Nelly Mugo, MBChB, MMed, MPH

Research Associate Professor, Global Health

Prof. Nelly R. Mugo is an associate research professor in the Department of Global Health at the University of Washington, a senior principal clinical research scientist at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), and a reproductive health specialist with three decades of work experience. Her research focus has been on the prevention of HIV and cervical cancer among other reproductive health research work.  She has been an investigator on two landmark clinical trials, the Partners PrEP study that contributed evidence to inform the change of indication for use of Truvada as HIV prevention pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and a protocol lead for the ongoing ‘Kenya Single-dose HPV Vaccine-Efficacy (KEN SHE) Study –’ that has provided evidence on the efficacy of single-dose HPV vaccination. She is a member of the International Papillomavirus Society education committee, and the Kenya Obstetrics and Genecology society and has contributed to several World Health Organization and Kenya ministry of health working group scientific committees. She is widely published in peer review journals.

Publications

  1. Tadese, BK, You, X, Ndao, T, Tota, JE, Chen, YT, Chowdhary, A et al.. The Burden of HPV Infections and HPV-Related Diseases Among People With HIV: A Systematic Literature Review. J Med Virol. 2025;97 (4):e70274. doi: 10.1002/jmv.70274. PubMed PMID:40172095 .
  2. Kiptinness, C, Mugo, N, Mugwanya, KK, Ngure, K, Mwangi, P, Githuku Dip, DM et al.. THE EFFECT OF PARTNER DELIVERY OF HIV SELF-TEST KITS ON HIV TESTING AND LINKAGE TO CARE IN PUBLIC CLINICS IN KENYA. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2025; :. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000003662. PubMed PMID:40135969 .
  3. MacLean, F, Tsegaye, AT, Graham, JB, Swarts, JL, Vick, SC, Potchen, NB et al.. Bacterial vaginosis associates with dysfunctional T cells and altered soluble immune factors in the cervicovaginal tract. J Clin Invest. 2025; :. doi: 10.1172/JCI184609. PubMed PMID:40131862 .
  4. Okello, P, Ogello, V, Thuo, N, Gakuo, S, Mwangi, P, Mogere, P et al.. COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among health providers at Kenyatta National Teaching and Referral Hospital Nairobi-Kenya. Pan Afr Med J. 2024;49 :31. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2024.49.31.44719. PubMed PMID:39886110 PubMed Central PMC11781212.
  5. Harrington, EK, Ouma, DC, Pike, M, Awuor, M, Kimanthi, S, Onono, M et al.. Exploring Adolescents' Contraceptive Preferences and Trade-Offs: Findings From a Discrete Choice Experiment in Kenya. Stud Fam Plann. 2025;56 (1):41-64. doi: 10.1111/sifp.12280. PubMed PMID:39780241 .
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