Director/CEO- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kisumu, Kenya
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Dr. Kawango Agot, MPH, PhD, is a Kenyan research scientist who obtained her PhD and MPH concurrently from the University of Washington, Seattle, then proceeded to coordinate the ground-breaking trial on medical male circumcision for HIV prevention at the Kisumu site, western Kenya. She has conducted multiple studies on various topics, including pre-exposure prophylaxis, multipurpose technologies, HIV self-testing, optimizing HIV care outcomes among adolescents and young adults living with HIV, and improving savings as a strategy to reduce spending on transactional sex and alcohol, among others. She also runs community-based HIV, Malaria and TB prevention programs. She is currently setting up her site for COVID-19 drug and vaccine trials. Dr. Kawango also founded Nyanza Initiative for Girls Education and Empowerment (NIGEE) as a give-back outfit; NIGEE raises funds locally to return to school girls who dropped out mainly due to pregnancy, early marriage or female genital mutilation.
Publications
- Chhun, N, Oketch, D, Agot, K, Mangale, DI, Badia, J, Kibugi, J et al.. Using FRAME to characterize provider-identified adaptations to a stepped care intervention for adolescents and youth living with HIV in Kenya: a mixed methods approach. J Int AIDS Soc. 2024;27 Suppl 1 (Suppl 1):e26261. doi: 10.1002/jia2.26261. PubMed PMID:38965971 PubMed Central PMC11224585.
- Omondi Aduda, DS, Agot, K, Ohaga, S, Aoko, A, Onyango, J, Toroitich-Ruto, C et al.. Facility characteristics preferred by older men seeking medical male circumcision services in Kenya: qualitative findings from the 'Tasco' study (May 2014-June 2016). BMC Public Health. 2024;24 (1):1718. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-19234-x. PubMed PMID:38937707 PubMed Central PMC11210051.
- Minnis, AM, Agot, K, Hartmann, M, Otticha, S, Montgomery, ET, Roberts, ST et al.. Feasibility and Acceptability of the Novel Tu'Washindi Intervention to Increase PrEP Use among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Siaya County, Kenya. AIDS Behav. 2024; :. doi: 10.1007/s10461-024-04390-3. PubMed PMID:38836985 .
- Agot, K, Onyango, J, Otieno, G, Musingila, P, Gachau, S, Ochillo, M et al.. Shifting reasons for older men remaining uncircumcised: Findings from a pre- and post-demand creation intervention among men aged 25-39 years in western Kenya. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2024;4 (5):e0003188. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003188. PubMed PMID:38820408 PubMed Central PMC11142559.
- Agot, K, Onyango, J, Perry, B, Molokwu, N, Taylor, J, Ngoje, D et al.. How men influence young women taking PrEP: perspectives from young women, male partners, and male peers in Siaya county, Western Kenya. BMC Womens Health. 2024;24 (1):218. doi: 10.1186/s12905-024-03044-9. PubMed PMID:38570779 PubMed Central PMC10993511.