Based in Nairobi, Kenya, the Aga Khan University’s newly established Department of Population Health entails a highly-skilled multi-disciplinary team with expertise in medical, public health, social, demography, statistical and policy sciences. Our vision is to contribute to the health of populations, particularly those most in need, by using a population health science approach. Population Health is an emerging field of health science that represents a shift in how health events are traditionally observed and measured. By studying the context that shapes conditions and the distribution of care, population health science breaks down barriers that have traditionally separated studies of environmental health, nutrition, public health, community health, medical care, health care delivery, and other factors that affect wellness and well-being across the life cycle. In line with the University, the Department is committed to the discovery and dissemination of new knowledge and its application, and the development of human capacities. Here, it seeks to prepare individuals to provide meaningful contributions to society through constructive and exemplary leadership roles, shaping public and private policies, and through excellence in population health research and education.

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Submissions from 2011

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Determinants of unmet need for contraception among Chinese migrants: A worksite-based survey, Peter Decat, Wei-Hong Zhang, Eileen Moyer, Yimin Cheng, Zhi-jin Wang, Ci-yong Lu, Ruta Jolanta Nadisauskiene, Stanley Luchters, Myriam Deveugele, and Marleen Temmerman

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The risk factor profile of women with secondary infertility: an unmatched case-control study in Kigali, Rwanda, Nathalie Dhont, Stanley Luchters, Claude Muvunyi, Joseph Vyankandondera, Ludwig De Naeyer, Marleen Temmerman, and Janneke van de Wijgert

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HIV infection and sexual behaviour in primary and secondary infertile relationships: a case–control study in Kigali, Rwanda, Nathalie Dhont, Claude Muvunyi, Stanley Luchters, Joseph Vyankandondera, Ludwig De Naeyer, Marleen Temmerman, and Janneke van de Wijgert

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Use of AUDIT, and measures of drinking frequency and patterns to detect associations between alcohol and sexual behaviour in male sex workers in Kenya, Stanley Luchters, Scott Geibel, Masila Syengo, Daniel Lango, Nzioki King'ola, Marleen Temmerman, and Matthew F. Chersich

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Sexual and physical violence against female sex workers in Kenya: a qualitative enquiry, Jerry Okal, Matthew F. Chersich, Sharon Tsui, Elizabeth Sutherland, Marleen Temmerman, and Stanley Luchters

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Contraceptive needs of female sex workers in Kenya - a cross-sectional study, Elizabeth G. Sutherland, Jane Alaii, Sharon Tsui, Stanley Luchters, Jerry Okal, Nzioke King'ola, Marleen Temmerman, and Barbara Janowitz

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Anal intercourse among female sex workers in East Africa is associated with other high-risk behaviours for HIV, Nienke J. Veldhuijzen, Chantal Ingabire, Stanley Luchters, Wilkister Bosire, Sarah Braunstein, Matthew Chersich, and Janneke van de Wijgert

Submissions from 2010

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Sexual violence, HSV-2 and HIV are important predictors for infertility in Rwanda, N. Dhont, J. van de Wijgert, Stanley Luchters, C. Muvunyi, J. Vyankandondera, and Marleen Temmerman

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Perceived stigma among patients receiving antiretroviral treatment: a prospective randomised trial comparing an m-DOT strategy with standard-of-care in Kenya, Susan Kaai, Sandra Bullock, Avina Sarna, Matthew Chersich, Stanley Luchters, Scott Geibel, Kishorchandra Mandaliya, Marleen Temmerman, and Naomi Rutenberg

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Reproductive health services for populations at high risk of HIV: Performance of a night clinic in Tete province, Mozambique, Yves Lafort, Diederike Geelhoed, Luisa Cumba, Carla das Dores Mosse Lázaro, Wim Delva, Stanley Luchters, and Marleen Temmerman

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Concurrent sexual and substance-use risk behaviours among female sex workers in Kenya's Coast Province: findings from a behavioural monitoring survey, Simon Pierre Tegang, S. Abdallah, G. Emukule, Stanley Luchters, Nzioka Kingola, M. Barasa, Stephen Mucheke, and P. Mwarogo

Submissions from 2009

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Maternal morbidity in the first year after childbirth in Mombasa Kenya; a needs assessment, Matthew F. Chersich, Nicole Kley, Stanley Luchters, Carol Njeru, Elodie Yard, Mary J. Othigo, and Marleen Temmerman

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A pilot study evaluating the safety of vaginal administration of a multi-particulate pellet formulation, Guido Lopes dos Santos Santiago

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Effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy and development of drug resistance in HIV-1 infected patients in Mombasa, Kenya, Kim Steegen, Stanley Luchters, Kenny Dauwe, Jacqueline Reynaerts, Kishor Mandaliya, Walter Jaoko, Jean Plum, Marleen Temmerman, and Chris Verhofstede