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High Acceptability of Assisted Partner Notification Services Among HIV-Positive Females in Kenya: Results From an Ongoing Implementation Study by Sharma, Monisha, Kariithi, Edward, Kemunto, Emily, Otieno, George, Lagat, Harison, Wamuti, Beatrice, Obongo, Chris, Macharia, Paul, Masyuko, Sarah, Bosire, Rose, Mugambi, Mary, Weiner, Bryan, Farquhar, Carey

“…BACKGROUND:Assisted partner services (aPS) involves notification and HIV testing for sexual partners of persons diagnosed HIV-positive (index clients). Because…”
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Effectiveness of Using Additional HIV Self-Test Kits as an Incentive to Increase HIV Testing Within Assisted Partner Services by Roy Paladhi, Unmesha, Katz, David A, Otieno, George, Hughes, James P, Thirumurthy, Harsha, Lagat, Harison, Masyuko, Sarah, Sharma, Monisha, Macharia, Paul, Bosire, Rose, Mugambi, Mary, Kariithi, Edward, Farquhar, Carey

“…Incentives have shown mixed results in increasing HIV testing rates in low-resource settings. We investigated the effectiveness of offering additional…”
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Human papillomavirus and abnormal cervical lesions among HIV-infected women in HIV-discordant couples from Kenya by Guthrie, Brandon L, Rositch, Anne F, Cooper, Joy Alison, Farquhar, Carey, Bosire, Rose, Choi, Robert, Kiarie, James, Smith, Jennifer S

“…HIV infection increases the risk of high-grade cervical neoplasia and invasive cervical carcinoma. The study addresses the limited data describing human…”
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Acceptability and uptake of HIV self‐testing in emergency care settings: A systematic review and meta‐analysis by Aluisio, Adam R., Lim, Rachel K., Tang, Oliver Y., Sugut, Janet, Kinuthia, John, Bosire, Rose, Guthrie, Kate M., Katz, David A., Farquhar, Carey, Mello, Michael J.

“…Background Emergency departments (ED) interface with large numbers of patients that are often missed by conventional HIV testing approaches. ED‐based HIV…”
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Prevalence of Substance Use and Its Association with Sociodemographic and Behavioral Factors among Women Who Conduct Sex Work in Kenya by Ongeri, Linnet, Moshi, Vincent, Denckla, Christy A., Bosire, Rose, Singa, Benson, Otieno, Phelgona, Maingi, Charity, Ouma, Linet, Omolo, Danvers, Manduku, Veronica

“…Female sex workers (FSWs) in sub-Saharan Africa are a marginalized group with an increased morbidity risk. Psychoactive substance use among this group is…”
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Effectiveness of HIV self‐testing when offered within assisted partner services in Western Kenya (APS‐HIVST Study): a cluster randomized controlled trial by Roy Paladhi, Unmesha, Katz, David A., Otieno, George, Hughes, James P., Lagat, Harison, Masyuko, Sarah, Sharma, Monisha, Macharia, Paul, Bosire, Rose, Mugambi, Mary, Kariithi, Edward, Farquhar, Carey

“…Introduction Assisted partner services (APS) is an effective strategy for increasing HIV testing, new diagnosis, and linkage to care among sexual partners of…”
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Using viral sequence diversity to estimate time of HIV infection in infants by Russell, Magdalena L, Fish, Carolyn S, Drescher, Sara, Cassidy, Noah A J, Chanana, Pritha, Benki-Nugent, Sarah, Slyker, Jennifer, Mbori-Ngacha, Dorothy, Bosire, Rose, Richardson, Barbra, Wamalwa, Dalton, Maleche-Obimbo, Elizabeth, Overbaugh, Julie, John-Stewart, Grace, Matsen, 4th, Frederick A, Lehman, Dara A

“…Age at HIV acquisition may influence viral pathogenesis in infants, and yet infection timing (i.e. date of infection) is not always known. Adult studies have…”
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Providing HIV‐assisted partner services to partners of partners in western Kenya: an implementation science study by Sharma, Monisha, Mambo, Barbara Wanjiku, Kingston, Hanley, Otieno, George, Masyuko, Sarah, Lagat, Harison, Katz, David A., Wamuti, Beatrice, Macharia, Paul, Bosire, Rose, Mugambi, Mary, Kariithi, Edward, Farquhar, Carey

“…Introduction Assisted partner services (APS), or exposure notification and HIV testing for sexual partners of persons diagnosed HIV positive (index clients),…”
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"It is a process" - a qualitative evaluation of provider acceptability of HIV assisted partner services in western Kenya: experiences, challenges, and facilitators by Liu, Wenjia, Wamuti, Beatrice M, Owuor, Mercy, Lagat, Harison, Kariithi, Edward, Obong'o, Christopher, Mugambi, Mary, Sharma, Monisha, Bosire, Rose, Masyuko, Sarah, Katz, David A, Farquhar, Carey, Weiner, Bryan J

“…Assisted partner service (APS) is effective for increasing HIV testing services (HTS) uptake among sexual partners of people diagnosed with HIV with rare…”
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Knowledge and acceptability of pap smears, self-sampling and HPV vaccination among adult women in Kenya by Rositch, Anne F, Gatuguta, Ann, Choi, Robert Y, Guthrie, Brandon L, Mackelprang, Romel D, Bosire, Rose, Manyara, Lucy, Kiarie, James N, Smith, Jennifer S, Farquhar, Carey

“…Our study aimed to assess adult women's knowledge of human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer, and characterize their attitudes towards potential…”
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Cost of integrating assisted partner services in HIV testing services in Kisumu and Homa Bay counties, Kenya: a microcosting study by Wamuti, Beatrice, Sharma, Monisha, Kariithi, Edward, Lagat, Harison, Otieno, George, Bosire, Rose, Masyuko, Sarah, Mugambi, Mary, Weiner, Bryan J, Katz, David A, Farquhar, Carey, Levin, Carol

“…HIV assisted partner services (aPS), or provider notification and testing for sexual and injecting partners of people diagnosed with HIV, is shown to be safe,…”
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Cost and Cost-Effectiveness of Distributing HIV Self-Tests within Assisted Partner Services in Western Kenya by Mudhune, Victor, Sharma, Monisha, Masyuko, Sarah, Ngure, Kenneth, Otieno, George, Roy Paladhi, Unmesha, Katz, David A, Kariithi, Edward, Farquhar, Carey, Bosire, Rose

“…Assisted partner services (APS) is a recommended public health approach to promote HIV testing for sexual partners of individuals diagnosed with HIV. We…”
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Women’s Autonomy in Infant Feeding Decision-Making: A Qualitative Study in Nairobi, Kenya by Duran, Miriana C., Bosire, Rose, Beima-Sofie, Kristin M., Igonya, Emmy Kageha, Aluisio, Adam R., Gatuguta, Anne, Mbori-Ngacha, Dorothy, Farquhar, Carey, Stewart, Grace John, Roxby, Alison C.

“…Background Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is the optimal way to feed young infants. Guidelines recommend that women living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy…”
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Peer-mediated HIV assisted partner services to identify and link to care HIV-positive and HCV-positive people who inject drugs: a cohort study protocol by Monroe-Wise, Aliza, Mbogo, Loice, Guthrie, Brandon, Bukusi, David, Sambai, Betsy, Chohan, Bhavna, Scott, John, Cherutich, Peter, Musyoki, Helgar, Bosire, Rose, Dunbar, Matthew, Macharia, Paul, Masyuko, Sarah, Wilkinson, Eduan, De Oliveira, Tulio, Ludwig-Barron, Natasha, Sinkele, Bill, Herbeck, Joshua, Farquhar, Carey

“…IntroductionTargeted, tailored interventions to test high-risk individuals for HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are vital to achieving HIV control and HCV…”
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Examining the relationship between diarrhea and linear growth in Kenyan HIV-exposed, uninfected infants by Deichsel, Emily L, John-Stewart, Grace C, Walson, Judd L, Mbori-Ngacha, Dorothy, Richardson, Barbra A, Guthrie, Brandon L, Farquhar, Carey, Bosire, Rose, Pavlinac, Patricia B

“…Diarrhea in infancy can compromise linear growth and this relationship is likely influenced by diarrhea severity, number of episodes, and the timing of those…”
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HIV self-testing acceptability among injured persons seeking emergency care in Nairobi, Kenya by Aluisio, Adam R., Bergam, Scarlett J., Sugut, Janet, Kinuthia, John, Bosire, Rose, Ochola, Eric, Ngila, Beatrice, Guthrie, Kate M., Liu, Tao, Mugambi, Mary, Katz, David A., Farquhar, Carey, Mello, Michael J.

“…Emergency department-based HIV self-testing (ED-HIVST) could increase HIV-testing services to high-risk, under-reached populations. This study sought to…”
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Characteristics associated with HIV and hepatitis C seroprevalence among sexual and injecting partners of HIV positive persons who inject drugs in Nairobi and coastal Kenya by Sambai, Betsy C, Kingston, Hanley, Monroe-Wise, Aliza, Mbogo, Loice, Juma, Emily, Ludwig-Barron, Natasha, Guthrie, Brandon L, Bukusi, David, Chohan, Bhavna H, Scott, John, Bosire, Rose, Dunbar, Matthew, Macharia, Paul, Masyuko, Sarah, Sinkele, William, Herbeck, Joshua T, Farquhar, Carey

“…Persons who inject drugs (PWID) have higher HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) seroprevalence than the general population in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa…”
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Assessment of the HIV Enhanced Access Testing in the Emergency Department (HEATED) program in Nairobi, Kenya: a quasi-experimental prospective study by Aluisio, Adam R, Smith-Sreen, Joshua, Offorjebe, Agatha, Maina, Wamutitu, Pirirei, Sankei, Kinuthia, John, Bukusi, David, Waweru, Harriet, Bosire, Rose, Ojuka, Daniel K, Eastment, McKenna C, Katz, David A, Mello, Michael J, Farquhar, Carey

“…Persons seeking emergency injury care are often from higher-risk and underserved key populations (KPs) and priority populations (PPs) for HIV programming…”
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Determinants of failure to access care in mothers referred to HIV treatment programs in Nairobi, Kenya by Otieno, Phelgona A., Kohler, Pamela K., Bosire, Rose K., Brown, Elizabeth R., Macharia, Steven W., John-Stewart, Grace C.

“…Background. As prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programs and HIV treatment programs rapidly expand in parallel, it is important to…”
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Higher prevalence of viral control in HIV-1-infected women in serodiscordant relationships by Peebles, Kathryn, McClelland, R Scott, Overbaugh, Julie, Richardson, Barbra A, Bosire, Rose, Kiarie, James N, Farquhar, Carey, Guthrie, Brandon L

“…HIV-1-discordant couples that remain discordant despite repeated exposure may differ from the general population in their distribution of transmission risk…”
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