Monisha Sharma

Datos Biográficos

ID7729522
NOMBREMonisha Sharma
NOMBRESMonisha
APELLIDOSharma
FIRMASHARMA M
AFILIACIONESUniversity of Washington
ORCID0000-0002-7599-1561
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS11
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR11
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2015
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2026
ÍNDICE H0

  • Improving HIV assisted partner services outcomes by eliciting additional partners after the initial encounter

    Open AccessGeorge Otieno, Sarah Masyuko et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Most assisted partner services (APS) programs elicit partners at the time of HIV diagnosis when index clients may be reluctant to name all partners. Little is known about the benefits of ongoing partner elicitation after the initial visit. We utilized data collected in an APS implementation study across 31 facilities in western Kenya from August 2019 to June 2022. HIV testing service providers offered APS to consenting female index clients and as…

  • Health and economic impact of oral PrEP provision across subgroups in western Kenya

    Open AccessRachel Wittenauer, Linxuan Wu et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    INTRODUCTION: Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a priority intervention for scale-up in countries with high HIV prevalence. Policymakers must decide how to optimise PrEP allocation to maximise health benefits within limited budgets. We assessed the health and economic impact of PrEP scale-up among different subgroups and regions in western Kenya. METHODS: We adapted an agent-based network model, EMOD-HIV, to simulate PrEP uptake in six coun…

  • Decentralized TB diagnostic testing with Truenat MTB Plus and MTB-RIF Dx vs. hub-and-spoke GeneXpert MTB/RIF Ultra in Mozambique and Tanzania

    Open AccessAkash Malhotra, Délio Elísio et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    In low-and middle-income countries, missed or delayed tuberculosis (TB) diagnoses contribute to avoidable morbidity, mortality, and transmission. Decentralized testing platforms, such as the Molbio Truenat, may offer solutions by providing accurate point-of-care testing, improving access, and lowering out-of-pocket costs. Despite these advantages, the overall cost and cost-effectiveness of identifying additional TB cases using the Truenat MTB ass…

  • Expanding two-way texting for post-operative follow-up

    Open AccessMolly Unsworth, Isabella Fabens et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Up to 98% of adult voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) clients heal without adverse events (AEs) in South Africa and in the sub-Saharan Africa region. Yet, all clients in South Africa are required to attend in-person reviews, creating added effort for providers and clients. A randomized controlled trial (RCT) using our fee-free, open-source, two-way texting (2wT) approach showed that males could independently monitor their healing with nur…

  • Uptake and acceptability of oral HIV self-testing in the context of assisted partner services in Western Kenya

    Open AccessVictor Mudhune, Unmesha Roy Paladhi et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Integrating HIV self-testing (HIVST) into assisted partner services (APS) has potential to increase identification of people with HIV in the community, but little is known about acceptability of HIVST among partners traced via APS. We assessed characteristics of APS partners testing with HIVST, and factors influencing HIVST uptake and acceptability in a cluster-randomized control trial on APS+HIVST. Using convergent parallel mixed-methods design,…

  • Online HIV prophylaxis delivery

    Open AccessCatherine Kiptinness, Paulami Naik et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Background: Online pharmacies in Kenya provide sexual and reproductive health products (e.g., HIV self-testing, contraception) and could be leveraged to increase the reach of HIV pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP/PEP) to populations who do not frequently attend health facilities. To date, evidence is limited for operationalizing online PrEP/PEP delivery and the type of populations reached with this differential service delivery mod…

  • “I feel good because I have saved their lives”

    Open AccessBrienna Naughton, Mercy Owuor et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Introduction Assisted partner services (APS), or notification for sexual partners of people diagnosed with HIV, is an efficient, effective, and high yield strategy to identify people living with HIV and is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). However, there remains a need to further understand the acceptability of APS qualitatively from a client lens, particularly when APS is integrated into the national health system. We investiga…

  • Integration of assisted partner services within Kenya’s national HIV testing services program

    Open AccessBeatrice Wamuti, Mercy Owour et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Assisted partner service (aPS) augments HIV case-finding among sex partners to individuals newly diagnosed with HIV. In 2016, aPS was incorporated into the national HIV testing services (HTS) program in Kenya. We evaluated the extent of, barriers to, and facilitators of aPS integration into HTS. We conducted semi-structured in-depth interviews (IDIs) with 32 stakeholders selected using purposive sampling at national, county, facility, and communi…

  • Understanding the barriers and facilitators of Covid-19 risk mitigation strategy adoption and Covid-19 vaccination in refugee settlements in Uganda

    Open AccessRobin E Klabbers, Timothy R Muwonge et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

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  • Him Leaving Me – That is My Fear Now”

    Open AccessMichelle A Bulterys, Andrew Mujugira et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2022

  • Systematic review and meta-analysis of community and facility-based HIV testing to address linkage to care gaps in sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessMonisha Sharma, Roger Ying et al.ARTICLENature2015