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‘It was hell in the community’: a qualitative study of maternal and child health care during health care worker strikes in Kenya

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2021
Background Health care workers in Kenya have launched major strikes in the public health sector in the past decade but the impact of strikes on health systems is under-explored.
Michael L. Scanlon, Lauren Y. Maldonado, Justus E. Ikemeri, Anjellah Jumah, Getrude Anusu, Sheilah Chelagat, Joann Chebet Keter, Julia Songok, Laura J. Ruhl, Astrid Christoffersen-Deb   +9 more
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A retrospective study of the impact of health worker strikes on maternal and child health care utilization in western Kenya

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background There have been dozens of strikes by health workers in Kenya in the past decade, but there are few studies of their impact on maternal and child health services and outcomes.
Michael L. Scanlon, Lauren Y. Maldonado, Justus E. Ikemeri, Anjellah Jumah, Getrude Anusu, Jeffrey N. Bone, Sheilah Chelagat, Joann Chebet Keter, Laura Ruhl, Julia Songok, Astrid Christoffersen-Deb   +10 more
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Mental healthcare services in Kenyan counties: a descriptive survey of four counties in Western Kenya

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background The government of Kenya has made progressive efforts towards improving mental health services in the country. However there is little documentation of mental health services in the counties that would support actualization of the legislative ...
Edith Kamaru Kwobah, Matthew Turissini, Julius Barasa, Mercy Kimaiyo, Lily Okeyo, Joash Araka, Faith Njiriri, Richard Matundura, Florence Jaguga   +8 more
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Integrating community-based HIV and non-communicable disease care with microfinance groups: a feasibility study in Western Kenya

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2022
Background The Harambee study is a cluster randomized trial in Western Kenya that tests the effect, mechanisms, and cost-effectiveness of integrating community-based HIV and non-communicable disease care within microfinance groups on chronic disease ...
Catherine Kafu, Juddy Wachira, Victor Omodi, Jamil Said, Sonak D. Pastakia, Dan N. Tran, Jael Adongo Onyango, Dan Aburi, Marta Wilson-Barthes, Omar Galárraga, Becky Lynn Genberg   +10 more
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“It is like an umbrella covering you, yet it does not protect you from the rain”: a mixed methods study of insurance affordability, coverage, and financial protection in rural western Kenya

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2023
Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are increasingly adopting mandatory social health insurance programs. In Kenya, mandatory social health insurance is being implemented through the national health insurer, the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF), but ...
Beryl Maritim, Adam D. Koon, Allan Kimaina, Cornelius Lagat, Elvira Riungu, Jeremiah Laktabai, Laura J. Ruhl, Michael Kibiwot, Michael L. Scanlon, Jane Goudge   +9 more
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A descriptive survey of substance use treatment facilities in Uasin Gishu County Kenya

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background Substance use disorders are a major problem in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. The objective of this study was to describe the existing resources within substance use treatment facilities in the County, with the aim of guiding policy and ...
Florence Jaguga, Matthew Turissini, Julius Barasa, Mercy Kimaiyo, Joash Araka, Lily Okeyo, Edith Kwobah   +6 more
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Real-Life Feasibility of HIV Drug Resistance Testing Using Dried Filter Analytes in Kenyan Children and Adolescents Living with HIV

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
HIV-1 drug resistance remains a global challenge, yet access to testing is limited, particularly in resource-limited settings. We examined feasibility and limitations of genotyping using dried filter analytes in treatment-experienced Kenyan youth with ...
Akarsh Manne, Alexander DeLong, Winstone Nyandiko, Allison K. DeLong, Rachel Vreeman, Vladimir Novitsky, Anthony Ngeresa, Edwin Sang, Ashley Chory, Josephine Aluoch, Eslyne Jepkemboi, Millicent Orido, Celestine Ashimosi, Festus Sang, Joseph W. Hogan, Rami Kantor   +15 more
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Decreasing incidence of pregnancy among HIV-positive adolescents in a large HIV treatment program in western Kenya between 2005 and 2017: a retrospective cohort study

Reproductive Health, 2020
Background The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence, incidence and risk factors for pregnancy among HIV-positive adolescents in a large HIV treatment program in western Kenya.
Heather C. Millar, Alfred K. Keter, Beverly S. Musick, Edith Apondi, Juddy Wachira, Katherine R. MacDonald, Rachel F. Spitzer, Paula Braitstein   +7 more
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A Qualitative Examination of Perceived Stigma and its Sources Among Adolescents Living With HIV in Western Kenya

Global Pediatric Health, 2022
Introduction. Adolescents (10-19 years) living with HIV (ALWH) face unique challenges in controlling HIV long-term, including stigma and perception of stigma within their communities. Methods.
Grant Callen MD, Ashley Chory, Festus Sang, Dennis Munyoro, Josephine Aluoch, Michael Scanlon, Leslie Enane MD, Megan McHenry MD, Kara Wools-Kaloustian MD, Edith Apondi MBChB, MMED, Rachel Vreeman MD, MS   +10 more
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Added Value of Next Generation over Sanger Sequencing in Kenyan Youth with Extensive HIV-1 Drug Resistance

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
HIV-1 drug resistance testing in children and adolescents in low-resource settings is both important and challenging. New (more sensitive) drug resistance testing technologies may improve clinical care, but evaluation of their added value is limited.
V. Novitsky, W. Nyandiko, R. Vreeman, A. K. DeLong, A. Manne, M. Scanlon, A. Ngeresa, J. Aluoch, F. Sang, C. Ashimosi, E. Jepkemboi, M. Orido, J. W. Hogan, R. Kantor   +13 more
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