Elizabeth A Bukusi

Biographic Data

ID165311
NAMEElizabeth A Bukusi
GIVEN NAMESElizabeth A
FAMILY NAMEBukusi
SIGNATUREBUKUSI E A
AFFILIATIONSKenya Medical Research Institute
ORCID0000-0002-2031-2808
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS145
TOTAL CITATIONS59
AUTHOR COUNT145
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2008
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX4

  • Co-design of a digital health intervention to provide pharmacy-based, person-centered contraceptive decision support for youth in Kenya

    Open AccessElizabeth K Harrington, Lisa Orii et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW; age 15–24 years) face intersectional barriers to undesired pregnancy prevention, with profound health consequences. Community pharmacies remain a relatively untapped opportunity to improve the reach and quality of contraceptive care for youth. The purpose of this study was to co-design and prototype a digital health, person-centered contraceptive decision support application (the Mara Divas App) tailored fo…

  • A livelihood intervention improved nutritional, mental health and sexual health outcomes among HIV-affected adolescents in western Kenya

    Open AccessSheri D Weiser, Lila Aziz Sheira et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2026

    INTRODUCTION: Interventions that address household-level factors, including food insecurity (FI) and poverty, may reduce HIV risk and improve sexual and reproductive health (SRH) among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW). METHODS: (SM). SM was a multisectoral agricultural livelihood intervention designed to improve HIV health. At the trial end, we used linear and logistic regressions to compare differences between the intervention and control…

  • Implementing long-acting injectable HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis services at private pharmacies in Kenya

    Open AccessStephanie Roche, Kevin Kamolloh et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2026

    INTRODUCTION: Maximising the impact of new and forthcoming long-acting injectable HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) products will require novel delivery approaches that widen accessibility and prioritise clients' needs and preferences. To understand the potential barriers and facilitators to delivering injectable PrEP via private pharmacies in Kenya, we conducted qualitative formative research. METHODS: From July to September 2023, we interview…

  • An emerging Timer-2C framework for addressing barriers to research culture and productivity among local healthcare providers in the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessBeryne Odeny, Dorothy I Mangale et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Contributions from healthcare professionals in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to global health research remain disproportionately low. We conceptualized the TIMER-2C framework to capture the multi-level barriers and facilitators shaping research productivity among local healthcare professionals in MENA and SSA. We conducted qualitative interviews using a modified Delphi approach comprising two rounds to: 1) i…

  • Young widowhood as a predictor of HIV risk behaviors in a high HIV prevalence setting in Siaya County, Kenya

    Open AccessJackline A Odhiambo, Louisa Ndunyu et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2026

    BACKGROUND: Widowed women in sub-Saharan Africa bear a disproportionate burden of HIV/AIDS. OBJECTIVES: We examined the likely period of HIV exposure among widows living with HIV and the patterns and predictors of widowed women's HIV risk behaviors. METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional survey with an age-stratified random sample of widowed women in Siaya County, Kenya. We estimated the period of HIV exposure and the prevalence of HIV-risk beha…

  • Hazardous alcohol use is associated with sexual behaviors that increase risk for HIV acquisition among fishermen in a high HIV prevalence area of Kenya

    Open AccessSarah A Gutin, Holly Nishimura et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2026

    Links between hazardous alcohol use and HIV acquisition are well documented, with less known about this relationship among fishermen, a priority group for HIV prevention. We examined associations between hazardous alcohol use and sexual risk behaviors among fishermen in Kenya using 2022 data from 733 fishermen in three Lake Victoria communities. Measures included the AUDIT-C and sexual relationship histories. Logistic regression models assessed a…

  • Water Insecurity is Associated with Intimate Partner Violence Among Women Living with HIV in Western Kenya

    Open AccessJacquelyne J Odak, Sera Lewise Young et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2026

  • Household healthcare seeking patterns for emergent ill-health in Migori, Western Kenya

    Open AccessZachary A Kwena, Zachary Kwena et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Background Healthcare-seeking decisions reflect personal assessments of illness etiology and severity to determine whether, how, and where to seek care. Understanding these contexts enables targeted interventions to address barriers and ensure timely access to quality services. We examined patterns of household healthcare seeking for emergent ill-health in Western Kenya. Methods As part of a multi-site mixed-methods study evaluating a patient-cen…

  • An in-depth interview study of women's perspectives on the effects of contraceptive use on future fertility in Ethiopia and Kenya

    Open AccessKristen Kirksey, Hanna Feleke et al.ARTICLESSM - Qualitative Research in…2025

    Infertility is a common perceived side effect of contraceptive use among women in sub-Saharan Africa, and fear of infertility can affect contraceptive choices. While no choice is inherently negative, it is critical that women have accurate information about side effects to ensure contraceptive decision-making agency. Despite the prevalence of infertility fears, little is known about women's specific beliefs, where they originate, and how they inf…

  • Opening the black box of agency in contraceptive decision-making

    Open AccessLauren Suchman, Emily Himes et al.ARTICLESSM - Qualitative Research in…2025

  • Widowhood stigma as a fundamental cause of poor mental, sexual, and reproductive health outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessJackline A Odhiambo, Louisa Ndunyu et al.ARTICLESSM - Mental Health2025

    Widows in sub-Saharan Africa experience stigma linked to their social identity of widowhood. Despite the known significant impacts of stigma on health and wellbeing, widowhood stigma is less conceptualized and studied and its effects on widows' mental, sexual and reproductive health are not delineated. We thematically reviewed literature mentioning widowhood stigma and its effects in Africa. Applying the fundamental cause theory to this literatur…

  • Effectiveness and experiences with differentiated service delivery of HIV care in Kisumu County, Kenya

    Open AccessFrancesca Odhiambo, Raphael Onyango Mando et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    The adoption of the test and treat policy by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2015 led to an unprecedented increase in the number of people living with HIV (PLHIV) enrolling into HIV treatment, thereby increasing the burden on HIV service delivery. To compensate, WHO endorsed the Differentiated Service Delivery (DSD) approach to reduce the burden on the health care system and therefore support attainment of the UNAIDS 95-95-95 goals by 2030…

  • Enhancing engagement in HIV care among adolescents and young adults

    Open AccessHarriet Fridah Adhiambo, Clovis Mwamba et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Structural, psychological, and clinical barriers to HIV care engagement among adolescents and young adults living with HIV (AYAH) persist globally despite gains in HIV epidemic control. Phone-based peer navigation may provide critical peer support, increase delivery flexibility, and require fewer resources. Prior studies show that phone-based navigation and automated text messaging interventions improve HIV care engagement, adherence, and retenti…

  • Mentorship—A critical metric for career development and advancing global health

    Open AccessJessica E Haberer, Pauline Byakika‐Kibwika et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Mentorship plays a critical role in promoting career development and generating impactful research and programs, yet it is typically considered an altruistic endeavor and a luxury. Mentorship programs are largely unfunded and unsupported, particularly in the Global South. However, they are important in global health given the high need for mentors in many settings as well as the cross-cultural complexities and power dynamics inherent in the field…

  • Pathways between intimate partner violence and HIV care and treatment during pregnancy and postpartum

    Open AccessLeah Schrubbe, Catherine Makokha et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Intimate partner violence (IPV) is associated with suboptimal HIV treatment behaviors and health outcomes among perinatal women. Less is known about the postpartum phase or how distinct types of perinatal IPV exposure may inhibit HIV-related care. We conducted a qualitative study nested within an ongoing trial among perinatal women in rural Kenya to explore the influence of IPV on adherence to HIV treatment during pregnancy and postpartum. In 202…

  • Examining and classifying reasons for missing viral loads among adults living with HIV

    Open AccessHarriet Fridah Adhiambo, Jayne Lewis-Kulzer et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Gaps in HIV RNA monitoring persist globally impeding the ability to determine clinical progress and outcomes. This study systematically evaluated provider (e.g., guideline non-adherence), system (e.g., laboratory error) and participant-level (e.g., refusal) drivers of missed viral load (VL) monitoring measurements among people with HIV in Kenya. Adults aged 18–65 years were followed across five health facilities in Kenya as part of a clinical tri…

  • Experiences around testing and linkage to HIV care among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men

    Open AccessNoelle E Kellogg, Joanne E Mantell et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2025

    Although the Kenyan Ministry of Health recognizes key populations in addressing the country's HIV epidemic, gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) face challenges in HIV testing, linkage, and retention in care. This study aimed to inform the development of context-specific interventions to improve GBMSM's initiation in HIV care in Kenya. Drawing on in-depth semi-structured interview data from the Patient-Centered Care Project …

  • Expanding the reach of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among Kenyan adolescent girls and young women

    Edinah Casmir, Njeri Wairimu et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2025

    Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) seeking post-abortal care (PAC) remain at risk of unintended pregnancies and HIV due to infrequent condom use. Integrating HIV prevention services, such as PrEP, into PAC services offers an opportunity to enhance reach, uptake, and efficiency, particularly in high-burden settings like Kenya. However, data on acceptability, feasibility, and sustainability of PAC clinics as entry points for PrEP is limited. A…

  • Saving for a rainy day

    Linus Ochieng, Jacob Onyango et al.ARTICLEAfrican Journal of AIDS Research2025

    Financial insecurity pushes female sex workers into risky sexual transactions. We piloted an economic empowerment intervention among female sex workers in Kenya to test if they could save part of their income from which to make withdrawals to avoid risky sexual encounters. We enrolled female sex workers and randomised half to the intervention arm, who were given instructions on how to save and withdraw money through a mobile platform, and half to…

  • Experiences and perceptions of conditional cash incentive provision and cessation among people with HIV for care engagement

    Open AccessJulia Giordano, Jayne Lewis-Kulzer et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    CCTs do not appear to exert their effects through motivation, but instead act through creating opportunities for better care engagement. This study helps us better understand the durability of financial incentives for HIV care engagement and support the idea that careful consideration be exercised when implementing incentives for sustainable engagement effects

  • There is no need to leave the beach to test”

    Open AccessJayne Lewis-Kulzer, Phoebe Olugo et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    While few fishermen had ever used HIVST, this study found high awareness, positive perceptions, and substantial willingness to use and distribute HIVST to other men. The "promoter" model, with known peers engaged in disseminating HIVST information and test kits, shows promise for engaging men in testing

  • Metrics of Mobility by Sex are Associated with HIV Incidence in Rural Kenya and Uganda

    Open AccessCarol S Camlin, Sarah A Gutin et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2025

    The complex and dynamic nature of human mobility requires use of multiple measures and sex-stratified analyses to fully understand its influence on HIV acquisition risk in specific populations and settings. Longitudinal population-based studies designed to measure the influence of mobility (which includes both short and long-term, temporary and permanent changes of residence across defined geopolitical boundaries) on HIV acquisition risk are rare…

  • Gaps in Effective HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Screening and Uptake Among Fishermen in Kenya

    Open AccessLila A Sheira, Benard Ayieko et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2025

    Despite oral daily HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) effectiveness, uptake remains a challenge. Awareness of one's HIV status and engagement in prevention is essential to interrupting transmission among populations at high risk of HIV. We explored gaps in HIV risk perception, screening, and PrEP uptake among high HIV-risk fishermen living and working along Lake Victoria, Kenya. Data are from the Owete study (NCT04772469), which evaluated the im…

  • Engaging Mentor Mothers in Rapid Return of Viral Load Results to Pregnant and Postpartum Women Living with HIV

    Open AccessPamela M Murnane, Sharon Ouma et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2025

    In Kenya, the primary driver of perinatal HIV transmission is disengagement from care. Virologic monitoring can reinforce adherence and enable timely intervention, yet results are often delayed. Among pregnant (≥ 27 weeks) and postpartum (≤ 6 months) women in HIV care in Kisumu Kenya, we conducted a pilot study in which Mentor Mothers (peer support) returned viral load results (GeneXpert) after a clinic visit between June-December 2023. We assess…

  • Spillover Effects of an Agricultural Livelihood Intervention Among People Living with HIV on Community Empowerment in Kenya

    Open AccessVictoria Chi, Elly Weke et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2025