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<\/center>This month, Global WACh researchers attended the 24th<\/sup> International AIDS Society Conference (AIDS 2022)<\/a><\/strong> held virtually and in-person in Montreal, Canada. \u00a0This year\u2019s theme was \u201cRe-engage and Follow the Science\u201d — a call to convene scientists, policymakers, and activists to define future research agendas, shift the latest evidence to action, and chart a new consensus on overcoming the HIV epidemic as a threat to public health and individual well-being. \u00a0Researchers also attended the hybrid 14th<\/sup> International Workshop on HIV Pediatrics, a pre-conference event devoted to research in the prevention and treatment of HIV infections in infants, children, and adolescents.<\/p>\nOur researchers presented 12 poster abstracts and one oral presentation featuring the latest evidence from their studies, in relation to long-acting HIV treatment and prevention technologies, integrated and differentiated models of care, and monitoring and innovations in service delivery. \u00a0Laur\u00e9n G\u00f3mez, a Research Coordinator at UW, was selected as a winner of the Lange\/van Tongeren Prize for Young Investigators (co-partnered with ANRS \u2013 France Recherche Nord & Sud Sida-HIV H\u00e9patites) and the Prize for Research in HIV Prevention (co-partnered with MSD \u2013 Merck Sharpe & Dohme). Learn more about Laur\u00e9n\u2019s analysis that aimed to address safety gaps in the impacts of prenatal pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) on growth and development in early childhood<\/a>. See a list of accepted abstracts for both scientific gatherings below.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/p>\n <\/td>\n <\/p>\n *Indicates abstracts accepted at both scientific gatherings.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This month, Global WACh researchers attended the 24th International AIDS Society Conference (AIDS 2022) held virtually and in-person in Montreal, Canada. \u00a0This year\u2019s theme was \u201cRe-engage and Follow the Science\u201d — a call to convene scientists, policymakers, and activists to define future research agendas, shift the latest evidence to action, and chart a new consensus…<\/p>\nAccepted abstracts for AIDS 2022<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\n Title<\/td>\n Authors<\/td>\n Presenter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n A pilot evaluation of integrating STI testing and expedited partner therapy into PrEP delivery within antenatal care for pregnant women in Kenya<\/a>*<\/td>\n S. Watoyi, A. Lasern, F. Abuna, N. Ngumbau, P. Owiti, B. Ochieng, L. Gomez, J. Dettinger, J. Pintye, G. John-Stewart, J. Kinuthia<\/td>\n Salphine Watoyi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n A prospective analysis of PrEP adherence and depressive symptoms among Kenyan women who initiated PrEP during pregnancy and postpartum<\/a><\/p>\n A. Larsen, J. Kinuthia, M. Marwa, J. Dettinger, L. Gomez, J. Stern, F. Abuna, B. Odhiambo, N. Mwongeli, P. Omondi, J. Baeten, J. Pintye, G. John-Stewart<\/td>\n Laur\u00e9n G\u00f3mez<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Comparing the cost of six-month PrEP dispensing with interim HIV self-testing to the standard-of-care three-month PrEP dispensing with clinic-based testing in Kenya<\/a><\/td>\n D. Mangale, K. Ortblad, J. Heitner, P. Mogere, C. Kiptinness, N. Mugo, J. Baeten, K. Ngure, R. Barnabas<\/td>\n Dorothy Mangale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among pregnant and postpartum women enrolled in a PrEP study in Western Kenya<\/a>*<\/p>\n M. Marwa, J. Kinuthia, A. Larsen, J. Dettinger, L. Gomez, F. Abuna, B. Ochieng, N. Ngumabu, P. Owino, G. John-Stewart, J. Pintye<\/td>\n Mary Marwa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Gaps and opportunities for strengthening HIV support in schools for youth living with HIV<\/a><\/p>\n M. Marwa, J. Kinuthia, A. Larsen, J. Dettinger, L. Gomez, F. Abuna, B. Ochieng, N. Ngumabu, P. Owino, G. John-Stewart, J. Pintye<\/td>\n Irene Njuguna<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Implementation of a readiness assessment tool to support the transition of adolescents living with HIV to adult care in Kenya<\/a><\/td>\n N. Gitahi, D. Mangale, I. Njuguna, C. Mburu, C. Mugo , D. Wamalwa, G. John-Stewart, K. Beima-Sofie<\/td>\n Nyawira Gitahi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Implementation strategy package improves PrEP implementation for pregnant women in antenatal care clinics in western Kenya<\/a><\/p>\n A. Wagner, J. Sila, F. Abuna, J. Dettinger, B. Odhiambo, N. Mwongeli, G. Oketch, E. Sifuna, L. G\u00f3mez, S. Hicks, G. John-Stewart, J. Kinuthia<\/td>\n Ben Odhiambo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Maternal HIV status and risk of infant M. tuberculosis infection<\/a><\/p>\n J. Mecha, J.N. Escudero, B.A. Richardson, E.M. Obimbo, D. Matemo, J. Kinuthia, G.J. Stewart, S.M. LaCourse<\/td>\n Jerphason Mecha<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Presentations given at AIDS 2022<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\n Title<\/td>\n Authors<\/td>\n Presenter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Association of prenatal PrEP exposure with neurodevelopmental and growth outcomes beyond 24 months among Kenyan children<\/a>*<\/p>\n L. G\u00f3mez, J. Kinuthia, A. Larsen, J. Stern, J. Dettinger, M. Marwa, F. Abuna, B. Ochieng, N. Ngumbau, P. Omondi, G. John-Stewart, J. Pintye<\/td>\n Laur\u00e9n G\u00f3mez<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Accepted abstracts for the International Workshop on HIV & Pediatrics<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\n Title<\/td>\n Authors<\/td>\n Presenter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Effect of TB-HIV Co-treatment on Clinical and Growth Outcomes Among Hospitalized Children Newly Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy<\/td>\n A. Cherkos, S. LaCourse, I. Njuguna, L. Cranmer, C. Mugo, H. Mora, E. Maleche-Obimbo, D. Wamalwa , G. John-Stewart<\/td>\n Ashenafi Cherkos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Identifying HIV-Exposed Uninfected (HEU) Children and Adolescents in Resource-Limited Settings: The HOPE Study Experience<\/td>\n H. Okinyi, M. Kinge M2, A. Onyango, D. Matemo, G. John-Stewart, D. Wamalwa, I. Njuguna<\/td>\n Hellen Moraa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Missed opportunities to prevent mortality among youth living with HIV: A post-mortem review<\/td>\n I. Njuguna, H. Okinyi, C. Mburu, A. Macharia, D. Wamalwa, G. John-Stewart<\/td>\n Cyrus Mugo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Stigma in youth with HIV is associated with school dropout, attending clinic with adults and experience of violence<\/td>\n C. Mugo, M. Kumar, J. Badia, J. Kibugi, K. Agot, J. Dyer, P. Kohler, D. Wamalwa, G. John-Stewart<\/td>\n Cyrus Mugo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n