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Njeri Wairimu

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Articles 12
Citations 41
Followers 0
Related Specialties
Infectious Diseases
Public Health
Health Services
Top 10 Co-Authors
Kenneth Ngure
Katrina F Ortblad
Peter Mogere
Nelly Mugo
Edinah Casmir
Jared M Baeten
Catherine Kiptinness
Stephanie D Roche
Vallery Ogello
Maureen McGowan
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Front Public Health
BMC Health Serv Res
AIDS Behav
AIDS Care
J Int AIDS Soc
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Recent Articles
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Expanding the reach of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among Kenyan adolescent girls and young women: the acceptability of HIV PrEP integration into post-abortal care services
Casmir E, Wairimu N, Etyang L, Mogaka F, Oware K, Nyerere B, et al.
AIDS Care . 2024 Dec; 37(2):233-243. PMID: 39700128
Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) seeking post-abortal care (PAC) remain at risk of unintended pregnancies and HIV due to infrequent condom use. Integrating HIV prevention services, such as PrEP,...
2.
Acceptability of six-monthly PrEP dispensing supported with interim HIV self-testing to simplify PrEP delivery in Kenya: findings from qualitative research
Thuo N, Bardon A, Mogere P, Kiptinness C, Casmir E, Wairimu N, et al.
BMC Health Serv Res . 2024 Oct; 24(1):1281. PMID: 39448999
Background: In Africa, dispensing oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) within already strained public health facilities has led to prolonged waiting periods and suboptimal experiences for clients. We sought to explore...
3.
Formalized peer referral to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis supported with self-testing: a mixed-methods pilot study among young Kenyan women
McGowan M, Wairimu N, Reedy A, Mogere P, Culquichicon C, Njeru I, et al.
Front Public Health . 2024 Sep; 12:1428609. PMID: 39324163
Background: The uptake of daily oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)-a highly effective intervention-remains low among African adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) who could benefit. AGYW who initiate PrEP often...
4.
HIV Self-Testing for Efficient PrEP Delivery Is Highly Acceptable and Feasible in Public Health HIV Clinics in Kenya: A Mixed Methods Study
Ogello V, Ngure K, Mwangi P, Owidi E, Wairimu N, Etyang L, et al.
J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care . 2024 Aug; 23:23259582241274311. PMID: 39155573
HIV self-testing (HIVST) has the potential to reduce barriers associated with clinic-based preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) delivery. We conducted a substudy nested in a prospective, pilot implementation study evaluating patient-centered differentiated...
5.
The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Healthcare Providers' Mental Health: Experiences at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
Ogello V, Thuo N, Okello P, Wairimu N, Mwangi P, Maina G, et al.
Behav Sci (Basel) . 2024 May; 14(5). PMID: 38785842
Background: In 2020, healthcare providers were expected to provide care to individuals with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), putting them at risk of acquiring COVID-19. The possibility of acquiring poorly understood...
6.
Low selection of HIV PrEP refills at private pharmacies among clients who initiated PrEP at public clinics: findings from a mixed-methods study in Kenya
Ortblad K, Kuo A, Mogere P, Roche S, Kiptinness C, Wairimu N, et al.
BMC Health Serv Res . 2024 May; 24(1):618. PMID: 38730398
Background: In Africa, the delivery of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) at public healthcare clinics is challenged by understaffing, overcrowding, and HIV-associated stigma, often resulting in low PrEP uptake and continuation...
7.
Peer PrEP referral + HIV self-test delivery for PrEP initiation among young Kenyan women: study protocol for a hybrid cluster-randomized controlled trial
Wairimu N, Malen R, Reedy A, Mogere P, Njeru I, Culquichicon C, et al.
Trials . 2023 Nov; 24(1):705. PMID: 37925450
Background: Oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention is highly effective, but uptake remains low in Africa, especially among young women who are a priority population for HIV prevention...
8.
Experiences and attitudes towards Menstrual Suppression among Women with Bacterial vaginosis Randomised to Continuous Use of NuvaRing in Kenya
Casmir E, Wairimu N, Kiptinness C, Oluoch L, Maina S, Walker K, et al.
medRxiv . 2023 Jul; PMID: 37503186
Background: The contraceptive vaginal ring (NuvaRing), one of the Multipurpose Prevention Technologies (MPT) products, is effective in preventing unintended pregnancies and may contribute to reducing the frequency of Bacterial Vaginosis...
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Assessing young Kenyan women's willingness to engage in a peer-delivered HIV self-testing and referral model for PrEP initiation: A qualitative formative research study
McGowan M, Casmir E, Wairimu N, Mogere P, Jahn A, Ngure K, et al.
Front Public Health . 2022 Oct; 10:932948. PMID: 36276357
Background: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective for HIV prevention, but uptake remains low, especially among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Kenya. A model in which trained AGYW...
10.
Targeted Implementation of HIV Self-Testing Increases Testing Uptake Among Partners of Index Persons Known to Have HIV in Kenya
Zewdie K, Kiptinness C, Ngure K, Kipkurui N, Wairimu N, Ambiyo F, et al.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr . 2022 Apr; 90(5):524-529. PMID: 35476826
Background: Partners of persons living with HIV (PLHIV) are at a high risk of HIV acquisition, particularly if PLHIV are newly diagnosed or not virally suppressed. A focused partner HIV...