Kawango Agot, PhD, MPH

Director/CEO- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kisumu, Kenya

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

  1. Badia, J, Dyer, J, Agot, K, Wilson, K, Jiang, W, Beima-Sofie, K et al.. Prevalence and Correlates of Violence Among Adolescents and Young Adults Living With HIV in Western Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2026; :. doi: 10.1097/JNC.0000000000000607. PubMed PMID:41505629 .
  2. Sheira, LA, Ayieko, B, Gutin, SA, Kwena, ZA, Charlebois, ED, Agot, K et al.. Gaps in Effective HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Screening and Uptake Among Fishermen in Kenya. AIDS Behav. 2025; :. doi: 10.1007/s10461-025-04950-1. PubMed PMID:41251869 .
  3. Roberts, ST, Otticha, S, Browne, EN, Bann, C, Nyblade, L, Hartmann, M et al.. Measuring Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Stigma Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Western Kenya: Scale Development, Validation, and Associations with PrEP Adherence. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2025;39 (8):323-338. doi: 10.1177/10872914251361105. PubMed PMID:40711412 PubMed Central PMC12490956.
  4. Kohler, P, Jiang, W, Badia, J, Kibugi, J, Dyer, J, Kadima, J et al.. Data-informed Stepped Care (DiSC) to improve adolescent and young adult HIV care outcomes in Kenya: a cluster randomized trial. J Int AIDS Soc. 2025;28 Suppl 3 (Suppl 3):e26501. doi: 10.1002/jia2.26501. PubMed PMID:40622356 PubMed Central PMC12232485.
  5. Ochieng', LA, Onyango, J, Owuor, GO, Obare, I, Ochillo, M, Odwar, T et al.. Saving for a rainy day: piloting a savings intervention to reduce HIV risk among young female sex workers in Kenya. Afr J AIDS Res. 2025;24 (1-2):76-80. doi: 10.2989/16085906.2025.2465535. PubMed PMID:40384153 .
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