Facility characteristics preferred by older men seeking medical male circumcision services in Kenya: qualitative findings from the ‘Tasco’ study (May 2014-June 2016)

Autor: Dickens S. Omondi Aduda, Kawango Agot, Spala Ohaga, Appolonia Aoko, Jacob Onyango, Cathy Toroitich-Ruto, Caroline Kambona, Elijah Odoyo-June

Publikováno v: BMC Public Health, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2024)

Abstract Primary healthcare facilities are central to the implementation of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) as points of access to integrated health services in line with the Kenya AIDS Strategic Framework II (2020/21-2024/25). Knowledge o

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Development, Assessment, and Outcomes of a Community-Based Model of Antiretroviral Care in Western Kenya Through a Cluster-Randomized Control Trial

Autor: Cathy Toroitich-Ruto, Violet Naanyu, Monicah Nyambura, Thomas J. Spira, Constantin T. Yiannoutsos, Boaz Otieno-Nyunya, Kara Wools-Kaloustian, Abraham Siika, Ann Mwangi, Suzanne Goodrich, Moses Bateganya

Publikováno v: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr

OBJECTIVE To develop and assess an alternative care model using community-based groups for people living with HIV and facilitate by lay personnel. METHODS Geographic locations in the Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare Kitale clinic catchme

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https://doi.org/10.1097/qai.0000000000002634

Factors associated with unsafe sex among Kenyan youth

Autor: Mary, Mwangi, Anthony, Waruru, Wanjiru, Waruiru, Anthony, Gichangi, Cathy, Toroitich-Ruto, Andrea A, Kim

Publikováno v: East African Journal of Applied Health Monitoring and Evaluation ; Vol. 2 No. 2 (2018)
East African Journal of Applied Health Monitoring and Evaluation ; Vol. 3 No. 1 (2019)

Background: Understanding sexual risk among youth can inform the design of effective HIV prevention interventions. Methods: The 2012 Kenya AIDS Indicator Survey was a nationally representative population-based survey. We administered a questionnaire

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https://doi.org/10.58498/eajahme.v1i1.12

Validity of self-reported 'safe sex' among female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya—PSA analysis

Autor: Freida M. Behets, Wilkister Ombidi, Markus J. Steiner, Maria F. Gallo, Stanley Luchters, Cathy Toroitich-Ruto, Sarah Thomsen, Marcia M. Hobbs

Publikováno v: International Journal of STD & AIDS. 18:33-38

We assessed the validity of self-reported sex and condom use by comparing self-reports with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) detection in a prospective study of 210 female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya. Participants were interviewed on recent sexual b

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https://doi.org/10.1258/095646207779949899

Thinking Aloud to Create Better Condom Use Questions

Autor: Sarah Thomsen, Mildred Edwards, Cathy Toroitich-Ruto

Publikováno v: Field Methods. 17:183-199

Measuring the effects of HIV/AIDS prevention efforts through self-reported condom use data is problematic since such data are frequently subject to bias. The purpose of this study was to pretest a sexual behavior instrument to identify ways to improv

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https://doi.org/10.1177/1525822x04271029