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Stephanie D Roche

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Articles 23
Citations 189
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Public Health
Health Services
Infectious Diseases
Top 10 Co-Authors
Katrina F Ortblad
Kenneth Ngure
Jared M Baeten
Elizabeth A Bukusi
Victor Omollo
Josephine Odoyo
Peter Mogere
Gabrielle OMalley
Njeri Wairimu
Jennifer F Morton
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J Int AIDS Soc
Front Public Health
BMC Health Serv Res
Ann Am Thorac Soc
Front Reprod Health
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Recent Articles
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Measuring the uptake of clinic-based HIV treatment and prevention services following HIV testing and referral at private pharmacies in Kenya
Omollo V, Roche S, Zhang S, Asewe M, Rono B, Kwach B, et al.
BMC Health Serv Res . 2025 Jan; 25(1):23. PMID: 39755595
Background: Despite their ubiquity across sub-Saharan Africa, private pharmacies are underutilized for HIV service delivery beyond the sale of HIV self-test kits. To understand what uptake of HIV prevention and...
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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...
3.
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...
4.
Getting HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) into Private Pharmacies: Global Delivery Models and Research Directions
Roche S, Were D, Crawford N, Tembo A, Pintye J, Bukusi E, et al.
Curr HIV/AIDS Rep . 2024 Mar; 21(3):116-130. PMID: 38517671
Purpose Of Review: To provide an overview of the current state of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) delivery via private sector pharmacies globally, to discuss the context-specific factors that have influenced...
5.
Measuring the performance of computer vision artificial intelligence to interpret images of HIV self-testing results
Roche S, Ekwunife O, Mendonca R, Kwach B, Omollo V, Zhang S, et al.
Front Public Health . 2024 Feb; 12:1334881. PMID: 38384878
Introduction: HIV self-testing (HIVST) is highly sensitive and specific, addresses known barriers to HIV testing (such as stigma), and is recommended by the World Health Organization as a testing option...
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Barriers to and strategies for early implementation of pharmacy-delivered HIV PrEP services in Kenya: An analysis of routine data
Nakambale H, Roche S, Mogere P, Omollo V, Kuo A, Stergachis A, et al.
Front Reprod Health . 2023 Mar; 5:1023568. PMID: 36895656
Background: For individuals who face challenges accessing clinic-based HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), differentiated service delivery models are needed to expand access and reach. During a pilot study testing a novel...
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Provider perspectives on service delivery modifications to maintain access to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis during the COVID-19 pandemic: qualitative results from a PrEP implementation project in Kenya
Velloza J, Roche S, Owidi E, Irungu E, Dollah A, Kwach B, et al.
J Int AIDS Soc . 2023 Feb; 26(2):e26055. PMID: 36739603
Introduction: HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an essential prevention strategy being scaled up for priority populations in Kenya, including for HIV serodiscordant couples. The COVID-19 pandemic posed challenges to PrEP...
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Health Care Providers as Agents of Change: Integrating PrEP With Other Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Adolescent Girls and Young Women
OMalley G, Beima-Sofie K, Roche S, Rousseau E, Travill D, Omollo V, et al.
Front Reprod Health . 2022 Oct; 3:668672. PMID: 36303982
Successful integration of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with existing reproductive health services will require iterative learning and adaptation. The interaction between the problem-solving required to implement new interventions and health worker...
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The effectiveness, feasibility and acceptability of HIV service delivery at private pharmacies in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review
Kuo A, Roche S, Mugambi M, Pintye J, Baeten J, Bukusi E, et al.
J Int AIDS Soc . 2022 Oct; 25(10):e26027. PMID: 36285619
Introduction: Private pharmacies are an understudied setting for differentiated delivery of HIV services that may address barriers to clinic-delivered services, such as stigma and long wait times. To understand the...
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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...