November 25, 2020

Researchers present at the virtual International Workshop on HIV Pediatrics 2020

The 2020 International Workshop on HIV & Pediatrics was held virtually on November 16th and 17th.  This is the only scientific meeting entirely 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.  Download the full program and abstract book here.

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.  Click the abstract titles below to learn about the latest scientific discoveries:

• 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 K1
• 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