Irene Njeru
Biographic Data
| ID | 7729443 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Irene Njeru |
| GIVEN NAMES | Irene |
| FAMILY NAME | Njeru |
| SIGNATURE | NJERU I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Partners for Health and Development in Africa |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Formalized peer referral to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis supported with self-testing
Background: The uptake of daily oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)-a highly effective intervention-remains low among African adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) who could benefit. AGYW who initiate PrEP often do so through informal peer referral, which may be enhanced with formalized peer referral and peer-delivered HIV self-testing (HIVST). To understand the feasibility of this PrEP referral model among AGYW, we conducted a pilot study…
The Effect of Stigma on Family Planning and HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Decisions of Young Women Accessing Post-Abortion Care in Kenya
Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Eastern and Southern Africa face parallel epidemics of unintended pregnancy and HIV. Their sexual health decisions are often dominated by intersecting stigmas. In an implementation science project integrating delivery of daily, oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention into 14 post-abortion care (PAC) clinics in Kenya, we enrolled a subset of PrEP initiating AGYW (aged 15 to 30 years) into …
Trajectories of Oral PrEP Adherence Among Young Kenyan Women
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Trajectories of Oral PrEP Adherence Among Young Kenyan Women
Formalized peer referral to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis supported with self-testing
Background: The uptake of daily oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)-a highly effective intervention-remains low among African adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) who could benefit. AGYW who initiate PrEP often do so through informal peer referral, which may be enhanced with formalized peer referral and peer-delivered HIV self-testing (HIVST). To understand the feasibility of this PrEP referral model among AGYW, we conducted a pilot study…
The Effect of Stigma on Family Planning and HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Decisions of Young Women Accessing Post-Abortion Care in Kenya
Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Eastern and Southern Africa face parallel epidemics of unintended pregnancy and HIV. Their sexual health decisions are often dominated by intersecting stigmas. In an implementation science project integrating delivery of daily, oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention into 14 post-abortion care (PAC) clinics in Kenya, we enrolled a subset of PrEP initiating AGYW (aged 15 to 30 years) into …
Environmental health (3 works) · Family medicine (3 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (3 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Health psychology (2 works) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV (2 works)