Faculty

Kenneth K Mugwanya

Associate Professor, Epidemiology
Associate Professor, Global Health
Co-Director, Center for AIDS Research, UW/FHCC, Global Health
King K. Holmes Endowed Endowed Professorship in STD and AIDS, Global Health


Education

MBChB Medicine & Surgery, Makerere University, 2003
MS Epidemiology/Biostatistics, Case Western Reserve University, 2009
PhD Epidemiology, University of Washington, 2016

Research Interests

  • HIV prevention
  • Clinical epidemiology
  • Pharmacology of antiretroviral preexposure prophylaxis
  • Implementation science
  • Reproductive health.

Recent Publications (PubMed)

Fidelity of Implementation of Oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV in Public Family Planning Clinics in Kenya: Results From a Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial.
(2026 Oct)
J Int AIDS Soc 29 Suppl 5(Suppl 5): e70189
Mukui IN, Urusaro S, Kinuthia J, Matemo D, Morton JF, Mugwanya KK, FP Plus Project

Effect of Pregnancy on Intracellular Tenofovir Diphosphate Exposure and Thresholds following Oral Emtricitabine-Tenofovir Disoproxil fumarate Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis: A Directly Observed Dosing Study.
(2026 Sep 11)
J Infect Dis
Wu L, Anderson PL, MaWhinney S, Saina M, Mugo NR, Brown CE, Akelo N, Thomas K, Morton JF, Hill E, Ngure K, Rechkina EA, Bushman L, Donnell D, Mugwanya KK, Women Benchmark Study Team

"It Reduces Stigma Now That the Service Is Under One Roof" Women and Provider Experiences on Factors Influencing Effective Integration of Oral PrEP Delivery in Family Planning Clinics in Kenya: A Qualitative Study.
(2026 Jul)
J Int AIDS Soc 29(7): e70150
Ogello V, Ngure K, Mutai S, Awuor M, Atieno W, Dollah A, Wandera C, Matemo D, Morton JF, Kinuthia J, Mugwanya KK

Integrating oral pre-exposure prophylaxis delivery in primary care family planning clinics: a pragmatic, stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised trial.
(2025 Nov)
Lancet Prim Care 1(5):
Mugwanya KK, Matemo D, Meisner A, Schaafsma T, Morton J, Wandera C, Kemunto V, Cherotich I, Odhiambo S, Bii M, Oduor B, Achieng E, Oyombra T, Owaga D, Beima-Sofie KM, Baeten JM, Kinuthia J

High adherence to oral daily PrEP in a real-world implementation project in Kenya: a brief communication.
(2026 Mar 24)
AIDS Res Ther 23(1):
Segawa I, Wu L, Odoyo J, Mwangi M, Morton JF, Irungu E, Ngure K, Mugo NR, Bukusi E, Mugwanya KK

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