July 21, 2025

Global WACh researchers and partners at the 2025 International Workshop on Pediatrics & HIV and International AIDS Society Conference: Posters and Presentations

Researchers from the University of Washington (UW), University of Nairobi, and Kenyatta National Hospitals at IAS 2025 in July 2025.

In July, researchers affiliated with UW/Global WACh and Kenyan partner institutions attended two conferences held in Kigali, Rwanda: The International Workshop on Pediatrics & HIV held from July 11-12 and the International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Science held from July 13-17.  Both conferences are highly influential meetings on cutting-edge HIV research and its applications to move science into policy and practice.

We’ve rounded up 19 poster abstracts and one oral abstract by University of Washington, University of Nairobi, and Kenyatta National Hospital faculty, staff, and student researchers working on several collaborative studies based in Kenya. Their findings presented the last scientific discoveries on maternal mental health, childhood neurodevelopment, father engagement, pediatric HIV prevention and care, and PrEP uptake and adherence among adolescents and young women.

International Workshop on Pediatrics & HIV 2025

Title	Authors	Presenter
Telomere Length and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes among Children Exposed and Not Exposed to HIV in Kenya (Oral Poster)	Neary J, Pan T , Njuguna I, King’e M, McBride F, Matemo D, Onyango A, Bulterys M, Owiti P, Adogo C, Wamalwa D, Benki-Nugent S, Eisenberg D , John-Stewart G	Jillian Neary
Higher Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety among Postpartum Women with HIV than Women Without HIV During -Year Follow-Up (Poster)	Jiang W, Njuguna I,, Wamalwa D, King’e M, Onyango A, Kumar M, Bulterys M, Neary J, Moraa H, John-Stewart G	Jillian Neary
Infant SARS-CoV- Antibody Detection at 6-Weeks Not Associated with Subsequent Neurodevelopmental Scores During 2-Year Follow-Up among Children with and Without in Utero HIV Exposure (Poster)	Neary J, Njuguna I, Goecker E, Matemo D,Onyango A, King’e M, Mathew L, Bulterys M, Owiti P, Adogo C, Benki-Nugent S, Greninger A, Wamalwa D, John-Stewart G	Jillian Neary
Early-Life Lipidomic Profiles of Infants HIV-Exposed Uninfected Differ from Unexposed Peers and Are Influenced by Maternal Lipidomic Profiles (Poster)	Hendrixson D, Dong T, Singa B, Raftery D, John-Stewart G, Wamalwa D, Wu M, Lihanda P, Mutinda C, Kariuki K, Rwigi D, Mwaniki F, Aldrovandi G, McGrath C	David Taylor Hendrixson
Caregiver Sociodemographic Characteristics and Mental Health Are Associated with Viral Non-Suppression among Adolescents and Young Adults Living with HIV (Poster)	Atiiga J, Kohler P, Agot K, Badia J, Kibugi J, Jiang W, Hicks S, John-Stewart G, Njuguna I	Sarah Hicks
Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of HIV-Exposed Uninfected and HIV-Unexposed Children in Kenya (Poster)	Tiwari R, Benki-Nugent S, Collett B, Oucho I, Otieno C, Lihanda P, Diakhate M, John-Stewart G, Aldrovandi G, Singa B, McGrath C	Priscah Lihanda
Four-Year-Old Children Born to Women Living with Well-Controlled HIV Had Similar Executive Function and Cognition to Children Born to Women Without HIV (Poster)	Ojee E, Adhiambo J, Begnel E, Mugala H, Kamau R, Chebet D, Mabele E, Isavwa B, Chohan B, Gantt S, Lehman D, Benki-Nugent S, Collett B, Willoughby M, Wylie A, Magedson A, Day C, Kinuthia J, Slyker J, Wamalwa D	Ednah Ojee
Photovoice Insights on Factors Contributing to Persistent Non-Adherence to ART among Youth Living with HIV (E-Poster)	Okinyi H, Nyapara F, Mukumbang F, Mugo C,Kohler P, John-Stewart G, Wamalwa D, Njuguna I	Hellen Okinyi
“Each Individual Is Unique, and Not Every Intervention Will Accommodate All the Clients, We Need to Be Flexible”: Healthcare Provider Perspectives on Supporting Youth to Adhere to Antiretroviral Medication (E-Poster)	Okinyi H, Nyapara F, Mugo C, Kohler P, John-Stewart G, Wamalwa D, Njuguna I	Hellen Okinyi
“It’s Not About Money to Be a Perfect Father, It’s About Love”: A Qualitative and Photovoice Study on Father Engagement in Kenya and Botswana (E-Poster)	Bulterys M, Garcia S, Njuguna I, Thankane K, Kitsi I, Schenkel S, Okinyi H, Mulupi P, Maeri I, Kgole S, Masasa G, Kellogg A, Wamalwa D, Cassidy A, Makhema J, Powis K, John-Stewart G	Michelle Bulterys

International AIDS Society 2025 (Posters)

Title	Authors	Presenter
Designing a community of practice for healthcare workers to adopt integrated PrEP delivery in maternal and child health clinics	B. Odhiambo, K. List, M. Awuor, A. Dollah, M. Okombo, N. Oyugi, F. Abuna, K. Sharrock, J. Sila, J. Dettinger, F. Owuor, E. Sifuna, G. Oketch, N. Ngumbau, J. Onentiah, G. John-Stewart, A.D. Wagner, J. Kinuthia, A.R. Means	Ben Odhiambo
Prevalence and correlates of depression and anxiety among adolescents and young adults living with HIV in Western Kenya: social support, violence, drug use, and stigma as key determinants	S. Hicks, W. Jiang, J. Kibugi, J. Badia, B.A. Richardson, K. Agot, P. Kohler, G. John-Stewart	Sarah Hicks
A mixed methods evaluation of a stepped care model integrating HIV and mental health services for adolescents and young adults living with HIV (AYLHIV) in Western Kenya	S. Hicks, F.C. Mukumbang, J. Kibugi, J. Badia, W.A. Owade, N.A. Ounda, O.A. Okumu, L.A. Ouma, P.O. Odote, V.A. Songa, P. Kohler, G. John-Stewart, K.M. Beima-Sofie	Sarah Hicks
Determinants of successful ART outcomes in children and adolescents in Kenya, 2021-2023	W. Jiang, J. Kangai, C. Adhiambo Onditi, C.J. McGrath, A. Ojwang, F. Irene, B. Singa, G. John-Stewart, I. Mutisya, S. Benki-Nugent	Wenwen Jiang
Higher prevalence of depression and anxiety among postpartum women with HIV than women without HIV during 3-year follow-up	W. Jiang, I. Njuguna,, D. Wamalwa, M. King’e, A. Onyango, M. Kumar, M. Bulterys, J. Neary, H. Moraa, G. John-Stewart	Wenwen Jiang
“It is the foundation for the child”: caregiver perspectives on the Nurturing Care Framework in Kenya and Botswana	Bulterys, S. Garcia, I. Njuguna, K. Thankane, I. Kitsi, H. Okinyi, P. Mulupi, I. Maeri, S. Schenkel, S. Kgole, G. Masasa, A. Kellogg, D. Wamalwa, A. Cassidy, J. Makhema, G. John-Stewart, K. Powis	Michelle Bulterys
Long-acting HIV PrEP preferences through pregnancy and the postpartum period among women in Kenya: a latent transition analysis	S. Watoyi, T. Concepcion, J. Pintye,, A. Wagner, G. Stewart,, J. Dettinger, E. Akim, J. Kinuthia, F. Abuna, B. Odhiambo, N. Ngumbau, E. Mukenyi, L. Gomez, J. Mogaka, B.-P Flaherty	Salphine Watoyi
Preference for long-acting injectable HIV PrEP among adolescent girls and young women accessing sexual and reproductive health services at retail pharmacies in Kenya	F. Mogaka, B. Rono, B. Nyerere, G. Rota, H. Lagat, J. Odoyo, K. Ortblad F., M. Lenn, M. Mugambi, M. Sharma, A. Omolara, V. Omollo, Z. Kwena, E. Bukusi, J. Pintye, C. Otachi	Cyprian Otachi
Adverse childhood experiences among young women accessing contraception and HIV PrEP at retail pharmacies in Kisumu, Kenya	C. Otachi, B. Rono, F.O. Mogaka, B. Nyerere, G. Rota, E. Harrington, H. Lagat, J. Odoyo, K.F. Ortblad, M. Lenn, M. Mugambi, M. Sharma, V. Omollo, Z. Kwena, E. Bukusi, J. Pintye	Cyprian Otachi
Identification and prioritization of barriers and ranking of strategies for depression screening in adolescent HIV clinics in Kenya	C. Mugo, J. Adhiambo	Cyrus Mugo
Factors influencing family planning discontinuation and switch among Women Living with HIV in Kenya	N.M. Ngumbau, J.A. Unger, C. Atieno, K. Beima-Sofie, E. Nzove, A.K. Karume, E. Wetzler, J. Kibugi, A. Seth, J. Udren, J. Kinuthia, A. Drake	Nancy Ngumbau