• Determinants of HIV interruption in treatment in Murang’a County, Kenya: a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study 

  Humphrey, John; Njiru, Moses Muriithi; Ndege, Samson; Diero, Lameck; Owiny, Maurice (Taylor and Francis, 2026-08)

  Globally, approximately one-in-four people living with HIV (PLHIV) experiences interrup-tion in treatment (IIT), risking viral rebound, transmission, morbidity, and mortality.Murang’a County reported 82% viral suppression ...
• How community dialogues influence norm change around female genital mutilation: a mediation analysis from a high- burden Kenyan setting 

  Matanda, Dennis Juma; Undie, Chi-Chi; Arnott, Claire; Kawai, David; Wanyonyi, Herbert Barasa; Rutto, Viola; Obare, Francis; Muthuri, Stella; Mchenga, Martina (BMJ Group, 2026-02)

  ntroduction Female genital mutilation (FGM) remains highly prevalent in parts of Kenya, including Narok County, where marriageability expectations and social sanctions continue to sustain the practice. Although ...
• Masculinity-informed therapeutic discussions: strengthening father engagement and family mental health systems 

  Giusto, Ali; Johnson, Savannah; Jaguga, Florence; Korir, Mercy; Rono, Wilter; Gonzalez, Juan Carlos; Aburi, Dan; Mania, Winnie (2026)

  Objective: Men underuse mental health services in part because of masculine norms. Few interventions focus on masculinity in therapeutic contexts, especially in low- and middle-income countries. This study analyzed ...
• Adapting a substance use screening and brief intervention for peer-delivery and for youth in Kenya 

  Jaguga, Florence; Ott, Mary A.; Kwobah, Edith Kamaru; Apondi, Edith; Giusto, Ali; Barasa, Julius; Kosgei, Gilliane; Rono, Wilter; Korir, Mercy; Puffer, Eve S. (Elsevier, 2023)

  Background Substance use is a major problem among youth in sub-Saharan Africa, yet interventions that address this problem are scarce within the region. Screening and brief intervention is a cost-effective, efficacious, ...
• Farmers’ perceptions towards khat (muguka) in Mbeere South Sub-County, Embu County, Kenya 

  Barasa, Francis O.; Ngari, Faith Mukami; Masese, Eric R. (African Quarterly Social Science Review, 2025-11)

  Khat (muguka) is one of the crops in Kenya, which elicits much debate because, on one hand, it is considered a drug of dependence and is also blamed for many other social evils. On the other hand, it is a crop that has ...

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