L Abuogi

Biographic Data

ID2575205
NAMEL Abuogi
GIVEN NAMESL
FAMILY NAMEAbuogi
SIGNATUREABUOGI L
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Colorado Denver
ORCID0000-0003-1492-5090
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS21
TOTAL CITATIONS2
AUTHOR COUNT21
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2016
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Knowledge and preferences for safer conception methods among sero-different fisherfolk couples in Kisumu, Kenya

    Open AccessSarah A Gutin, Maurine Atieno et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2026

  • “ He accepted me the way I am … most people can’t ”

    Open AccessLaura Cox, Felix Okuta et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2026

    Objective: Safer conception strategies to reduce HIV transmission to sero-different partners are underused. Studies suggest this may be due to HIV-related stigma. We conducted a qualitative study to examine how forms of HIV stigma may impact reproductive decisions and seeking safer conception services.Methods: In-depth interviews (IDIs) with 16 sero-different couples residing in Kisumu County, Kenya, explored HIV-related stigma surrounding pregna…

  • “ I feel like a guest on the other side ”

    Open AccessGladys Moraa Ontuga, Dorothy I Mangale et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2026

    Adolescents and young adults living with HIV (AYAH) face significant challenges when transitioning from adolescent to adult HIV services. Up to 50% of AYAH do not remain engaged in care after transition, which may result in virological failure. We sought to understand challenges to clinic transitions and youth-identified solutions to optimize health outcomes. We conducted three focus group discussions (FGDs) (n = 33) and a 4-day participatory, hu…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Development and Validation of a Novel Risk Calculator to Predict Sub-optimal HIV Outcomes Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women with HIV in Kenya

    Open AccessKevin Owuor, Janet M Turan et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2025

    No tool currently exists to predict the cumulative risk of suboptimal clinical outcomes among pregnant and postpartum women with HIV (PPWH). This study sought to develop and validate a parsimonious risk calculator capable of predicting disengagement from care and HIV treatment failure among PPWH. We created the risk calculator using data from 1,331 PPWH from Southwestern Kenya (Homabay, Migori, and Kisumu Counties) in the Mother Infant Visit Adhe…

  • Real-world performance of point-of-care vs. standard-of-care HIV viral load testing in western Kenya

    Open AccessJessica H Giang, Garoma Basha et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Routine HIV viral load testing is important for evaluating HIV treatment outcomes, but conventional viral load testing has many barriers including expensive laboratory equipment and lengthy results return times to patients. A point-of-care viral load testing technology, such as GeneXpert HIV-1 quantification assay, could reduce these barriers by decreasing cost and turnaround time, however real-world performance is limited. We conducted a seconda…

  • Antiretroviral therapy adherence among peripartum women with HIV in Kenya

    K Hampanda, H Grubbs et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2024

    Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) remains sub-optimal among pregnant and postpartum women with HIV (PPWH) in high HIV prevalence low resource settings with few effective behavioral interventions. A large body of qualitative literature has established general barriers and facilitators to ART adherence in PPWH at various levels (individual, interpersonal, structural). However, research exploring the underlying behavioral mechanisms of ART a…

  • User-informed tailoring of electronic and in-person peer navigation strategies to improve retention in HIV care for adolescents and young adults

    Zachary Kwena, Zachary Arochi Kwena et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2024

    Poor adherence and retention in HIV care remain a major challenge among adolescents and young adults (AYA) living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Strategies are urgently required to support AYA to remain in care for better health outcomes. We explored AYA preferences regarding the format and delivery of electronic and in-person peer navigation to improve HIV care outcomes. This formative qualitative study was conducted among AYA enrolled in…

  • Money, chores and emotional support

    K Hampanda, Jean Scandlyn et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2024

    In sub-Saharan Africa, involving male partners in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV improves maternal and infant outcomes. Male involvement is typically conceptualised as male partners attending antenatal care, which is difficult for many men. Little is known about how men view their involvement in family health within the context of HIV, particularly outside of clinic attendance. Through interviews with 35 male partners of pr…

  • A youth-centred approach to improving engagement in HIV services

    Open AccessEliud Akama, Laura K Beres et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2023

    Introduction Innovative interventions are needed to improve HIV outcomes among adolescents and young adults (AYAs) living with HIV. Engaging AYAs in intervention development could increase effectiveness and youth acceptance, yet research is limited. We applied human-centred design (HCD) to refine adherence-support interventions pretrial and assessed HCD workshop acceptability

  • Variation over Time in Child and Neighborhood Characteristics Associated with Covid-19

    Open AccessSeán Lang, Lori Silveira et al.ARTICLEHealth Equity2023

    Introduction: To examine the associations between child and neighborhood characteristics and incidence of COVID-19 infection during the first 19 months of the pandemic. Study Design: We utilized individual electronic health record data and corresponding census tract characteristics for pediatric SARS-CoV-2 cases (age <18 years) from March 23, 2020 to September 30, 2021 with molecular tests resulted at a children's health system in Colorado. We co…

  • Improvements in pediatric and adolescent HIV testing and identification in western Kenya under the Accelerating Children’s HIV/Aids Treatment initiative

    Nicollate Okoko, A Rain Mocello et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2022

    Pediatric HIV remains a significant global concern, with 160,000 new infections annually. Accelerating Children’s HIV/AIDS Treatment (ACT) provided a strategic response to the “treatment gap” for children. We examined whether activities under ACT increased testing and identification of youth living with HIV (YLWH). Family AIDS Care & Education Services implemented ACT across 130 health facilities in western Kenya between October 2015 and Septembe…

  • Designing a couple-based relationship strengthening and health enhancing intervention for pregnant women living with HIV and their male partners in Zambia

    Open AccessK Hampanda, T F L Matenga et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2021Cited by: 1References: 42

  • HIV status disclosure patterns and male partner reactions among pregnant women with HIV on lifelong ART in Western Kenya

    L Abuogi, K Hampanda et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2020

    Disclosure of HIV status to sexual partners in the context of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) may contribute to improved PMTCT outcomes. We administered a questionnaire to 200 women with HIV enrolled in a PMTCT study during pregnancy at 12 months after birth in Western Kenya between May-September 2017. Descriptive analysis of disclosure patterns and multivariate analysis of factors associated with male partner reactions is pres…

  • Retention and viral suppression of newly diagnosed and known HIV positive pregnant women on Option B+ in Western Kenya

    Eliud Akama, Abigail Nimz et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2019

    Kenya introduced universal antiretroviral treatment (ART) for pregnant and breastfeeding women living with HIV (Option B+) in 2014. A retrospective study was conducted to review consecutive records for HIV positive pregnant women presenting for antenatal care (ANC) at five clinics in western Kenya. Known positive women (KP :HIV diagnosis prior to current pregnancy) were compared to newly positive (NP) women regarding virologic suppression and ret…

  • Development of a Novel Scale to Measure Male Partner Involvement in the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Kenya

    Open AccessK Hampanda, L Abuogi et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2019

  • Effects of Depression, Stigma and Intimate Partner Violence on Postpartum Women’s Adherence and Engagement in HIV Care in Kenya

    Open AccessMaricianah Onono, Tobias O Odwar et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2019

  • Impact of a Rapid Results Initiative Approach on Improving Male Partner Involvement in Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV in Western Kenya

    Open AccessEliud Akama, Margaret Mburu et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2018

  • From ‘half-dead’ to being ‘free’

    Sydney A Spangler, L Abuogi et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2018

    In sub-Saharan Africa, self-disclosure of HIV-positive status may be a pivotal action for improving access to prevention of mother-to-child transmission services. However, understanding of HIV stigma and disclosure, and their effects on demand for care remains incomplete - particularly in the current context of new antiretroviral therapy guidelines. The purpose of this study was to explore these issues among self-disclosed couples living in south…

  • Health facility challenges to the provision of Option B+ in western Kenya

    Open AccessAnna Helova, Eliud Akama et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2016Cited by: 1References: 23

    Current WHO guidelines recommend lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART) for all HIV-positive individuals, including pregnant and breastfeeding women (Option B+) in settings with generalized HIV epidemics. While Option B+ is scaled-up in Kenya, insufficient adherence and retention to care could undermine the expected positive impact of Option B+. To explore challenges to the provision of Option B+ at the health facility level, we conducted forty in…