Elizabeth Ngugi

Biographic Data

ID	198126
NAME	Elizabeth Ngugi
GIVEN NAMES	Elizabeth
FAMILY NAME	Ngugi
SIGNATURE	NGUGI E
AFFILIATIONS	University of Nairobi
ORCID	0000-0001-5835-2752
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	16
TOTAL CITATIONS	17
AUTHOR COUNT	16
EDITOR COUNT	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	1994
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2019
H-INDEX	3

‘Know that You are not Alone.’ Influences of Social Support on Youth Newly Diagnosed with HIV in Kibera, Kenya: A Qualitative Study Informing Intervention Development
Open AccessNicole Lockwood, Kathryn Lypen et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2019
The role of social support in assisting youth in developed countries cope with their HIV diagnosis has been examined through a vast body of research; yet, there remains a gap in research around the effects of social support among youth living in sub-Saharan African countries including Kenya. This study aimed to examine the role of social support among Kenyan youth living with HIV, specifically with regard to the variations in influences of this s…
“When we are together I feel at home.” Types and sources of social support among youth newly diagnosed with HIV in Kenya: Implications for intervention
Kathryn Lypen, Nicole M Lockwood et al.ARTICLEAfrican Journal of AIDS Research2015
Social support helps youth manage psychosocial stress. Though many studies have investigated the role of social support in helping youth in developed countries cope with their HIV status, such research is lacking among youth living in sub-Saharan African countries, including Kenya. The importance of research on youth living with HIV in Kenya is enhanced given young people's unique developmental stages and the HIV prevalence rate of 8.8% among Ken…
Having Their Say: Sex Workers Discuss Their Needs and Resources
Teresa Mastin, Alexandra G Murphy et al.ARTICLEHealth Care For Women International2015
In many countries where HIV/AIDS is prevalent, social, cultural, and economic factors often mitigate the adoption of healthy reproductive behaviors and practices. One group that is particularly susceptible to mitigating influences is women who work in the sex trade. In this article, we utilize a culture-centered approach to determine how a population of sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya, perceives their individual, social, and structural needs and re…
A Reasoned Action Model of Male Client Involvement in Commercial Sex Work in Kibera, A Large Informal Settlement in Nairobi, Kenya
E A Roth, Elizabeth Ngugi et al.ARTICLEHuman Organization2014
Male clients of female sex workers (FSWs) are epidemiologically important because they can form bridge groups linking high- and low-risk subpopulations. However, because male clients are hard to locate, they are not frequently studied. Recent research emphasizes searching for high-risk behavior groups in locales where new sexual partnerships form and the threat of HIV transmission is high. Sub-Saharan Africa public drinking venues satisfy these c…
Benefits and constraints of intimate partnerships for HIV positive sex workers in Kibera, Kenya
Open AccessCecilia Benoit, E A Roth et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2013
Intimacy and transactional relations are bound up with one another and intersect with the structural realities and vulnerabilities; this is the case for sex workers in well-resourced and resourced-constrained countries alike. Rather than treating intimate partnerships as distinct from transactional relationships, FSWs' relationships should be viewed on a continuum of risk and support
Partners and clients of female sex workers in an informal urban settlement in Nairobi, Kenya
Elizabeth Ngugi, Cecilia Benoit et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2012
This paper compares and contrasts number of partners and condom use behaviour for female sex workers and a sample of women working in other economic activities, with both samples drawn from the large informal settlement of Kibera, Nairobi. As expected, univariate analysis revealed much higher numbers of overall sexual partners and higher levels of condom use among female sex workers compared to Kibera women in other occupations. An unexpected fin…
Female sex workers in Africa: Epidemiology overview, data gaps, ways forward
Open AccessElizabeth Ngugi, E N Ngugi et al.ARTICLESAHARA-J Journal of Social…2012Cited by: 4References: 52
More than three decades after the first reported case of AIDS (1983), Africa continues to experience unacceptable levels of new HIV infections. East Africa and Southern Africa remain most affected by the epidemic with 34% of the global burden of infections concentrated in 10 Southern African countries (D’Costa, Plummer, Bowmer, Fransen, Piot, Ronald, et al. 1985; Joint United Nations Programme, 2005; Moses, Plummer, \nNgugi, Nagelkerke, Anzala & …
Family Kinship Patterns and Female Sex Work in the Informal Urban Settlement of Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya
Open AccessElizabeth N Ngugi, Elizabeth Ngugi et al.ARTICLEHuman Ecology2012Cited by: 5References: 40
Effects of a mobile phone short message service on antiretroviral treatment adherence in Kenya (WelTel Kenya1): A randomised trial
Open AccessRichard T Lester, Richard Lester et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2010
Pathways and Barriers to Condom Use Among Ariaal Agro-pastoralists of Northern Kenya
Open AccessE A Roth, Elizabeth Ngugi et al.ARTICLESexuality Research and Social…2010Cited by: 2References: 6
HIV/Aids risk and worry in Northern Kenya
E A Roth, Elizabeth N Ngugi et al.ARTICLEHealth Risk & Society2009
Data from a 2003 survey of sexual behaviour (n = 400) conducted in the Ariaal community of Karare, Marsabit District, northern Kenya, were used to delineate patterns of risk and worry about contracting HIV/AIDS. Despite widespread reporting of high-risk sexual behaviours (including multiple partners, concurrency, sexual mixing and not using condoms) by survey participants, logistic regression analysis found only one statistically significant posi…
Effects of Micro-Enterprise Services on HIV Risk Behaviour Among Female Sex Workers in Kenya’s Urban Slums
Open AccessWillis Omondi Odek, Joanna Busza et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2008
Self-deception does not explain high-risk sexual behavior in the face of HIV/Aids: A test from northern Kenya
Open AccessE A Roth, Elizabeth Ngugi et al.ARTICLEEvolution and Human Behavior2006
Female education, adolescent sexuality and the risk of sexually transmitted infection in Ariaal Rendille culture
E A Roth, Elliot M Fratkin et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2001
For over 20 years, demographic analyses have shown female education associated with decreased fertility and infant/child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Far less studied are the pathways and overall effects of female education upon Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). An earlier 1996 study of one community of Ariaal Rendille pastoralists in Marsabit District of northern Kenya, suggested that female education may reduce the risk of STIs by rem…
Health care-seeking behavior related to the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases in Kenya
S Moses, Elizabeth Ngugi et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health1994Cited by: 2References: 13
OBJECTIVES. The purpose of this study was to identify health-care seeking and related behaviors relevant to controlling sexually transmitted diseases in Kenya. METHODS. A total of 380 patients with sexually transmitted diseases (n = 189 men and 191 women) at eight public clinics were questioned about their health-care seeking and sexual behaviors. RESULTS. Women waited longer than men to attend study clinics and were more likely to continue to ha…
Sexual behaviour in Kenya: Implications for sexually transmitted disease transmission and control
Open AccessStephen Mose, Stephen Moses et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine1994Cited by: 4References: 11

Health care-seeking behavior related to the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases in Kenya
S Moses, Elizabeth Ngugi et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health1994Cited by: 2References: 13
OBJECTIVES. The purpose of this study was to identify health-care seeking and related behaviors relevant to controlling sexually transmitted diseases in Kenya. METHODS. A total of 380 patients with sexually transmitted diseases (n = 189 men and 191 women) at eight public clinics were questioned about their health-care seeking and sexual behaviors. RESULTS. Women waited longer than men to attend study clinics and were more likely to continue to ha…
Sexual behaviour in Kenya: Implications for sexually transmitted disease transmission and control
Open AccessStephen Mose, Stephen Moses et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine1994Cited by: 4References: 11
Female education, adolescent sexuality and the risk of sexually transmitted infection in Ariaal Rendille culture
E A Roth, Elliot M Fratkin et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2001
For over 20 years, demographic analyses have shown female education associated with decreased fertility and infant/child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Far less studied are the pathways and overall effects of female education upon Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). An earlier 1996 study of one community of Ariaal Rendille pastoralists in Marsabit District of northern Kenya, suggested that female education may reduce the risk of STIs by rem…
Self-deception does not explain high-risk sexual behavior in the face of HIV/Aids: A test from northern Kenya
Open AccessE A Roth, Elizabeth Ngugi et al.ARTICLEEvolution and Human Behavior2006
Effects of Micro-Enterprise Services on HIV Risk Behaviour Among Female Sex Workers in Kenya’s Urban Slums
Open AccessWillis Omondi Odek, Joanna Busza et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2008
HIV/Aids risk and worry in Northern Kenya
E A Roth, Elizabeth N Ngugi et al.ARTICLEHealth Risk & Society2009
Data from a 2003 survey of sexual behaviour (n = 400) conducted in the Ariaal community of Karare, Marsabit District, northern Kenya, were used to delineate patterns of risk and worry about contracting HIV/AIDS. Despite widespread reporting of high-risk sexual behaviours (including multiple partners, concurrency, sexual mixing and not using condoms) by survey participants, logistic regression analysis found only one statistically significant posi…
Effects of a mobile phone short message service on antiretroviral treatment adherence in Kenya (WelTel Kenya1): A randomised trial
Open AccessRichard T Lester, Richard Lester et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2010
Pathways and Barriers to Condom Use Among Ariaal Agro-pastoralists of Northern Kenya
Open AccessE A Roth, Elizabeth Ngugi et al.ARTICLESexuality Research and Social…2010Cited by: 2References: 6
Partners and clients of female sex workers in an informal urban settlement in Nairobi, Kenya
Elizabeth Ngugi, Cecilia Benoit et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2012
This paper compares and contrasts number of partners and condom use behaviour for female sex workers and a sample of women working in other economic activities, with both samples drawn from the large informal settlement of Kibera, Nairobi. As expected, univariate analysis revealed much higher numbers of overall sexual partners and higher levels of condom use among female sex workers compared to Kibera women in other occupations. An unexpected fin…
Female sex workers in Africa: Epidemiology overview, data gaps, ways forward
Open AccessElizabeth Ngugi, E N Ngugi et al.ARTICLESAHARA-J Journal of Social…2012Cited by: 4References: 52
More than three decades after the first reported case of AIDS (1983), Africa continues to experience unacceptable levels of new HIV infections. East Africa and Southern Africa remain most affected by the epidemic with 34% of the global burden of infections concentrated in 10 Southern African countries (D’Costa, Plummer, Bowmer, Fransen, Piot, Ronald, et al. 1985; Joint United Nations Programme, 2005; Moses, Plummer, \nNgugi, Nagelkerke, Anzala & …
Family Kinship Patterns and Female Sex Work in the Informal Urban Settlement of Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya
Open AccessElizabeth N Ngugi, Elizabeth Ngugi et al.ARTICLEHuman Ecology2012Cited by: 5References: 40
Benefits and constraints of intimate partnerships for HIV positive sex workers in Kibera, Kenya
Open AccessCecilia Benoit, E A Roth et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2013
Intimacy and transactional relations are bound up with one another and intersect with the structural realities and vulnerabilities; this is the case for sex workers in well-resourced and resourced-constrained countries alike. Rather than treating intimate partnerships as distinct from transactional relationships, FSWs' relationships should be viewed on a continuum of risk and support
A Reasoned Action Model of Male Client Involvement in Commercial Sex Work in Kibera, A Large Informal Settlement in Nairobi, Kenya
E A Roth, Elizabeth Ngugi et al.ARTICLEHuman Organization2014
Male clients of female sex workers (FSWs) are epidemiologically important because they can form bridge groups linking high- and low-risk subpopulations. However, because male clients are hard to locate, they are not frequently studied. Recent research emphasizes searching for high-risk behavior groups in locales where new sexual partnerships form and the threat of HIV transmission is high. Sub-Saharan Africa public drinking venues satisfy these c…
“When we are together I feel at home.” Types and sources of social support among youth newly diagnosed with HIV in Kenya: Implications for intervention
Kathryn Lypen, Nicole M Lockwood et al.ARTICLEAfrican Journal of AIDS Research2015
Social support helps youth manage psychosocial stress. Though many studies have investigated the role of social support in helping youth in developed countries cope with their HIV status, such research is lacking among youth living in sub-Saharan African countries, including Kenya. The importance of research on youth living with HIV in Kenya is enhanced given young people's unique developmental stages and the HIV prevalence rate of 8.8% among Ken…
Having Their Say: Sex Workers Discuss Their Needs and Resources
Teresa Mastin, Alexandra G Murphy et al.ARTICLEHealth Care For Women International2015
In many countries where HIV/AIDS is prevalent, social, cultural, and economic factors often mitigate the adoption of healthy reproductive behaviors and practices. One group that is particularly susceptible to mitigating influences is women who work in the sex trade. In this article, we utilize a culture-centered approach to determine how a population of sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya, perceives their individual, social, and structural needs and re…
‘Know that You are not Alone.’ Influences of Social Support on Youth Newly Diagnosed with HIV in Kibera, Kenya: A Qualitative Study Informing Intervention Development
Open AccessNicole Lockwood, Kathryn Lypen et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2019
The role of social support in assisting youth in developed countries cope with their HIV diagnosis has been examined through a vast body of research; yet, there remains a gap in research around the effects of social support among youth living in sub-Saharan African countries including Kenya. This study aimed to examine the role of social support among Kenyan youth living with HIV, specifically with regard to the variations in influences of this s…