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. Ochillo, M, Bosire, R, Okeyo, N, Onyango, J, Agot, K, Chhun, N et al.. Health promotion messaging reduces HIV risk behaviours and improves repeat testing among adolescent girls and young women in Kenya. Afr J AIDS Res. 2025; :1-6. doi: 10.2989/16085906.2025.2474751. PubMed PMID:40259692 .
  2. Adede, DO, Sheira, LA, Gutin, SA, Ochung, A, Ayieko, B, Olugo, P et al.. Comparing PrEP adherence via objective and self-reported measures among fishermen working on Lake Victoria, Kenya. AIDS Care. 2025; :1-9. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2025.2484312. PubMed PMID:40238797 .
  3. Roberts, ST, Minnis, AM, Napierala, S, Montgomery, ET, Digolo, L, Cottrell, ML et al.. Evaluation of the Tu'Washindi Na PrEP Intervention to Reduce Gender-Based Violence and Increase Preexposure Prophylaxis Uptake and Adherence Among Kenyan Adolescent Girls and Young Women: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025;14 :e55931. doi: 10.2196/55931. PubMed PMID:40168655 PubMed Central PMC12000790.
  4. Camlin, CS, Sheira, LA, Kwena, ZA, Charlebois, ED, Agot, K, Moody, J et al.. The effect of a social network-based intervention to promote HIV testing and linkage to HIV services among fishermen in Kenya: a cluster-randomised trial. Lancet Glob Health. 2025;13 (4):e669-e678. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00539-4. PubMed PMID:40155104 .
  5. Olugo, P, Nishimura, H, Thorp, M, Lewis-Kulzer, J, Ayieko, B, Agot, K et al.. Misconceptions and limited experience with HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among fishermen in Western Kenya: a qualitative study. AIDS Care. 2025; :1-10. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2025.2480149. PubMed PMID:40131995 .
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