Rose Bosire

Biographic Data

ID7047504
NAMERose Bosire
GIVEN NAMESRose
FAMILY NAMEBosire
SIGNATUREBOSIRE R
AFFILIATIONSKenya Medical Research Institute
ORCID0000-0001-5777-7329
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS14
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT14
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2010
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Improving HIV assisted partner services outcomes by eliciting additional partners after the initial encounter

    Open AccessGeorge Otieno, Sarah Masyuko et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Most assisted partner services (APS) programs elicit partners at the time of HIV diagnosis when index clients may be reluctant to name all partners. Little is known about the benefits of ongoing partner elicitation after the initial visit. We utilized data collected in an APS implementation study across 31 facilities in western Kenya from August 2019 to June 2022. HIV testing service providers offered APS to consenting female index clients and as…

  • 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…

  • “We only trust each other”

    Open AccessMegan Maurano, David Bukusi et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    In Kenya, overdose remains a major public health concern with approximately 40% of persons who inject drugs (PWID) reporting personal overdoses. PWID living with HIV (PWID-LH) are particularly vulnerable to experiencing fatal and non-fatal overdoses because of the surrounding physical, social, economic, and political environments, which are not fully understood in Kenya. Through qualitative inquiry, this study characterizes Kenya’s overdose risk …

  • Uptake and acceptability of oral HIV self-testing in the context of assisted partner services in Western Kenya

    Open AccessVictor Mudhune, Unmesha Roy Paladhi et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Integrating HIV self-testing (HIVST) into assisted partner services (APS) has potential to increase identification of people with HIV in the community, but little is known about acceptability of HIVST among partners traced via APS. We assessed characteristics of APS partners testing with HIVST, and factors influencing HIVST uptake and acceptability in a cluster-randomized control trial on APS+HIVST. Using convergent parallel mixed-methods design,…

  • “I feel good because I have saved their lives”

    Open AccessBrienna Naughton, Mercy Owuor et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Introduction Assisted partner services (APS), or notification for sexual partners of people diagnosed with HIV, is an efficient, effective, and high yield strategy to identify people living with HIV and is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). However, there remains a need to further understand the acceptability of APS qualitatively from a client lens, particularly when APS is integrated into the national health system. We investiga…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Prevalence of Substance Use and Its Association with Sociodemographic and Behavioral Factors among Women Who Conduct Sex Work in Kenya

    Linnet Ongeri, Vincent Moshi et al.ARTICLEJournal of Psychoactive Drugs2022

    Female sex workers (FSWs) in sub-Saharan Africa are a marginalized group with an increased morbidity risk. Psychoactive substance use among this group is common and increases the risk of adverse health consequences. The type of substance used, extent, and nature of use varies with different settings and regions. We examine the use of specific psychoactive substances among FSWs residing in an urban informal settlement in Nairobi. This cross-sectio…

  • Women’s Autonomy in Infant Feeding Decision-Making

    Open AccessMiriana C Duran, Rose Bosire et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2021

  • Birth size and early pneumonia predict linear growth among HIV‐exposed uninfected infants

    Open AccessE Deichsel, Patricia B Pavlinac et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2019

    Stunting remains a global health priority, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Identifying determinants of linear growth in HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) infants can inform interventions to prevent stunting in this vulnerable population. HIV-infected mothers and their uninfected infants were followed monthly from pregnancy to 12-month post-partum in Nairobi, Kenya. Mixed-effects models estimated the change in length-for-age z-score (LAZ) from birt…

  • Delayed initiation of antiretroviral therapy among HIV-discordant couples in Kenya

    Talia R Kahn, Michelle Desmond et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2013

    Timely initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) is particularly important for HIV-discordant couples because viral suppression greatly reduces the risk of transmission to the uninfected partner. To identify issues and concerns related to ART initiation among HIV-discordant couples, we recruited a subset of discordant couples participating in a longitudinal study in Nairobi to participate in in-depth interviews and focus group discussions about …

  • High Rates of Relationship Dissolution Among Heterosexual HIV-Serodiscordant Couples in Kenya

    Open AccessRomel D Mackelprang, Rose Bosire et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2013

  • Determinants of failure to access care in mothers referred to HIV treatment programs in Nairobi, Kenya

    Phelgona Otieno, Phelgona A Otieno et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2010

    BACKGROUND: As prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programs and HIV treatment programs rapidly expand in parallel, it is important to determine factors that influence the transition of HIV-infected women from maternal to continuing care. DESIGN: This study aimed to determine rates and co-factors of accessing HIV care by HIV-infected women exiting maternal care. A cross-sectional survey of women who had participated in a PMTC…

  • Predicting Pregnancy in HIV-1-Discordant Couples

    Open AccessBrandon L Guthrie, Robert Y Choi et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2010