Moses K Kumwenda

Biographic Data

ID9074405
NAMEMoses K Kumwenda
GIVEN NAMESMoses K
FAMILY NAMEKumwenda
SIGNATUREKUMWENDA M K
AFFILIATIONSMalawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Optimizing peer-led health interventions

    Open AccessMadalo Mukoka, Alison Price et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Social network interventions (SNIs) can leverage influential individuals within personal networks to amplify health behavior adoption and intervention diffusion. While SNIs are potentially effective in enhancing uptake of HIV prevention and other interventions, identifying optimal peer leaders remains challenging. This study assessed how social network-based approaches can improve peer leader identification compared to non-structural approaches (…

  • The influence of social networks in adoption of integrated health interventions

    Open AccessMadalo Mukoka, Owen Mhango et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Introduction Social networks play a vital role in influencing individual and collective health behaviors and facilitating the diffusion of health interventions. Fishing communities in sub-Saharan Africa face socio-cultural and occupational challenges such as low literacy rates and high mobility. However, their high social cohesion creates a unique social environment for spreading health interventions. We explored the role of social relationships …

  • Understanding mechanisms of impact from community-led delivery of HIV self-testing

    Open AccessPitchaya Indravudh, Fern Terris-Prestholt et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Community HIV strategies are important for early diagnosis and treatment, with new self-care technologies expanding the types of services that can be led by communities. We evaluated mechanisms underlying the impact of community-led delivery of HIV self-testing (HIVST) using mediation analysis. We conducted a cluster-randomised trial allocating 30 group village heads and their catchment areas to the community-led HIVST intervention in addition to…

  • Effect of door-to-door distribution of HIV self-testing kits on HIV testing and antiretroviral therapy initiation

    Open AccessPitchaya Indravudh, Katherine Fielding et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2021

    INTRODUCTION: Reaching high coverage of HIV testing remains essential for HIV diagnosis, treatment and prevention. We evaluated the effectiveness and safety of door-to-door distribution of HIV self-testing (HIVST) kits in rural Malawi. METHODS: This cluster randomised trial, conducted between September 2016 and January 2018, used restricted 1:1 randomisation to allocate 22 health facilities and their defined areas to door-to-door HIVST alongside …

  • Pragmatic economic evaluation of community-led delivery of HIV self-testing in Malawi

    Open AccessPitchaya Indravudh, Katherine Fielding et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2021

    INTRODUCTION: Community-based strategies can extend coverage of HIV testing and diagnose HIV at earlier stages of infection but can be costly to implement. We evaluated the costs and effects of community-led delivery of HIV self-testing (HIVST) in Mangochi District, Malawi. METHODS: This economic evaluation was based within a pragmatic cluster-randomised trial of 30 group village heads and their catchment areas comparing the community-led HIVST i…

  • Socio-cultural and economic barriers, and facilitators influencing men’s involvement in antenatal care including HIV testing

    Open AccessDoreen Sakala, Moses Kumwenda et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    Peer and economic influences were the most influential barriers of men attending ANC and testing for HIV with their pregnant partners. Addressing these socio-economic barriers and having a male friendly clinic are promising interventions to promote male ANC attendance in this setting