March 9, 2023

Researchers attend the 2023 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Seattle

This year, the annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) was held in Global WACh’s hometown of Seattle, WA from February 19-22, 2023. CROI is the premier annual scientific conference for the epidemiology and biology of human retroviruses and associated diseases. For the past 30 years, CROI has been a global convening of leading scientists, clinicians, public health experts, among others, where discoveries have been presented that have helped to accelerate progress in HIV/AIDS research.

We’ve compiled a list of 12 accepted poster abstracts with contributions by Global WACh researchers and collaborators. Click on the titles to read the poster.

Title	Presenting Author	Authors
HIV RISK PERCEPTION AND PrEP USE AMONG KENYAN WOMEN DURING AND AFTER PREGNANCY	Mary M. Marwa Kenyatta National Hospital	Mary M. Marwa, Anna Larsen, Felix Abuna, Julia C. Dettinger, Ben Odhiambo, Salphine Watoyi, Pascal Omondi, Nancy M. Ngumbau, Laurén A. Gómez, Grace John-Stewart, John Kinuthia, Jillian Pintye
HIGH ACCEPTABILITY OF STI TESTING AND EPT AMONG PREGNANT KENYAN WOMEN INITIATING PrEP	Jerusha N. Mogaka University of Washington	Jerusha N. Mogaka, Felix Abuna, Julia C. Dettinger, Mary M. Marwa, Ben Ochieng, Salphine Watoyi, Eunita Akim, Nancy M. Ngumbau, Celestine Adogo, Peter Owiti, Laurén A. Gómez, Grace John-Stewart, Jillian Pintye, John Kinuthia
LONGITUDINAL PrEP ADHERENCE AMONG KENYAN WOMEN WHO INITIATED PrEP DURING PREGNANCY	Jillian Pintye University of Washington	Jillian Pintye, John Kinuthia, Felix Abuna, Peter L. Anderson, Julia C. Dettinger, Laurén A. Gómez, Jessica E. Haberer, Marwa Motongori, Nancy M. Ngumbau, Ben Ochieng, Joshua Stern, Salphine Watoyi, Jared M. Baeten, Grace John-Stewart, Pascal Omondi
PrEP LEVELS STRONGLY CORRELATED IN HAIR AND DBS DURING PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM	Linxuan Wu University of Washington	Linxuan Wu, Felix Abuna, Peter L. Anderson, Jared M. Baeten, Julia C. Dettinger, Laurén A. Gómez, Monica Gandhi, Grace John-Stewart, John Kinuthia, Marwa Motongori, Ben Ochieng, Pascal Omondi, Jillian Pintye
QUANTIFIED PRENATAL PrEP EXPOSURE AND PERINATAL OUTCOMES AMONG KENYAN WOMEN	Laurén A. Gómez University of Washington	Laurén A. Gómez, John Kinuthia, Anna Larsen, Joshua Stern, Julia C. Dettinger, Mary M. Marwa, Felix Abuna, Ben Odhiambo, Nancy M. Ngumbau, Barbra Richardson, Pascal Omondi, Jared M. Baeten, Grace John-Stewart, Jillian Pintye
EFFECT OF IN-UTERO HIV AND ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY EXPOSURE ON GROWTH DURING INFANCY	Ashenafi S. Cherkos University of North Texas	Ashenafi S. Cherkos, Sylvia M. LaCourse, John Kinuthia, Jerphason Mecha, Daniel A. Enquobahrie, Jaclyn Escudero, Grace John-Stewart
IPT DURING INFANCY HAS NO ADVERSE EFFECT ON GROWTH AMONG HEU CHILDREN	Ashenafi S. Cherkos University of North Texas	Ashenafi S. Cherkos, Sylvia M. LaCourse, Daniel A. Enquobahrie, Jaclyn Escudero, Jerphason Mecha, Daniel Matemo, John Kinuthia, Grace John-Stewart
TUBERCULOSIS INCIDENCE AMONG ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH HIV IN KENYA	Danae Black University of Washington	Danae Black, Sylvia M. LaCourse, Irene Njuguna, Kristin Beima-Sofie, Caren Mburu, Cyrus Mugo, Janet Itindi, Alvin Onyango, Dalton Wamalwa, Grace John-Stewart
SARS-CoV-2 ANTIBODY RESPONSES POST-INFECTION IN PREGNANCY BY VACCINATION STATUS	Sylvia M. LaCourse University of Washington	Sylvia M. LaCourse, Erica Wetzler, Morgan C. Aurelio, Jaclyn Escudero, Stacy Selke, Alexander L. Greninger, Alisa B. Kachikis, Janet A. Englund, Alison L. Drake
INTEGRATING POINT-OF-CARE HPV TESTING INTO HIV CARE FOR KENYAN WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV	James Kangethe Kenyatta National Hospital	James Kangethe, John Kinuthia, Kenneth Mutai, Jillian Pintye
SARS-CoV-2 INFECTION AMONG PERSONS WHO INJECT DRUGS AND THEIR PARTNERS IN KENYA	Khai Hoan Tram University of Washington	Khai Hoan Tram, Bhavna H.Chohan, Cassia Wagner, Shradha Doshi, Hanley Kingston, Brandon L.Guthrie, Betsy Sambai, Loice W.Mbogo, Aliza Monroe-Wise, William Sinkele, Kibet Shikuku, Jared Mecha, David Bukusi, Carey Farquhar, Joshua Herbeck
PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES OF VIOLENCE AMONG PARTNERS OF PWID LIVING WITH HIV IN KENYA	Sai W. Aung University of Washington	Sai W.Aung, Hanley Kingston, Brandon L.Guthrie, Loice W.Mbogo, Betsy Sambai, Pyone Yadanar Paing, Nicholus Zaw, Aliza Monroe-Wise, Natasha T.Ludwig-Barron, Bhavna H.Chohan, Sarah Masyuko, William Sinkele, David Bukusi, Joshua Herbeck, Carey Farquhar