Experiences With Pharmacy-Based PrEP Delivery Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Kisumu, Kenya

Autor: Melissa Vera PhD, Elizabeth Bukusi MPH, PhD, Pauline Achieng, Helen Aketch, Evelyne Araka, Jared M. Baeten MD, PhD, Kristin Beima-Sofie MPH, PhD, Grace John-Stewart MD, PhD, Pamela K. Kohler MPH, PhD, Melissa L. Mugambi MD, PhD, Bernard Nyerere, Josephine Odoyo, Caroline Omom, Christine Omondi, Katrina F. Ortblad ScD, MPH, Jillian Pintye MPH, PhD

Publikováno v: Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, Vol 22 (2023)

Introduction Many Kenyan adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) with behaviors associated with HIV acquisition access contraception at retail pharmacies. Offering oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in pharmacies could help reach AGYW with PrEP ser

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Exploring the Case for a Global Alliance for Medical Diagnostics Initiative

Autor: Melissa L. Mugambi, Kara M. Palamountain, Jim Gallarda, Paul K. Drain

Publikováno v: Diagnostics, Vol 7, Iss 1, p 8 (2017)

In recent years, the private and public sectors have increased investments in medical diagnostics for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Despite these investments, numerous barriers prevent the adoption of existing diagnostics and discourage t

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The effectiveness, feasibility and acceptability of HIV service delivery at private pharmacies in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review

Autor: Alexandra P. Kuo, Stephanie D. Roche, Melissa L. Mugambi, Jillian Pintye, Jared M. Baeten, Elizabeth Bukusi, Kenneth Ngure, Andy Stergachis, Katrina F. Ortblad

Publikováno v: Journal of the International AIDS Society. 25(10)

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 potential for pharmacy-delivered HIV services in

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36285619

Estimating Weekly Call Volume to a National Nurse Telephone Triage Line in an Influenza Pandemic.

Autor: Adhikari BB; Bishwa B. Adhikari, PhD, is a Senior Economist; Michael L. Washington, PhD, is a Health Scientist; Emily B. Kahn, PhD, is a Senior Epidemiologist; and Martin I. Meltzer, PhD, is Senior Health Economist/Distinguished Consultant; all at the National Center for Emerging & Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA. Lisa M. Koonin, DrPH, MN, MPH, is Deputy Director, Influenza Coordination Unit, National Center for Immunization & Respiratory Diseases, CDC, Atlanta. Melissa L. Mugambi, PhD, is Assistant Professor, Department of Global Health, University of Washington , Seattle, WA. Kellye D. Sliger, MPH, is an Epidemiologist, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, TN. The authors are solely responsible for the content of this article; the views presented do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The authors have no conflicts of interest., Koonin LM; Bishwa B. Adhikari, PhD, is a Senior Economist; Michael L. Washington, PhD, is a Health Scientist; Emily B. Kahn, PhD, is a Senior Epidemiologist; and Martin I. Meltzer, PhD, is Senior Health Economist/Distinguished Consultant; all at the National Center for Emerging & Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA. Lisa M. Koonin, DrPH, MN, MPH, is Deputy Director, Influenza Coordination Unit, National Center for Immunization & Respiratory Diseases, CDC, Atlanta. Melissa L. Mugambi, PhD, is Assistant Professor, Department of Global Health, University of Washington , Seattle, WA. Kellye D. Sliger, MPH, is an Epidemiologist, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, TN. The authors are solely responsible for the content of this article; the views presented do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The authors have no conflicts of interest., Mugambi ML; Bishwa B. Adhikari, PhD, is a Senior Economist; Michael L. Washington, PhD, is a Health Scientist; Emily B. Kahn, PhD, is a Senior Epidemiologist; and Martin I. Meltzer, PhD, is Senior Health Economist/Distinguished Consultant; all at the National Center for Emerging & Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA. Lisa M. Koonin, DrPH, MN, MPH, is Deputy Director, Influenza Coordination Unit, National Center for Immunization & Respiratory Diseases, CDC, Atlanta. Melissa L. Mugambi, PhD, is Assistant Professor, Department of Global Health, University of Washington , Seattle, WA. Kellye D. Sliger, MPH, is an Epidemiologist, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, TN. The authors are solely responsible for the content of this article; the views presented do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The authors have no conflicts of interest., Sliger KD; Bishwa B. Adhikari, PhD, is a Senior Economist; Michael L. Washington, PhD, is a Health Scientist; Emily B. Kahn, PhD, is a Senior Epidemiologist; and Martin I. Meltzer, PhD, is Senior Health Economist/Distinguished Consultant; all at the National Center for Emerging & Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA. Lisa M. Koonin, DrPH, MN, MPH, is Deputy Director, Influenza Coordination Unit, National Center for Immunization & Respiratory Diseases, CDC, Atlanta. Melissa L. Mugambi, PhD, is Assistant Professor, Department of Global Health, University of Washington , Seattle, WA. Kellye D. Sliger, MPH, is an Epidemiologist, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, TN. The authors are solely responsible for the content of this article; the views presented do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The authors have no conflicts of interest., Washington ML; Bishwa B. Adhikari, PhD, is a Senior Economist; Michael L. Washington, PhD, is a Health Scientist; Emily B. Kahn, PhD, is a Senior Epidemiologist; and Martin I. Meltzer, PhD, is Senior Health Economist/Distinguished Consultant; all at the National Center for Emerging & Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA. Lisa M. Koonin, DrPH, MN, MPH, is Deputy Director, Influenza Coordination Unit, National Center for Immunization & Respiratory Diseases, CDC, Atlanta. Melissa L. Mugambi, PhD, is Assistant Professor, Department of Global Health, University of Washington , Seattle, WA. Kellye D. Sliger, MPH, is an Epidemiologist, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, TN. The authors are solely responsible for the content of this article; the views presented do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The authors have no conflicts of interest., Kahn EB; Bishwa B. Adhikari, PhD, is a Senior Economist; Michael L. Washington, PhD, is a Health Scientist; Emily B. Kahn, PhD, is a Senior Epidemiologist; and Martin I. Meltzer, PhD, is Senior Health Economist/Distinguished Consultant; all at the National Center for Emerging & Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA. Lisa M. Koonin, DrPH, MN, MPH, is Deputy Director, Influenza Coordination Unit, National Center for Immunization & Respiratory Diseases, CDC, Atlanta. Melissa L. Mugambi, PhD, is Assistant Professor, Department of Global Health, University of Washington , Seattle, WA. Kellye D. Sliger, MPH, is an Epidemiologist, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, TN. The authors are solely responsible for the content of this article; the views presented do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The authors have no conflicts of interest., Meltzer MI; Bishwa B. Adhikari, PhD, is a Senior Economist; Michael L. Washington, PhD, is a Health Scientist; Emily B. Kahn, PhD, is a Senior Epidemiologist; and Martin I. Meltzer, PhD, is Senior Health Economist/Distinguished Consultant; all at the National Center for Emerging & Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA. Lisa M. Koonin, DrPH, MN, MPH, is Deputy Director, Influenza Coordination Unit, National Center for Immunization & Respiratory Diseases, CDC, Atlanta. Melissa L. Mugambi, PhD, is Assistant Professor, Department of Global Health, University of Washington , Seattle, WA. Kellye D. Sliger, MPH, is an Epidemiologist, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, TN. The authors are solely responsible for the content of this article; the views presented do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The authors have no conflicts of interest.

Publikováno v: Health security [Health Secur] 2018 Sep/Oct; Vol. 16 (5), pp. 334-340.