infant Adherence to Isoniazid Prophylaxis
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
We assessed adherence in an infant tuberculosis prevention trial in Kenya with a urine isoniazid metabolite-detecting dipstick. Ninety-seven infants had 155 assays performed; 77 (49.7%) were found to be positive despite ...
Task-sharing and piloting WHO group interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT-G) for adolescent mothers living with HIV in Nairobi primary health care centers: a process paper
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
This paper describes a sustainable structure to deliver the World Health Organization (WHO) endorsed group Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT-G) for Postpartum Adolescent (PPA) mothers living with HIV in Nairobi. It documents ...
Zika Virus Circulates at Low Levels in Western and Coastal Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Background: Zika virus (ZIKV) was discovered over 70 years ago in East Africa, but little is known about its circulation and pathogenesis there.
Methods: We screened 327 plasma samples collected 2-12 months after febrile ...
Home-based Hiv Testing for Children: a Useful Complement for Caregivers With More Children, Who Are Male, and With an Hiv Negative Partner
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Expanding index and family-based testing (HBT) is a priority for identifying children living with HIV. Our study characterizes predictors that drive testing location choice for children of parents living with HIV. Kenyan ...
Preliminary Effectiveness of Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Young Kenyan Mothers With HIV and Depression: A Pilot Trial
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Objective: The authors adopted a task-sharing strategy in which lay health workers delivered group interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT-G) in primary care clinics in Nairobi, Kenya, to young mothers with HIV and depression. ...
Impact of HIV and peripartum period on Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection detection
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
Background: Pregnancy and HIV may influence TB infection (TBI) detection using interferon gamma-release assays (QFT-Plus) and tuberculin skin tests (TST).
Methods: Participants from antenatal clinics in Western Kenya ...
Whenever you need support, you first turn to the group": motivations and functions of WhatsApp groups for youth living with HIV
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
Social support is a critical component of achieving positive health outcomes for youth living with HIV (YLWH). Mobile health (mHealth) has significant potential for providing social support to YLWH. However, little is known ...