Ann Mwangi

Biographic Data

ID7732830
NAMEAnn Mwangi
GIVEN NAMESAnn
FAMILY NAMEMwangi
SIGNATUREMWANGI A
AFFILIATIONSMoi University
ORCID0000-0001-5279-8622
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX0

  • Harmful Alcohol Use Among Healthcare Workers at the Beginning of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Kenya

    Open AccessFlorence Jaguga, Edith Kamaru Kwobah et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2022

    A high proportion of healthcare workers reported harmful alcohol use at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya. Males, the unmarried, those with 11-20 years of experience in the health field, doctors and specialists, were more likely to report harmful alcohol use. These findings highlight the need to institute interventions for harmful alcohol use targeting these groups of healthcare workers in Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic in order…

  • Continuity of Care is Associated with Higher Appointment Adherence Among HIV Patients in Low Clinician-to-Patient Ratio Facilities in Western Kenya

    Open AccessJuddy Wachira, Ann Mwangi et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2022

  • Longitudinal-Survival Models for Case-Based Tuberculosis Progression

    Open AccessRichard Kiplimo, Mathew Kosgei et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2021

    Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) disease continues to be responsible for a high global burden with an estimated 10 million people falling ill each year and an estimated 1.45 million deaths. Widely carried out analyses to utilize routine data coming from this disease, and well-established in literature, have paid attention to time-to-event with sputum smear results being considered only at baseline or even ignored. Also, logistic regression models …

  • Mental Disorders Among Health Care Workers at the Early Phase of Covid-19 Pandemic in Kenya; Findings of an Online Descriptive Survey

    Open AccessEdith Kamaru Kwobah, Ann Mwangi et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2021

    Background: Healthcare workers responding to the Corona Virus Pandemic (COVID-19) are at risk of mental illness. Data is scanty on the burden of mental disorders among Kenyan healthcare workers responding to the pandemic that can inform mental health and psychosocial support. The purpose of this study was to establish the frequency and associated factors of worry, generalized anxiety disorder, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder and poor qu…

  • Challenges with seeking HIV care services

    Open AccessJepchirchir Kiplagat, Ann Mwangi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2019

    Results indicate multiple challenges faced by older adults that need attention in ensuring continuous engagement in HIV care. Targeted HIV care for older adults would, therefore, significantly improve their access to and experience of HIV care. Of key importance is the integration of other chronic diseases into HIV care and employing staff that matches the needs of older adults

  • Characteristics of HIV-infected adolescents enrolled in a disclosure intervention trial in western Kenya

    Rachel C Vreeman, Rachel Vreeman et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2015

    Knowledge of one's own HIV status is essential for long-term disease management, but there are few data on how disclosure of HIV status to infected children and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa is associated with clinical and psychosocial health outcomes. We conducted a detailed baseline assessment of the disclosure status, medication adherence, HIV stigma, depression, emotional and behavioral difficulties, and quality of life among a cohort of …