Irene Njuguna

Dados Biográficos

ID6331763
NOMEIrene Njuguna
PRENOMESIrene
SOBRENOMENjuguna
ASSINATURANJUGUNA I
AFILIAÇÕESUniversity of Washington
ORCID0000-0003-4250-3231
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS20
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR20
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2020
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2026
ÍNDICE H0

  • “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…

  • Sustainability of an evidence-based intervention supporting transition to independent care for youth living with HIV in Kenya

    Open AccessAlina Metje, Sarah Shaw et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Integrating and sustaining evidence-based interventions (EBIs) in routine care is crucial to improving HIV treatment outcomes among youth living with HIV (YLH). However, EBIs are often not sustained post clinical trial. An Adolescent Transition Package (ATP) delivered by health care workers (HCWs) and tested in Kenya in 2021 significantly improved YLH readiness to transition to independent care. Post-trial, participating clinics could continue us…

  • Multiple Adverse Childhood Experiences and Maternal Mental Health Outcomes Among Kenyan Mothers With and Without HIV

    Open AccessKendall A Lawley, Maureen King’e et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2025

  • Gaps and Opportunities for Strengthening In‐School Support for Youth Living With HIV

    Open AccessIrene Njuguna, Cyrus Mugo et al.ARTICLEJournal of School Health2024

    OBJECTIVES: With optimized antiretroviral treatment youth living with HIV (YLH) now spend most of their time in schools, making schools an important venue to optimize outcomes. We evaluated school support for YLH. METHODS: We conducted surveys with public secondary/high schools in 3 Kenyan counties (Nairobi, Homa Bay, and Kajiado) to determine policies and training related to HIV. Chi-squared tests and Poisson regression were used to compare poli…

  • “We can tell a good teacher who cares, understands, and can be confidential about it”

    Open AccessHellen Moraa, Irene Njuguna et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Introduction: Disclosure of one's HIV status to others is often difficult due to the fear of stigma. However, disclosure may facilitate receiving social support. Many youth living with HIV (YLH) are enrolled in school as better treatments have improved the health and survival of children with HIV. There is no structured process for disclosure at school for YLH and their caregivers. We sought to understand school disclosure experiences among YLH a…

  • Adolescent experiences, perceptions, and preferences for the process of HIV status disclosure in Kenya

    Open AccessCyrus Mugo, Irene Njuguna et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Introduction: Disclosure of HIV status to adolescents living with HIV has been associated with improved treatment outcomes. However, there are limited data regarding the experiences of, perceptions of, and preferences for the process of disclosure of HIV status among adolescents and young adults living with HIV (AYLH), especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Methods: Young adults living with HIV from 20 HIV clinics in Kenya who participated in a clinic…

  • Identifying HIV-exposed uninfected children and adolescents in resource-limited settings

    Hellen Moraa, Maureen King’e et al.ARTICLEAfrican Journal of AIDS Research2023

    HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) children and adolescents are at higher risk of poor outcomes compared to HIV-unexposed children (HUU). In program settings, it is critical to understand how to identify HEU for screening services. We describe our experience identifying HEU for a neurodevelopment and mental health screening study. We recruited mothers living with HIV (MLHIV) and mothers not living with HIV (MNHIV) and enrolled their HEU or HUU children…

  • When they are all grown, I will tell them”

    Open AccessCyrus Mugo, Olivia Firdawsi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    Child's age is a key consideration for parents to disclose their own HIV status to their children. While parents were open to disclosing their HIV status to their children, there is a need to address barriers including anticipated stigma, and fear that disclosure will cause distress to their children

  • Addressing the Know-Do Gap in Adolescent HIV

    Open AccessKristin Beima‐Sofie, Irene Njuguna et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2023

    Implementation science (IS) uses systematic methods to close gaps between research and practice by identifying and addressing barriers to implementation of evidence-based interventions (EBIs). To reach UNAIDS HIV targets, IS can support programs to reach vulnerable populations and achieve sustainability. We studied the application of IS methods in 36 study protocols that were part of the Adolescent HIV Prevention and Treatment Implementation Scie…

  • “It’s about making adolescents in charge of their health”

    Katherine Shulock, Kristin Beima‐Sofie et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2022

    The health care transition (HCT) from pediatric to adult care is a potential contributor to poor clinical outcomes among adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV). In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), there is limited information on effective tools and processes to prepare and support ALHIV through this transition. This study elicited perspectives of policy-makers regarding barriers and facilitators to successful HCT among ALHIV in Kenya. Twenty in-depth inter…

  • Impact of Covid-19 on Adolescent HIV Prevention and Treatment Research in the Ahisa Network

    Open AccessElizabeth D Lowenthal, Stephanie M DeLong et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2022

    Members of the Adolescent HIV Prevention and Treatment Implementation Science Alliance (AHISA) network conduct research aiming to close gaps between what is known to be impactful across the HIV prevention and treatment cascade, and services delivered to optimize outcomes for adolescents/young adults (AYA) in high HIV-prevalence settings. The COVID-19 pandemic introduced new challenges which threaten to exacerbate care and access disparities. We r…

  • Pediatric HIV Pre-test Informational Video is Associated with Higher Knowledge Scores Compared to Counselor-Delivered Information

    Open AccessYu Wang, Jillian Neary et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2022

  • Home-based HIV Testing for Children

    Open AccessJiayu Wang, Cyrus Mugo et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2022

  • Integrating Adolescent Mental Health into HIV Prevention and Treatment Programs

    Open AccessJudith Boshe, Veronica Brtek et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2022

    Adolescent mental health (AMH) is a critical driver of HIV outcomes, but is often overlooked in HIV research and programming. The implementation science Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment (EPIS) framework informed development of a questionnaire that was sent to a global alliance of adolescent HIV researchers, providers, and implementors working in sub-Saharan Africa with the aim to (1) describe current AMH outcomes incorporated…

  • Impact of Covid-19 on Adolescent HIV Prevention and Treatment Services in the Ahisa Network

    Open AccessCharisse V Ahmed, Merrian J Brooks et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2022

    We investigated perceived impacts of COVID-19 on the delivery of adolescent HIV treatment and prevention services in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by administering a survey to members of the Adolescent HIV Prevention and Treatment Implementation Science Alliance (AHISA) from February to April 2021. We organized COVID-19 impacts, as perceived by AHISA teams, under three themes: service interruptions, service adjustments, and perceived individual-level …

  • Financial Incentives for Pediatric HIV Testing (FIT)

    Open AccessJunyi Zhang, Dana L Atkins et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2021

  • Newly diagnosed HIV positive children

    Jillian Neary, Irene Njuguna et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2020

    Newly diagnosed HIV positive children may be unique index cases to identify undiagnosed parents. Data was used from the Pediatric Urgent Start of HAART (NCT02063880) trial, which enrolled hospitalized, ART-naïve, HIV positive children ages 0–12 years in Kenya. Exact McNemar’s tests were used to compare proportions of mothers and fathers tested for HIV, linked to care, and on ART at baseline and 6 months. This analysis included 87 newly diagnosed …

  • Growth patterns and their contributing factors among HIV‐exposed uninfected infants

    Open AccessAminata Ndéné Ndiaye, Aminata Ndiaye et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2020

    With expanded HIV treatment and prevention programmes, most infants born to HIV-positive women are uninfected, but the patterns and determinants of their growth are not well described. This study aimed to assess growth patterns in a cohort of HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) infants who participated in an experimental HIV vaccine trial and to test for associations with maternal and infant factors, including in-utero exposure to antiretroviral therapy…

  • The Psychosocial Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Youth Living with HIV in Western Kenya

    Open AccessJessica Dyer, Kate Wilson et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2020

    The objective of this study was to assess psychosocial effects of COVID-19 among adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) in Kenya and to assess the feasibility of conducting behavioral surveys by phone. We adapted our protocol to administer telephone rather than in-person follow-up surveys and included questions about COVID-19. The majority of participants (99%) reported having heard of COVID-19; 23% reported no longer being able to go outside, 17% r…

  • From research to international scale-up

    Open AccessCyrus Mugo, Irene Njuguna et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2020Referências: 24

    Stakeholder engagement between researchers, policymakers and practitioners is critical for the successful translation of research into policy and practice. The Counseling and Testing for Children at Home (CATCH) study evaluated a paediatric index case testing model, targeting the children of HIV-infected adults in care in Kenya. Researchers collaborated with stakeholders in the planning, execution and evaluation, and dissemination phases of CATCH…