Irene Mukui

Biographic Data

ID7775774
NAMEIrene Mukui
GIVEN NAMESIrene
FAMILY NAMEMukui
SIGNATUREMUKUI I
AFFILIATIONSMinistry of Health
ORCID0000-0002-3699-1841
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
H-INDEX0

  • “Now that PrEP is reducing the risk of transmission of HIV, why then do you still insist that we use condoms?” the condom quandary among PrEP users and health care providers in Kenya

    Elizabeth Irungu, Kenneth Ngure et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2021

    Communication around condom use in the context of PrEP services presents a potential conundrum for patients and providers. Within the Partners Scale-Up Project, which supports integration of PrEP delivery in HIV care clinics, we interviewed 41 providers and 61 PrEP users and identified themes relating to condom messaging and use. Most providers counselled PrEP initiators to always use both PrEP and condoms, except when trying to conceive. However…

  • Training health care providers to provide PrEP for HIV serodiscordant couples attending public health facilities in Kenya

    Open AccessElizabeth Irungu, Kenneth Ngure et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2019

    To catalyse national scale up of PrEP for HIV serodiscordant couples in public health facilities in Kenya, the Partners Scale-Up Project, using a two-day case-based interactive curriculum, trained health care providers working in 24 high volume facilities in central and western Kenya on PrEP service delivery. Using a standardised test with questions about PrEP and antiretroviral-based HIV prevention we assessed gain in knowledge and confidence ga…

  • I saw it as a second chance’

    Open AccessRose Burns, Joana Borges et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2019

    Increasing numbers of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in sub-Saharan Africa are experiencing failure of first-line antiretroviral therapy and transitioning onto second-line regimens. However, there is a dearth of research on their treatment experiences. We conducted in-depth interviews with 43 PLHIV on second- or third-line antiretroviral therapy and 15 HIV health workers in Kenya, Malawi and Mozambique to explore patients' and health workers' per…

  • Noncommunicable disease burden among HIV patients in care

    Open AccessDunstan Achwoka, Anthony Waruru et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2019

    We analyzed 3170 records of HIV-infected patients; 2115 (66.3%) were from women. Slightly over half (51.1%) of patient records were from PLHIVs aged above 35 years. Close to two-thirds (63.9%) of PLHIVs were on ART. Proportion of any documented NCD among PLHIV was 11.5% (95% confidence interval [CI] 9.3, 14.1), with elevated blood pressure as the most common NCD 343 (87.5%) among PLHIV with a diagnosed NCD. Despite this observation, only 17 (4.9%…

  • Low levels of viral suppression among refugees and host nationals accessing antiretroviral therapy in a Kenyan refugee camp

    Open AccessJoshua B Mendelsohn, Paul Spiegel et al.ARTICLEConflict and Health2017

    Virologic outcomes among refugees and host nationals were similar but unacceptably low. Slight improvements were observed after a remedial intervention. Virologic monitoring was important for identifying an underperforming ART program in a remote facility that serves refugees alongside host nationals. This work highlights the importance of careful laboratory monitoring of vulnerable populations accessing ART in remote settings