Mercy Owuor
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Recent Articles
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Mudhune V, Roy Paladhi U, Owuor M, Ngure K, Katz D, Otieno G, et al.
PLOS Glob Public Health
. 2024 Nov;
4(11):e0003960.
PMID: 39546456
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...
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Naughton B, Owuor M, Wamuti B, Katz D, Sharma M, Liu W, et al.
PLOS Glob Public Health
. 2023 May;
3(5):e0001842.
PMID: 37224122
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...
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Wamuti B, Owuor M, Liu W, Katz D, Lagat H, Otieno G, et al.
BMC Health Serv Res
. 2023 May;
23(1):511.
PMID: 37208724
Background: HIV assisted partner services (aPS) is an intervention to improve HIV status awareness among sex and drug-injecting partners of people newly diagnosed with HIV (index clients). Implementation fidelity-the degree...
4.
Wamuti B, Owuor M, Magambo C, Ndegwa M, Sambai B, M Temu T, et al.
Open Heart
. 2023 Jan;
10(1).
PMID: 36707130
Introduction: HIV and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are the two main causes of death in Kenya with hypertension as CVD's leading risk factor and HIV infection a risk factor for hypertension....
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Busse K, Logendran R, Owuor M, Omala H, Nandoya E, Ammerman A, et al.
J Urban Health
. 2022 Oct;
100(1):76-87.
PMID: 36222974
Food environments of urban informal settlements are likely drivers of dietary intake among residents of such settlements. Yet, few attempts have been made to describe them. The objective of this...
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Liu W, Wamuti B, Owuor M, Lagat H, Kariithi E, Obongo C, et al.
BMC Health Serv Res
. 2022 May;
22(1):616.
PMID: 35525931
Background: Assisted partner service (APS) is effective for increasing HIV testing services (HTS) uptake among sexual partners of people diagnosed with HIV with rare social harm. The acceptability of APS...
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Kim S, Brown A, Murphy J, Oremo J, Owuor M, Ouda R, et al.
Water Res
. 2019 Apr;
157:564-571.
PMID: 30995574
Poor hand hygiene contributes to diarrhea in developing countries. Handwashing with soap reduces diarrhea risk, but drying hands on contaminated towels can compromise the benefits of handwashing. In response to...
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Starnes J, Chamberlain L, Sutermaster S, Owuor M, Okoth V, Edman W, et al.
PLoS One
. 2018 Sep;
13(9):e0203690.
PMID: 30192880
Introduction: Childhood mortality remains a pressing problem in rural Kenya, and reducing under-five deaths is a key target of the Sustainable Development Goals. We aim to describe the reduction in...
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La Con G, Schilling K, Harris J, Person B, Owuor M, Ogange L, et al.
Int Q Community Health Educ
. 2017 May;
37(2):121-128.
PMID: 28511602
Unsafe drinking water and inadequate handwashing facilities in primary schools increase the risk of absenteeism due to diarrhea and respiratory infections. To mitigate these risks, we provided 28 schools in...
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Goyette M, Wamuti B, Owuor M, Bukusi D, Maingi P, Otieno F, et al.
AIDS Patient Care STDS
. 2016 Nov;
30(11):506-511.
PMID: 27849369
Assisted partner services (APS) are more effective than passive referral in identifying new cases of HIV in many settings. Understanding the barriers to the uptake of APS in sub-Saharan Africa...