Wanjiru Waruiru
Dir of Strategic Info, Kenya
Pandemic Prep & Response
Chancellor/EVC/FAS

Publications (19)

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Drug UsersHealth SurveysCause of DeathGlobal Burden of DiseaseCD4 Lymphocyte CountDeveloping CountriesMorgueAIDS SerodiagnosisPopulation SurveillanceHIV SeropositivityHIV InfectionsAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeMortuary PracticeKenyaSubstance Abuse, Intravenous

• All-cause and cause-specific mortality rates for Kisumu County: a comparison with Kenya, low-and middle-income countries.
  BMC public health 2022 Waruiru W, Oramisi V, Sila A, Onyango D, Waruru A, Mwangome MN, Young PW, Muuo S, Nyagah LM, Ollongo J, Ngugi C, Rutherford GW
• Modelling the impact of HIV and hepatitis C virus prevention and treatment interventions among people who inject drugs in Kenya.
  AIDS (London, England) 2022 Stone J, Fraser H, Walker JG, Mafirakureva N, Mundia B, Cleland C, Bartilol K, Musyoki H, Waruiru W, Ragi A, Bhattacharjee P, Chhun N, Lizcano J, Akiyama MJ, Cherutich P, Wisse E, Kurth A, Luhmann N, …
• Mortuary and hospital-based HIV mortality surveillance among decedents in a low-resource setting: lessons from Western Kenya.
  BMC public health 2022 Nyakeriga E, Waruiru W, Opollo V, Waruru A, Kingwara L, Onyango D, Junghae M, Muuo S, Macharia T, Ngugi C, Mwangome M, Ali H
• Evaluation of the Performance of OraQuick Rapid HIV-1/2 Test Among Decedents in Kisumu, Kenya.
  Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2022 Opollo V, Nyakeriga E, Kingwara L, Sila A, Oguta M, Oyaro B, Onyango D, Mboya FO, Waruru A, Musingila P, Mwangome M, Nyagah LM, Ngugi C, Sava S, Waruiru W, Young PW, Junghae M
• Leading causes of death and high mortality rates in an HIV endemic setting (Kisumu county, Kenya, 2019).
  PloS one 2022 Waruru A, Onyango D, Nyagah L, Sila A, Waruiru W, Sava S, Oele E, Nyakeriga E, Muuo SW, Kiboye J, Musingila PK, van der Sande MAB, Massawa T, Rogena EA, DeCock KM, Young PW

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• An intensive model of care for hepatitis C virus screening and treatment with direct-acting antivirals in people who inject drugs in Nairobi, Kenya: a model-based cost-effectiveness analysis.
  Addiction (Abingdon, England) 2021 Mafirakureva N, Stone J, Fraser H, Nzomukunda Y, Maina A, Thiong'o AW, Kizito KW, Mucara EWK, González Diaz CI, Musyoki H, Mundia B, Cherutich P, Nyakowa M, Lizcano J, Chhun N, Kurth A, Akiyama MJ, …
• High HIV prevalence among decedents received by two high-volume mortuaries in Kisumu, western Kenya, 2019.
  PloS one 2021 Onyango DO, van der Sande MAB, Musingila P, Kinywa E, Opollo V, Oyaro B, Nyakeriga E, Waruru A, Waruiru W, Mwangome M, Macharia T, Young PW, Junghae M, Ngugi C, De Cock KM, Rutherford GW
• Experiences and lessons learned from the real-world implementation of an HIV recent infection testing algorithm in three routine service-delivery settings in Kenya and Zimbabwe.
  BMC health services research 2021 de Wit MM, Rice B, Risher K, Welty S, Waruiru W, Magutshwa S, Motoku J, Kwaro D, Ochieng B, Reniers G, Cowan F, Rutherford G, Hargreaves JR, Murphy G
• Can HIV recent infection surveillance help us better understand where primary prevention efforts should be targeted? Results of three pilots integrating a recent infection testing algorithm into routine programme activities in Kenya and Zimbabwe.
  Journal of the International AIDS Society 2020 Rice BD, de Wit M, Welty S, Risher K, Cowan FM, Murphy G, Chabata ST, Waruiru W, Magutshwa S, Motoku J, Kwaro D, Ochieng B, Reniers G, Rutherford G
• Brief Report: Recent HIV Infection Surveillance in Routine HIV Testing in Nairobi, Kenya: A Feasibility Study.
  Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2020 Welty S, Motoku J, Muriithi C, Rice B, de Wit M, Ashanda B, Waruiru W, Mirjahangir J, Kingwara L, Bauer R, Njoroge D, Karimi J, Njoroge A, Rutherford GW
• HIV-Related Deaths in Nairobi, Kenya: Results From a HIV Mortuary Surveillance Study, 2015.
  Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2019 Nyagah LM, Young PW, Kim AA, Wamicwe J, Kimani M, Waruiru W, Rogena E, Oduor J, Walong E, Waruru A, Oyugi J, Downer M, De Cock KM, Sirengo M
• Epidemiological profile of individuals diagnosed with HIV: results from the preliminary phase of case-based surveillance in Kenya.
  AIDS care 2019 Harklerode R, Waruiru W, Humwa F, Waruru A, Kellogg T, Muthoni L, Macharia J, Zielinski-Gutierrez E
• Evaluation of an HIV-Related Mortuary Surveillance System - Nairobi, Kenya, Two Sites, 2015.
  Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Surveillance summaries (Washington, D.C. : 2002) 2018 Ali H, Kiama C, Muthoni L, Waruru A, Young PW, Zielinski-Gutierrez E, Waruiru W, Harklerode R, Kim AA, Swaminathan M, De Cock KM, Wamicwe J
• Where No Universal Health Care Identifier Exists: Comparison and Determination of the Utility of Score-Based Persons Matching Algorithms Using Demographic Data.
  JMIR public health and surveillance 2018 Waruru A, Natukunda A, Nyagah LM, Kellogg TA, Zielinski-Gutierrez E, Waruiru W, Masamaro K, Harklerode R, Odhiambo J, Manders EJ, Young PW
• Factors associated with unsafe sex among Kenyan youth: Results from a nationally representative population-based survey.
  East African journal of applied health monitoring and evaluation 2018 Mwangi M, Waruru A, Waruiru W, Gichangi A, Toroitich-Ruto C, Kim AA
• Prevalence and incidence of HIV infection, trends, and risk factors among persons aged 15-64 years in Kenya: results from a nationally representative study.
  Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2014 Kimanga DO, Ogola S, Umuro M, Ng'ang'a A, Kimondo L, Murithi P, Muttunga J, Waruiru W, Mohammed I, Sharrif S, De Cock KM, Kim AA, KAIS Study Group
• The Kenya AIDS Indicator Survey 2012: rationale, methods, description of participants, and response rates.
  Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2014 Waruiru W, Kim AA, Kimanga DO, Ng'ang'a J, Schwarcz S, Kimondo L, Ng'ang'a A, Umuro M, Mwangi M, Ojwang' JK, Maina WK, KAIS Study Group
• The status of HIV testing and counseling in Kenya: results from a nationally representative population-based survey.
  Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2014 Ng'ang'a A, Waruiru W, Ngare C, Ssempijja V, Gachuki T, Njoroge I, Oluoch P, Kimanga DO, Maina WK, Mpazanje R, Kim AA, KAIS Study Group
• Strengthening national laboratory health systems in the Caribbean Region.
  Global public health 2012 Alemnji GA, Branch S, Best A, Kalou M, Parekh B, Waruiru W, Milstrey E, Conn W, Nkengasong JN, Lecher S