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. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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 .
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
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