Search Results - "THIRUMURTHY, Harsha"

Promoting Partner Testing and Couples Testing through Secondary Distribution of HIV Self-Tests: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Masters, Samuel H, Agot, Kawango, Obonyo, Beatrice, Napierala Mavedzenge, Sue, Maman, Suzanne, Thirumurthy, Harsha

“…Achieving higher rates of partner HIV testing and couples testing among pregnant and postpartum women in sub-Saharan Africa is essential for the success of…”
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Wars and child health: Evidence from the Eritrean–Ethiopian conflict by Akresh, Richard, Lucchetti, Leonardo, Thirumurthy, Harsha

“…Conflict between and within countries can have lasting health and economic consequences, but identifying such effects can be empirically challenging. This…”
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The government of Kenya's cash transfer program reduces the risk of sexual debut among young people age 15-25 by Handa, Sudhanshu, Halpern, Carolyn Tucker, Pettifor, Audrey, Thirumurthy, Harsha

“…The aim of this study is to assess whether the Government of Kenya's Cash Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (Kenya CT-OVC) can reduce the risk of…”
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Effects of a Large-Scale Unconditional Cash Transfer Program on Mental Health Outcomes of Young People in Kenya by Kilburn, Kelly, M.A, Thirumurthy, Harsha, Ph.D, Halpern, Carolyn Tucker, Ph.D, Pettifor, Audrey, Ph.D, Handa, Sudhanshu, Ph.D

“…Abstract Purpose This study investigates the causal effect of Kenya's unconditional cash transfer program on mental health outcomes of young people. Methods…”
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M-health for health behaviour change in resource-limited settings: applications to HIV care and beyond by Thirumurthy, Harsha, Lester, Richard T

“…Of the new advanced information and communication technologies, cellular telecommunication networks and mobile phones have reached far more people than any…”
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Promoting male partner HIV testing and safer sexual decision making through secondary distribution of self-tests by HIV-negative female sex workers and women receiving antenatal and post-partum care in Kenya: a cohort study by Thirumurthy, Harsha, Dr, Masters, Samuel H, MPH, Mavedzenge, Sue Napierala, PhD, Maman, Suzanne, PhD, Omanga, Eunice, PhD, Agot, Kawango, PhD

“…Summary Background Increased uptake of HIV testing by men in sub-Saharan Africa is essential for the success of combination prevention. Self-testing is an…”
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Association between statewide financial incentive programs and COVID-19 vaccination rates by Thirumurthy, Harsha, Milkman, Katherine L, Volpp, Kevin G, Buttenheim, Alison M, Pope, Devin G

“…To promote COVID-19 vaccination, many states in the US introduced financial incentives ranging from small, guaranteed rewards to lotteries that give vaccinated…”
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Undetectable = Untransmittable (U = U) Messaging Increases Uptake of HIV Testing Among Men: Results from a Pilot Cluster Randomized Trial by Smith, Philip, Buttenheim, Alison, Schmucker, Laura, Bekker, Linda-Gail, Thirumurthy, Harsha, Davey, Dvora L. Joseph

“…HIV testing coverage in sub-Saharan Africa is lower among men than women. We investigated the impact of a peer-delivered U = U (undetectable equals…”
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A qualitative study of secondary distribution of HIV self-test kits by female sex workers in Kenya by Maman, Suzanne, Murray, Katherine R, Napierala Mavedzenge, Sue, Oluoch, Lennah, Sijenje, Florence, Agot, Kawango, Thirumurthy, Harsha

“…Promoting awareness of serostatus and frequent HIV testing is especially important among high risk populations such as female sex workers (FSW) and their…”
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Understanding the role of incentives for achieving and sustaining viral suppression: A qualitative sub-study of a financial incentives trial in Uganda by Camlin, Carol S, Marson, Kara, Ndyabakira, Alex, Getahun, Monica, Emperador, Devy, Byamukama, Ambrose, Kwarisiima, Dalsone, Thirumurthy, Harsha, Chamie, Gabriel

“…Background Viral suppression among people living with HIV (PLHIV) is essential for protecting health and preventing HIV transmission, yet globally, rates of…”
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Understanding Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Adherence in Young Women in Kenya by Haberer, Jessica E., Mugo, Nelly, Bukusi, Elizabeth Ann, Ngure, Kenneth, Kiptinness, Catherine, Oware, Kevin, Garrison, Lindsey E., Musinguzi, Nicholas, Pyra, Maria, Valenzuela, Susie, Thomas, Katherine K., Anderson, Peter L., Thirumurthy, Harsha, Baeten, Jared M.

“…To present detailed analyses of long-term pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use and associated behaviors and perceptions among young Kenyan women. Prospective,…”
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Adoption of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among women at high risk of HIV infection in Kenya by Cedric H Bien-Gund, Perez Ochwal, Noora Marcus, Elizabeth F Bair, Sue Napierala, Suzanne Maman, Kawango Agot, Harsha Thirumurthy

“…In 2017, Kenya became one of the first African countries to provide pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in its national HIV prevention plan. We sought to…”
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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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Provider and female client economic costs of integrated sexual and reproductive health and HIV services in Zimbabwe by Mangenah, Collin, Sibanda, Euphemia L, Maringwa, Galven, Sithole, Justice, Gudukeya, Stephano, Mugurungi, Owen, Hatzold, Karin, Terris-Prestholt, Fern, Maheswaran, Hendramoorthy, Thirumurthy, Harsha, Cowan, Frances M

“…A retrospective facility-based costing study was undertaken to estimate the comparative cost per visit of five integrated sexual and reproductive health and…”
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Short message service (SMS)-based intervention to improve treatment adherence among HIV-positive youth in Uganda: focus group findings by Rana, Yashodhara, Haberer, Jessica, Huang, Haijing, Kambugu, Andrew, Mukasa, Barbara, Thirumurthy, Harsha, Wabukala, Peter, Wagner, Glenn J, Linnemayr, Sebastian

“…This paper presents one of the first qualitative studies to discuss programmatic barriers to SMS-based interventions for HIV-positive youth and discusses…”
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Financial incentives and deposit contracts to promote HIV retesting in Uganda: A randomized trial by Chamie, Gabriel, Kwarisiima, Dalsone, Ndyabakira, Alex, Marson, Kara, Camlin, Carol S, Havlir, Diane V, Kamya, Moses R, Thirumurthy, Harsha

“…Frequent retesting for HIV among persons at increased risk of HIV infection is critical to early HIV diagnosis of persons and delivery of combination HIV…”
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Using Behavioral Economics to Support PrEP Adherence for HIV Prevention by Roy Paladhi, Unmesha, Katz, David A., Farquhar, Carey, Thirumurthy, Harsha

“…Purpose of Review We explored different behavioral economics (BE) mechanisms through which pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) initiation and adherence could be…”
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The US President's Malaria Initiative and under-5 child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa: A difference-in-differences analysis by Jakubowski, Aleksandra, Stearns, Sally C, Kruk, Margaret E, Angeles, Gustavo, Thirumurthy, Harsha

“…Despite substantial financial contributions by the United States President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) since 2006, no studies have carefully assessed how this…”
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Interpersonal psychotherapy delivered by nonspecialists for depression and posttraumatic stress disorder among Kenyan HIV-positive women affected by gender-based violence: Randomized controlled trial by Meffert, Susan M, Neylan, Thomas C, McCulloch, Charles E, Blum, Kelly, Cohen, Craig R, Bukusi, Elizabeth A, Verdeli, Helen, Markowitz, John C, Kahn, James G, Bukusi, David, Thirumurthy, Harsha, Rota, Grace, Rota, Ray, Oketch, Grace, Opiyo, Elizabeth, Ongeri, Linnet

“…HIV-positive women suffer a high burden of mental disorders due in part to gender-based violence (GBV). Comorbid depression and posttraumatic stress disorder…”
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Routine child immunizations in India during the COVID-19 pandemic by Chakrabarti, Averi, Bair, Elizabeth F., Thirumurthy, Harsha

“…Disruptions in health service delivery and utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic may have caused many children worldwide to not receive vital preventative…”
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