Selected Publications

Camlin CS, Sheira LA, Kwena ZA, Charlebois ED, Agot K, Moody J, Ayieko B, Gutin SA, Ochung A, Olugo P, Lewis-Kulzer J, Nishimura H, Gandhi M, Bukusi EA, Thirumurthy H.: 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. The Lancet Global Health 13(4): e669-e678, Apr 2025.

Richterman A, Klaiman T, Palma D, Ryu E, Schmucker L, Villarin K, Grosso G, Brady KA, Thirumurthy H, Buttenheim A: B-OK: A Visual and Tactile tool for Improving HIV Mental Models in a United States Urban Center. AIDS Care 37(4): 565-576, Apr 2025.

Napierala S, Bair EF, Omollo OD, Egbe TI, Wesonga JO, Rajaratnam A, Celum C, Thirumurthy H, Agot K: High prevalence of STIs among men engaged in transactional sex and alcohol use in western Kenya: important implications for STI prevention interventions. Sexually Transmitted Infections 101(3): 183-186, Apr 2025.

Lewis-Kulzer J, Olugo P, Gutin SA, Kwena ZA, Nishimura H, Thorp M, Agot K, Ayieko B, Bukusi EA, Oluoch L, Angawa D, Thirumurthy H, Camlin CS: "There is no need to leave the beach to test": a qualitative study of HIV self-testing knowledge and acceptability of HIV self-test kit distribution among social networks of fishermen in Western Kenya. BMC Public Health 25(1): 1005, Mar 2025.

Giordano J, Lewis-Kulzer J, Akama E, Adhiambo HF, Nyadieka E, Iguna S, Bukusi EA, Odeny T, Camlin CS, Thirumurthy H, Petersen M, Geng EH: Experiences and perceptions of conditional cash incentive provision and cessation among people with HIV for care engagement: A qualitative study. BMC Public Health (Randomized Controlled Trial) 25(1): 1104, Mar 2025 Notes: This article is a preprint and has not been peer-reviewed.

Chakrabarti A, Ellermeier N, Tripathi A, Thirumurthy H, Nugent R: Diet-focused behavioral interventions to reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review of existing evidence. Obesity Reviews Page: e13918, Mar 2025 Notes: Online ahead of print.

Sheira LA, Kwena ZA, Ayieko B, Charlebois ED, Agot K, Gutin SA, Lewis-Kulzer J, Olugo P, Gandhi M, Bukusi EA, Thirumurthy H, Adede D, Moody J, Camlin CS: The effect of a social network-based intervention on adherence to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and HIV viral suppression among Kenyan fishermen. AIDS Feb 2025 Notes: Online ahead of print.

Agot K, Okeyo N, Onyango J, Ochillo M, Wango GN, Arasa M, Okello T, Okumu O, Carol S, Ayieko B, Thirumurthy H: Jitegemee (rely on yourself): a cross-sectional study on acceptability, feasibility and design considerations for a personal savings intervention to reduce HIV risk among female sex workers in Siaya County, Kenya. BMJ Open 15(2): e076165, Feb 2025.

Richterman A, Aitcheson N, Durnwald C, Curley C, Short WR, Louis MJ, Momplaisir F, Thirumurthy H: Mental Bandwidth is Associated with HIV and Viral Suppression Among Low-Income Women in Philadelphia. AIDS and Behavior 29(2): 556-561, Feb 2025.

Muyindike WR, Fatch R, Lodi S, Emenyonu NI, Kekibiina A, Adong J, Beesiga B, Marson K, Thirumurthy H, McDonell MG, Kamya MR, Chamie G, Hahn JA: Alcohol use and HIV suppression after completion of financial incentives for alcohol abstinence and isoniazid adherence: a randomized controlled trial. Lancet Discovery Science (eClinicalMedicine) 80: 103045, Jan 2025.