Publications by authors named "Frederick Odongo"
Introduction: Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) provides significant reductions in the risk of female-to-male HIV transmission. Since 2007, VMMC has been a key component of the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief's (PEPFAR) strategy to mitigate the HIV epidemic in countries with high HIV prevalence and low circumcision rates. To ensure intended effects, PEPFAR sets ambitious annual circumcision targets and provides funding to implementation partners to deliver local VMMC services.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To adapt and validate a questionnaire originally developed in a research setting for assessment of comprehension of consent information in a different cultural and linguistic research setting.
Design: The adaptation process involved development and customisation of a questionnaire for each of the three study groups, modelled closely on the previously validated questionnaire. The three adapted draft questionnaires were further reviewed by two bioethicists and the developer of the original questionnaire for face and content validity.
Article Synopsis
- In western Kenya, the uptake of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV treatment rose from 7% in 2006 to 57% in 2016, while voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) rates increased from 45% in 2008 to 72% in 2014.
- A study conducted between 2011 and 2016 used surveys and health tracking to examine HIV prevalence (stable around 15%) and incidence (declining from 11.1 to 5.7 new infections per 1000 person-years) in the region.
- The findings suggest that while ART coverage improved, the decline in new HIV infections is likely linked to increased VMMC, indicating a direct protective
Background: Females in low and middle income countries (LMICs) have difficulty coping with menstrual needs, but few studies have examined the social or health implications of these needs.
Methods: Responses from 3418 menstruating females aged 13-29 years were extracted from an HIV and behavioral risks cross-sectional survey conducted in rural western Kenya. We examined sanitary products used, provision of products from sexual partners or from transactional sex, and demographic and sexual exposures.