John Kinuthia

Biographic Data

ID6084402
NAMEJohn Kinuthia
GIVEN NAMESJohn
FAMILY NAMEKinuthia
SIGNATUREKINUTHIA J
AFFILIATIONSKenyatta National Hospital
ORCID0000-0001-6571-8927
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS34
TOTAL CITATIONS4
AUTHOR COUNT34
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • User and Provider Experiences with a Digital Health Family Planning Counseling Tool for Women Living with HIV in Kenya

    Open AccessAgnes Karingo Karume, Alison L Drake et al.ARTICLEStudies in Family Planning2026

    Women living with HIV(WLHIV) have diverse and complex reproductive health needs that require patient‐centered, informed decision‐making. Digital tools to support reproductive life planning may improve reproductive health counseling and outcomes for these women. We evaluated user experiences with a self‐administered, tablet‐based family planning (FP) counseling tool as part of a digital health intervention implemented within a cluster randomized t…

  • Long-Acting HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Preferences Through Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period Among Women in Kenya

    Open AccessTessa Concepcion, Salphine Watoyi et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2026

    Adherence to daily oral HIV PrEP wanes over pregnancy and postpartum and new long-acting injectable HIV PrEP (LAI-PrEP) methods may address barriers to effective use. Understanding changing LAI-PrEP preferences during the perinatal period could inform the integration into maternal healthcare. We used data from a randomized trial of pregnant women initiating daily oral HIV PrEP at five public maternal child health facilities in western Kenya, foll…

  • Population characteristics, PrEP eligibility, and trust in family planning providers among women accessing public family planning clinics in Kenya

    Open AccessDavid Mukasa, John Kinuthia et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Integrating pre-exposure prophylaxis delivery into family planning (FP) clinics may reach women at elevated HIV risk. We evaluated population characteristics, assessed and perceived HIV risk, and preferences of women accessing real-world FP clinics. Between July 26, 2021, and July 07, 2024, we conducted a cross-sectional study nested within a pragmatic trial of PrEP delivery integrated in twelve real-world FP clinics in Kisumu Kenya (Clinical Tri…

  • Assessing the approach to perinatal mental health screening and treatment in maternal-child health clinics in Western Kenya

    Open AccessAsterico Neema, Anna Larsen et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Integrating mental health care into well-attended health services, such as maternal-child health (MCH), offers a promising approach to increasing access to mental health care. To inform integration, we assessed the current approach to screening and treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMAD) in MCH facilities in Western Kenya. We conducted a cross-sectional survey among the facility managers (“in-charges”) at 20 MCH facilities in Wes…

  • “When a man is stressed, it replicates in the house”

    Open AccessHellen Moraa, Joan Mutahi et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Mental health conditions are a major public health concern in the African region, where women experience a high prevalence of maternal mental health conditions and limited access to adequate care. This issue is particularly severe among women living with HIV (WLHIV), who face a heightened risk of depression and anxiety. Despite the well-documented association between male partner-related factors and maternal/child health outcomes, their impact on…

  • Prevalence, severity and correlates of dysmenorrhea among postpartum women in Western Kenya

    Open AccessMadalitso Khwepeya, Jillian Pintye et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Dysmenorrhea is the most common menstrual disorder globally, contributing the highest disease burden of any gynecological issue in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Yet, limited data exist on dysmenorrhea among women in LMICs, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, including countries like Kenya. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis using data from the PrIMA-Extension Study, a large prospective cohort study that enrolled women during preg…

  • Evaluating the safety of prenatal HIV PrEP use

    Open AccessBen Odhiambo, Joshua Stern et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Existing data support the safety of daily oral tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF)-based HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use in pregnancy, yet ongoing monitoring is needed. We analyzed data from three recently completed HIV PrEP safety and implementation studies (PrIMA, PrIMA-X, and mWACh-PrEP) that enrolled women who were offered and/or initiated TDF-based HIV PrEP at routine health clinics in Western Kenya to summarize perinatal outcomes fo…

  • Perceptions of body size and non-communicable disease risk among people with HIV in Nairobi, Kenya

    Open AccessKara Suvada, Erica L Kocher et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    INTRODUCTION: Burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) continues to rise in low- and middle-income countries like Kenya. People with HIV (PWH) may be at greater risk for obesity and NCDs. National health policies recommend integrated approaches to manage these conditions, but have not been widely implemented. To inform implementation, we characterised PWH's knowledge, attitudes and practices related to NCDs, perceptions of body size and NCD ris…

  • The Linda Kizazi study

    Open AccessEmily R Begnel, Ednah Ojee et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    BACKGROUND: Historically, children who are HIV-exposed, uninfected (CHEU) have been found to have greater morbidity and mortality than children who are HIV-unexposed, uninfected (CHUU). To assess whether this difference persists in the era of universal antiretroviral therapy (ART), we conducted a cohort study to compare the risk of acute diarrhoea, respiratory tract infections (RTI), malaria, hospitalisation, and all-cause mortality between Kenya…

  • Cofactors of earlier uptake of modern postpartum family planning methods in Kenya

    Open AccessNancy Ngumbau, Damaris Kimonge et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    There are limited data on uptake of postpartum family planning (FP), particularly in high HIV prevalence settings. We assessed the timing of modern postpartum FP initiation and the cofactors of earlier uptake using longitudinal data from a clinical trial conducted in Kenya to assess two models of PrEP delivery among pregnant and postpartum women (NCT#03070600). Time to uptake of modern postpartum FP was estimated using survival analysis methods, …

  • Educational attainment and self-reported environmental exposures of pregnant women living in Nairobi, Kenya

    Open AccessChristopher Zuidema, Priscillah Wanini Edemba et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Environmental exposures experienced by pregnant women living in cities of low- and middle-income countries are poorly described. We collected information on housing characteristics, household and ambient air pollution, and work-related exposures through questionnaires in a cohort of 400 pregnant women in Nairobi, Kenya and examined exposures in relation to educational attainment, a proxy for socioeconomic status. Participants were median 26 years…

  • Adaptation and pilot testing of a discrete choice experiment and survey on patient preferences for long-acting antiretroviral therapies for HIV in Kenya

    Open AccessCatherine N Maina, Anne Kaggiah et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2025

    Long-acting antiretroviral therapy (LA-ART) could increase viral suppression among people living with HIV (PLWH) by promoting ART uptake and adherence. We adapted and pilot-tested a discrete-choice experiment (DCE) and an associated survey that were previously implemented in the United States, based on key informant interviews with Kenyan HIV experts and research team discussion about changes needed for the Kenyan context. We conducted five waves…

  • HIV testing services and HIV self-testing programming within emergency care in Kenya

    Adam R Aluisio, Scarlett Bergam et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2025

    In Kenya, persons insufficiently engaged in HIV Testing Services (HTS) are often treated in emergency departments (ED). There are limited data from healthcare workers on ED-HTS. A qualitative study was completed to understand challenges and facilitators for ED-HTS and HIV self-testing (HIVST). Data were collected via six focus groups of healthcare workers. Data were inductively analyzed and mapped to the Capability-Opportunity-Motivation Behavior…

  • High Preference for Injectable Pre-exposure Prophylaxis among Young Women in Kenya

    Open AccessKidist Zewdie, John Kinuthia et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2025

  • Association between low maternal serum aflatoxin B1 exposure and adverse pregnancy outcomes in Mombasa, Kenya, 2017–2019

    Open AccessEric Osoro, Abigael O Awuor et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2024

    We examined the association between serum aflatoxin B1-lysine adduct (AFB1-lys) levels in pregnant women and adverse pregnancy outcomes (low birthweight, miscarriage and stillbirth) through a nested matched case-control study of pregnant women enroled at ≤28 weeks' gestation in Mombasa, Kenya, from 2017 to 2019. Cases comprised women with an adverse birth outcome, defined as either delivery of a singleton infant weighing <2500 g, or a miscarriage…

  • HIV self-testing acceptability among injured persons seeking emergency care in Nairobi, Kenya

    Open AccessAdam R Aluisio, Scarlett Bergam et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2023

    BACKGROUND: Emergency department-based HIV self-testing (ED-HIVST) could increase HIV-testing services to high-risk, under-reached populations. OBJECTIVES: This study sought to understand the injury patient acceptability of ED-HIVST. METHODS: Injury patients presenting to the Kenyatta National Hospital Accident and Emergency Department were enrolled from March to May 2021. Likert item data on HIVST assessing domains of general acceptability, pers…

  • Randomized controlled trial of a theory-informed mHealth intervention to support ART adherence and viral suppression among women with HIV in Mombasa, Kenya

    Open AccessFrances M Aunon, George Wanje et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    This trial was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02627365, 10/12/2015; http://clinicaltrials.gov )

  • Fertility Desire and Associations with Condomless Sex, Antiretroviral Adherence, and Transmission Potential in a Cohort of Kenyan Women Living with HIV in Sero-discordant Relationships

    Open AccessMcKenna C Eastment, John Kinuthia et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2023

    For women living with HIV (WLH) in serodiscordant partnerships, decisions about childbearing can challenge condom use and antiretroviral adherence. In a prospective cohort of 148 WLH in serodiscordant partnerships, 58 (39%) wanted more children in the future but were not currently trying to conceive (fertility desire), and 32 (22%) were currently trying to become pregnant (fertility intent). Detection of prostate specific antigen (PSA) in vaginal…

  • Assessment of standard HIV testing services delivery to injured persons seeking emergency care in Nairobi, Kenya

    Open AccessAdam R Aluisio, Janet Sugut et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Emergency departments (EDs) in Africa are contact points for key groups for HIV testing services (HTS) but understanding of ED-testing delivery is limited which may impeded program impacts. This study evaluated the offering and uptake of standard HTS among injured persons seeking ED care at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) in Nairobi, Kenya. An ED population of adult injured persons was prospectively enrolled (1 March—25 May 2021) and followed th…

  • Risk factors for stillbirth and neonatal mortality among participants in Mobile WACh NEO pilot, a two-way SMS communication program in Kenya

    Open AccessAnna B Hedstrom, Esther M Choo et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Globally, 2.5 million neonates die and 2 million more are stillborn each year; the vast majority occur where access to life-saving care is limited. High quality, feasible interventions are needed to reach, educate and empower pregnant women and new mothers to improve care-seeking behaviors. Mobile WACh (Mobile solutions for Women’s and Children’s health) NEO is a human-computer hybrid mobile health (mHealth) system that allows for two-way short m…

  • Key influences on the decision to initiate PrEP among adolescent girls and young women within routine maternal child health and family planning clinics in Western Kenya

    Zoe Rogers, Jillian Pintye et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2022

    We sought to understand influences on PrEP uptake among Kenyan adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) whose decision on PrEP use was misaligned with their risk for HIV acquisition. In-depth interviews were conducted with 47 Kenyan HIV-negative AGYW aged 15-24 years who were offered PrEP during routine maternal and child health and family planning services. AGYW were sampled from two groups (1) declined PrEP and had ≥1 sexual partner(s) of unknow…

  • Antenatal depressive symptoms in Kenyan women living with HIV

    Lusi Osborn, Keshet Ronen et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2022

    Depression among pregnant women living with HIV (WLWH) in sub-Saharan Africa leads to poor pregnancy and HIV outcomes. This cross-sectional analysis utilized enrollment data from a randomized trial (Mobile WAChX, NCT02400671) in six Kenyan public maternal and child health clinics. Depressive symptoms were assessed with the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), stigma with the Stigma Scale for Chronic Illness, and intimate partner violence (IPV)…

  • Is there an optimal screening tool for identifying perinatal depression within clinical settings of sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessAnna Larsen, Jillian Pintye et al.ARTICLESSM - Mental Health2021

    Depression is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide and the most common complication of the perinatal period. Women in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are disproportionately impacted by perinatal depression. Maternal and child health (MCH) clinics are widely attended in SSA, offering a potential access point for depression screening. Yet, selection of optimal depression screening instruments for use within MCH clinics in SSA rema…

  • Derivation of an HIV Risk Score for African Women Who Engage in Sex Work

    Open AccessAlexandra C Willcox, Barbra A Richardson et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2021

  • Perceived Social Influences on Women's Decisions to use Medications not Studied in Pregnancy. A Qualitative Ethical Analysis of Preexposure Prophylaxis Implementation Research in Kenya

    Open AccessKenneth Ngure, Susan Brown Trinidad et al.ARTICLEJournal of Empirical Research on…2021References: 3

    Implementation research ethics can be particularly challenging when pregnant women have been excluded from earlier clinical stages of research given greater uncertainty about safety and efficacy in pregnancy. The evaluation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) during pregnancy offered an opportunity to understand important ethical considerations and social influences shaping women's decisions to participate in the …