November 25, 2020

Researchers present at the International Workshop on HIV Pediatrics 2020

The 2020 International Workshop on HIV & Pediatrics was held virtually on November 16th and 17th.  This scientific meeting is devoted to research in the prevention and treatment of HIV infections in infants, children, and adolescents, making it the premier forum for the world’s leading researchers.

Faculty, staff, and students representing Global WACh and the University of Washington, and partner institutions, such as Kenyatta National Hospital, University of Nairobi, and University of California San Francisco, shared five abstracts. Download the full program and abstract book.

• Extent of in utero transfer of tenofovir from mother to fetus: a paired analysis of hair specimens collected at birth from a cohort in the United States. Pintye J, Huo Y, Kacanek, Zhang K, Kuncze K, Okochi, Gandhi M.
• Change in sexual behavior and partner communication following oral HIV self-testing among adolescents and young adults in Kenya. Driver M, Katz D, Manyeki V, Mungala C, Otiso L, Mugo C, McClelland S, Kohler P, Simoni J, Inwani I, Wilson K.
• Time to repeat viral load testing following an unsuppressed viral load among adolescents and young adults in Kenya. Mugo C, Wilson K, Onyango A, Njuguna I, Mburu C, Richardson B, Oyiengo L, Inwani I, John-Stewart G, Wamalwa D, Kohler P.
• Peer-supported community-based HIV self-testing is highly acceptable to Adolescents and Young Adults in Nairobi, Kenya. Lapsley R, Beima-Sofie K, Moraa H, Manyeki V, Inwani I, Mungwala C, Kohler P, Simoni J, McClelland R, Farquhar C, Wilson K.
• Perceived Social Support among Adolescents and Young Adults Living with HIV. Neary J, Beima-Sofie K, Dyer J, Agot K, Wilson K, Bosire R, Badia J, Kibugi J, Shah S, Inwani I, Kohler P, John-Stewart G.