Francesca Odhiambo

Dados Biográficos

ID7726490
NOMEFrancesca Odhiambo
PRENOMESFrancesca
SOBRENOMEOdhiambo
ASSINATURAODHIAMBO F
AFILIAÇÕESKenya Medical Research Institute
ORCID0000-0002-3503-2294
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS10
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR10
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2021
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2026
ÍNDICE H0

  • Social relationships, mental health, and stigma

    Open AccessSarah Obatsa, Adel Mburia-Mwalili et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    The disclosure of one’s HIV-positive status is a personal decision that can play an important role in engagement in HIV treatment and care. Social network approaches situate individuals within broader webs of social connections that influence health and wellbeing and thus hold the potential to elucidate key social factors shaping the process of disclosure. As part of a larger clinical study examining how substance use and mental health shape HIV …

  • Lingering sex and age disparities in dolutegravir uptake among adults with HIV

    Open AccessEllen Brazier, Matthew L Romo et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2026

    INTRODUCTION: Since July 2019, the WHO has recommended dolutegravir (DTG)-based regimens as preferred first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) for adults and adolescents living with HIV (DTG-for-All), a reversal of a 2018 safety alert on use of DTG-based regimens by women of reproductive age (WRA). We examined sex and age disparities in DTG uptake before and after DTG-for-All in the International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS. METHODS: W…

  • Exploring patients’ and healthcare providers’ knowledge and perceptions of benefits, challenges, and resource requirements in integrating telemedicine services into routine HIV care in western Kenya

    Zachary A Kwena, Francesca Odhiambo et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2026

    Telemedicine offers a patient-centered approach to chronic care, including HIV. However, its uptake depends on the users' perceptions of its benefits and challenges. We explored patients' and providers' knowledge, perceptions, benefits, challenges, and resource needs for integrating telemedicine into routine HIV care. We conducted a qualitative study involving eight gender-stratified focus group discussions and 23 key informant interviews with pe…

  • Effectiveness and experiences with differentiated service delivery of HIV care in Kisumu County, Kenya

    Open AccessFrancesca Odhiambo, Raphael Onyango Mando et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    The adoption of the test and treat policy by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2015 led to an unprecedented increase in the number of people living with HIV (PLHIV) enrolling into HIV treatment, thereby increasing the burden on HIV service delivery. To compensate, WHO endorsed the Differentiated Service Delivery (DSD) approach to reduce the burden on the health care system and therefore support attainment of the UNAIDS 95-95-95 goals by 2030…

  • Engaging Mentor Mothers in Rapid Return of Viral Load Results to Pregnant and Postpartum Women Living with HIV

    Open AccessPamela M Murnane, Sharon Ouma et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2025

    In Kenya, the primary driver of perinatal HIV transmission is disengagement from care. Virologic monitoring can reinforce adherence and enable timely intervention, yet results are often delayed. Among pregnant (≥ 27 weeks) and postpartum (≤ 6 months) women in HIV care in Kisumu Kenya, we conducted a pilot study in which Mentor Mothers (peer support) returned viral load results (GeneXpert) after a clinic visit between June-December 2023. We assess…

  • Real-world performance of point-of-care vs. standard-of-care HIV viral load testing in western Kenya

    Open AccessJessica H Giang, Garoma Basha et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Routine HIV viral load testing is important for evaluating HIV treatment outcomes, but conventional viral load testing has many barriers including expensive laboratory equipment and lengthy results return times to patients. A point-of-care viral load testing technology, such as GeneXpert HIV-1 quantification assay, could reduce these barriers by decreasing cost and turnaround time, however real-world performance is limited. We conducted a seconda…

  • Cost comparison of a rapid results initiative against standard clinic-based model to scale-up voluntary medical male circumcision in Kenya

    Open AccessMirosław Marczak, Katrin Jaradeh et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Voluntary male medical circumcision (VMMC) reduces HIV acquisition by up to 60%. Kenya has successfully scaled up VMMC to an estimated 91% of eligible men and boys in certain regions in combination due to VMMC and cultural circumcisions. VMMC as a program is implemented regionally in traditionally non-circumcising counties where the prevalence is still below 91%, ranging from 56.4% to 66.7%. Given that funding toward VMMC is expected to decline i…

  • Patient preferences for HIV service delivery models; a Discrete Choice Experiment in Kisumu, Kenya

    Open AccessRaphael Onyango Mando, Michelle Moghadassi et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Novel “differentiated service delivery” models for HIV treatment that reduce clinic visit frequency, minimize waiting time, and deliver treatment in the community promise retention improvement for HIV treatment in Sub-Saharan Africa. Quantitative assessments of differentiated service delivery (DSD) feature most preferred by patient populations do not widely exist but could inform selection and prioritization of different DSD models. We used a dis…

  • First cases of Sars-CoV-2 infection and secondary transmission in Kisumu, Kenya

    Open AccessBeth A Tippett Barr, Amy Herman-Roloff et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    We investigated the first 152 laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 cases (125 primary and 27 secondary) and their 248 close contacts in Kisumu County, Kenya. Conducted June 10–October 8, 2020, this study included interviews and sample collection at enrolment and 14–21 days later. Median age was 35 years (IQR 28–44); 69.0% reported COVID-19 related symptoms, most commonly cough (60.0%), headache (55.2%), fever (53.3%) and loss of taste or smell (43.8%)…

  • Community-Based HIV Testing for Urban Youth in Western Kenya

    Open AccessHong‐ha M Truong, Hong-Ha M Truong et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2021