Laurent Kapesa
Biographic Data
| ID | 7002533 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laurent Kapesa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laurent |
| FAMILY NAME | Kapesa |
| SIGNATURE | KAPESA L |
| AFFILIATIONS | United States Agency for International Development West Africa Regional Office, Accra, Ghana |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Using the Q-method to explore pregnant and breastfeeding women’s perceptions of antibiotic use in Mahajanga, Northwest Madagascar
Pregnant and breastfeeding women surveyed in Northwest Madagascar believe that the best approach to antibiotic use is to follow the recommendations of health care professionals. However, some rely on advice from others, whether medical or nonmedical. To improve adherence to antibiotic treatments based solely on medical prescriptions and ensure their proper use in Madagascar, the communication between health care providers and patients must be str…
Using routine health data to evaluate the impact of indoor residual spraying on malaria transmission in Madagascar
Introduction Indoor residual spraying (IRS) and insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) are cornerstone malaria prevention methods in Madagascar. This retrospective observational study uses routine data to evaluate the impacts of IRS overall, sustained IRS exposure over multiple years and level of spray coverage (structures sprayed/found) in nine districts where non-pyrethroid IRS was deployed to complement standard pyrethroid ITNs from 2017 to 2020.…
Prevalence and factors associated to disclosure of same-sex practices to family members and health care workers among men who have sex with men in Togo
Disclosure of same-sex practices is associated with improved access to health services and better health outcomes. Our aim was to estimate the prevalence of same-sex practice disclosure to family members and health care workers (HCW) in two cities in Togo. 683 MSM ≥18 years of age were surveyed using respondent driven sampling (RDS) for a cross-sectional survey using a structured questionnaire in Lomé (354 (51.8%)) and Kara (n = 329 (48.2%)). Med…
Using a social ecological framework to characterize the correlates of HIV among men who have sex with men in Lomé, Togo
In the mixed and concentrated HIV epidemics of West Africa, the relative disproportionate burden of HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM) compared to other reproductive-age men is higher than that observed in Southern and Eastern Africa. Our aim is to describe the correlates of HIV infection among MSM living in Lomé, Togo, using the Modified Social Ecological Model (MSEM). A total of 354 MSM ≥18 years of age were recruited using respondent dr…
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Using a social ecological framework to characterize the correlates of HIV among men who have sex with men in Lomé, Togo
In the mixed and concentrated HIV epidemics of West Africa, the relative disproportionate burden of HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM) compared to other reproductive-age men is higher than that observed in Southern and Eastern Africa. Our aim is to describe the correlates of HIV infection among MSM living in Lomé, Togo, using the Modified Social Ecological Model (MSEM). A total of 354 MSM ≥18 years of age were recruited using respondent dr…
Prevalence and factors associated to disclosure of same-sex practices to family members and health care workers among men who have sex with men in Togo
Disclosure of same-sex practices is associated with improved access to health services and better health outcomes. Our aim was to estimate the prevalence of same-sex practice disclosure to family members and health care workers (HCW) in two cities in Togo. 683 MSM ≥18 years of age were surveyed using respondent driven sampling (RDS) for a cross-sectional survey using a structured questionnaire in Lomé (354 (51.8%)) and Kara (n = 329 (48.2%)). Med…
Using routine health data to evaluate the impact of indoor residual spraying on malaria transmission in Madagascar
Introduction Indoor residual spraying (IRS) and insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) are cornerstone malaria prevention methods in Madagascar. This retrospective observational study uses routine data to evaluate the impacts of IRS overall, sustained IRS exposure over multiple years and level of spray coverage (structures sprayed/found) in nine districts where non-pyrethroid IRS was deployed to complement standard pyrethroid ITNs from 2017 to 2020.…
Using the Q-method to explore pregnant and breastfeeding women’s perceptions of antibiotic use in Mahajanga, Northwest Madagascar
Pregnant and breastfeeding women surveyed in Northwest Madagascar believe that the best approach to antibiotic use is to follow the recommendations of health care professionals. However, some rely on advice from others, whether medical or nonmedical. To improve adherence to antibiotic treatments based solely on medical prescriptions and ensure their proper use in Madagascar, the communication between health care providers and patients must be str…
Medicine (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (2 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Logistic regression (2 works) · Men who have sex with men (2 works)