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Implementation fidelity to HIV assisted partner services (aPS) during scale-up in western Kenya: a convergent mixed methods study by Wamuti, Beatrice, Owuor, Mercy, Liu, Wenjia, Katz, David, Lagat, Harison, Otieno, George, Kariithi, Edward, Macharia, Paul, Masyuko, Sarah, Mugambi, Mary, Farquhar, Carey, Weiner, Bryan

“…HIV assisted partner services (aPS) is an intervention to improve HIV status awareness among sex and drug-injecting partners of people newly diagnosed with HIV…”
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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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Under-five mortality in the Rongo Sub-County of Migori County, Kenya: Experience of the Lwala Community Alliance 2007-2017 with evidence from a cross-sectional survey by Starnes, Joseph R, Chamberlain, Liz, Sutermaster, Staci, Owuor, Mercy, Okoth, Vincent, Edman, William, Moon, Troy D

“…Childhood mortality remains a pressing problem in rural Kenya, and reducing under-five deaths is a key target of the Sustainable Development Goals. We aim to…”
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A qualitative evaluation of hand drying practices among Kenyans by Person, Bobbie, Schilling, Katharine, Owuor, Mercy, Ogange, Lorraine, Quick, Rob

“…Recommended disease prevention behaviors of hand washing, hygienic hand drying, and covering one's mouth and nose in a hygienic manner when coughing and…”
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‘My people perish for lack of knowledge’: barriers and facilitators to integrated HIV and hypertension screening at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya by Wamuti, Beatrice, Owuor, Mercy, Magambo, Christine, Ndegwa, Margaret, Sambai, Betsy, Temu, Tecla M, Farquhar, Carey, Bukusi, David

“…IntroductionHIV and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are the two main causes of death in Kenya with hypertension as CVD’s leading risk factor and HIV infection a…”
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"I feel good because I have saved their lives": Acceptability of assisted partner services among female index clients and male sexual partners in Kenya by Naughton, Brienna, Owuor, Mercy, Wamuti, Beatrice, Katz, David A, Sharma, Monisha, Liu, Wenjia, Lagat, Harison, Kariithi, Edward, Mugambi, Mary, Bosire, Rose, Masyuko, Sarah, Farquhar, Carey, Weiner, Bryan J

“…Assisted partner services (APS), or notification for sexual partners of people diagnosed with HIV, is an efficient, effective, and high yield strategy to…”
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Under-five mortality in the Rongo Sub-County of Migori County, Kenya: Experience of the Lwala Community Alliance by Starnes, Joseph Robert, Moon, Troy, Chamberlain, Liz, Sutermaster, Staci, Owuor, Mercy, Okoth, Vincent, Edman, William

“…Background The Sustainable Development Goals created an absolute goal of ending preventable child deaths and reducing overall under-five mortality (U5M) to…”
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Food Vendors and the Obesogenic Food Environment of an Informal Settlement in Nairobi, Kenya: a Descriptive and Spatial Analysis by Busse, Kyle R., Logendran, Rasheca, Owuor, Mercy, Omala, Hillary, Nandoya, Erick, Ammerman, Alice S., Martin, Stephanie L.

“…Food environments of urban informal settlements are likely drivers of dietary intake among residents of such settlements. Yet, few attempts have been made to…”
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Evaluation of the impact of antimicrobial hand towels on hand contamination with Escherichia coli among mothers in Kisumu County, Kenya, 2011–2012 by Kim, Sunkyung, Brown, Allison C., Murphy, Jennifer, Oremo, Jared, Owuor, Mercy, Ouda, Rosebel, Person, Bobbie, Quick, Robert

“…Poor hand hygiene contributes to diarrhea in developing countries. Handwashing with soap reduces diarrhea risk, but drying hands on contaminated towels can…”
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Uptake and acceptability of oral HIV self-testing in the context of assisted partner services in Western Kenya: A mixed-methods analysis by Mudhune, Victor, Roy Paladhi, Unmesha, Owuor, Mercy, Ngure, Kenneth, Katz, David A., Otieno, George, Sharma, Monisha, Masyuko, Sarah, Kariithi, Edward, Farquhar, Carey, Bosire, Rose

“…Integrating HIV self-testing (HIVST) into assisted partner services (APS) has potential to increase identification of people with HIV in the community, but…”
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Informal Food Vendors and the Obesogenic Food Environment of an Informal Settlement in Nairobi, Kenya: A Descriptive and Spatial Analysis by Busse, Kyle, Logendran, Rasheca, Owuor, Mercy, Omala, Hillary, Nandoya, Erick, Ammerman, Alice, Martin, Stephanie

“…The objective of this study was to characterize the food environment of an informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya according to the obesogenic properties and…”
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Understanding Barriers to Scaling Up HIV-Assisted Partner Services in Kenya by Goyette, Marielle, Wamuti, Beatrice Muthoni, Owuor, Mercy, Bukusi, David, Maingi, Peter Mutiti, Otieno, Felix Abuna, Cherutich, Peter, Ng'ang'a, Anne, Farquhar, Carey

“…Assisted partner services (APS) are more effective than passive referral in identifying new cases of HIV in many settings. Understanding the barriers to the…”
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“We just eat this food because of hunger or because we cannot afford other foods”: Drivers of Adolescent Food Choice From the Perspectives of Adolescents and Influential Adults by Seiger, Emily, Ouda, Rosebel, Ruto, Nathan, Dianga, Peter, Lytle, Leslie, Meyer, Katie, Ammerman, Alice, Voruganti, Saroja, Nandoya, Erick, Omala, Hillary, Owuor, Mercy, Martin, Stephanie

“…Kenya is experiencing rapid urbanization with increasing access to processed food and high rates of stunting, micronutrient deficiencies, and…”
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Challenges Measuring All Forms of Malnutrition in Adolescence in Kenya: Varying Cut Offs for Obesity, Iron Deficiency, and Anemia Change the Prevalence of Malnutrition by Seiger, Emily, Owuor, Mercy, Nandoya, Erick, Omala, Hillary, Muasa, Mark, Ruto, Nathan, Meyer, Katie, Ammerman, Alice, Voruganti, Saroja, Pompano, Laura, Thompson, Amanda, Martin, Stephanie

“…Malnutrition is shifting in Kenya (increasing rates of obesity with high rates of undernutrition, micronutrient deficiency). There is little consensus on how…”
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"We only trust each other": A qualitative study exploring the overdose risk environment among persons who inject drugs living with HIV in Nairobi, Kenya by Maurano, Megan, Bukusi, David, Masyuko, Sarah, Bosire, Rose, Gitau, Esther, Guthrie, Brandon L, Monroe-Wise, Aliza, Musyoki, Helgar, Owuor, Mercy Apiyo, Sambai, Betsy, Sinkele, William, Kingston, Hanley, Farquhar, Carey, Mbogo, Loice, Ludwig-Barron, Natasha T

“…In Kenya, overdose remains a major public health concern with approximately 40% of persons who inject drugs (PWID) reporting personal overdoses. PWID living…”
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"It is good for my family's health and cooks food in a way that my heart loves": qualitative findings and implications for scaling up an improved cookstove project in rural Kenya by Person, Bobbie, Loo, Jennifer D, Owuor, Mercy, Ogange, Lorraine, Jefferds, Maria Elena D, Cohen, Adam L

“…The use of indoor, three-stone fire pits in resource-poor countries is a substantial burden on human health and the environment. We conducted a pilot…”
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Monitoring the Marketing, Distribution, and Use of Sprinkles Micronutrient Powders in Rural Western Kenya by Suchdev, Parminder S., Ruth, Laird, Obure, Alfredo, Were, Vincent, Ochieng, Cliff, Ogange, Lorraine, Owuor, Mercy, Ngure, Frances, Quick, Robert, Juliao, Patricia, Jung, Christina, Teates, Kathryn, Cruz, Kari, Jefferds, Maria Elena D.

“…Background In 2007, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention partnered with local Kenyan institutions to implement the Nyando Integrated Child Health…”
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Formative Research Exploring Acceptability, Utilization, and Promotion in Order to Develop a Micronutrient Powder (Sprinkles) Intervention among Luo Families in Western Kenya by Jefferds, Maria Elena D., Ogange, Lorraine, Owuor, Mercy, Cruz, Kari, Person, Bobbie, Obure, Alfredo, Suchdev, Parminder S., Ruth, Laird J.

“…Background There is a lack of peer-reviewed literature describing in detail the formative research to develop Sprinkles interventions. Objective To describe…”
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Evaluation of Student Handwashing Practices During a School-Based Hygiene Program in Rural Western Kenya, 2007 by La Con, Genevieve, Schilling, Katharine, Harris, Julie, Person, Bobbie, Owuor, Mercy, Ogange, Lorraine, Faith, Sitnah, Quick, Robert

“…Unsafe drinking water and inadequate handwashing facilities in primary schools increase the risk of absenteeism due to diarrhea and respiratory infections. To…”
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