Craig R. Cohen
University of California, San Francisco
339 Papers
1.6K Citations
Craig R. Cohen is an academic researcher from University of California, San Francisco. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 57, co-authored 306 publications. Previous affiliations of Craig R. Cohen include Kenyatta National Hospital & Kenya Medical Research Institute.
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Papers
Movement between facilities for HIV care among a mobile population in Kenya: transfer, loss to follow-up, and reengagement
Matthew D. Hickey,Dan Omollo,Charles R. Salmen,Brian Mattah,Cinthia Blat,Gor Benard Ouma,Kathryn J. Fiorella,Betty Njoroge,Monica Gandhi,Elizabeth A. Bukusi,Craig R. Cohen,Elvin Geng +11 more
TL;DR: Patients who left an island-based HIV clinic in Kenya with an official transfer letter reengaged in care faster than those who were LTFU, although many in both groups had treatment gaps long enough to risk viral rebound.
HIV serostatus and disclosure: implications for infant feeding practice in rural south Nyanza, Kenya
TL;DR: Health care workers and counselors need to receive support to improve skills required for diagnosing, monitoring and managing psychosocial aspects of the care of pregnant and HIV positive women including facilitating disclosure to male partners in order to improve both maternal and child health outcomes.
Early Adopters of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Preexposure Prophylaxis in a Population-based Combination Prevention Study in Rural Kenya and Uganda.
Catherine A. Koss,James Ayieko,Florence Mwangwa,Asiphas Owaraganise,Dalsone Kwarisiima,Laura B. Balzer,Albert Plenty,Norton Sang,Jane Kabami,Theodore Ruel,Douglas Black,Carol S. Camlin,Craig R. Cohen,Elizabeth A. Bukusi,Tamara D. Clark,Edwin D. Charlebois,Maya L. Petersen,Moses R. Kamya,Diane V. Havlir +18 more
TL;DR: Implementation of PrEP incorporating a population-based empiric risk score, self-identified risk, and rapid initiation, is feasible in rural East Africa, and strategies are needed to overcome barriers to PrEP uptake, particularly among women and youth.
Effect of universal HIV testing and treatment on socioeconomic wellbeing in rural Kenya and Uganda: a cluster-randomised controlled trial
Aleksandra Jakubowski,Jane Kabami,Laura B. Balzer,James Ayieko,Edwin D. Charlebois,Asiphas Owaraganise,Carina Marquez,Tamara D. Clark,Douglas Black,Starley B. Shade,Gabriel Chamie,Craig R. Cohen,Elizabeth A. Bukusi,Moses R. Kamya,Maya L. Petersen,Diane V. Havlir,Harsha Thirumurthy +16 more
TL;DR: In this article , the authors examined the effect of universal HIV testing and treatment on a range of economic outcomes, including employment and health-care utilisation outcomes for working-age adults and education outcomes for school-age children.
Risk factors for pneumonia in urban-dwelling HIV-infected women: a case-control study in Nairobi Kenya.
Jeremy Penner,Amalia Meier,Christina Mwachari,Francis Ayuka,Belinda Muchina,Joseph Odhiambo,Craig R. Cohen +6 more
TL;DR: Investigation of demographic, socioeconomic, and environmental risk factors for pneumonia in a cohort of HIV-infected women in Nairobi, Kenya found that factors associated with lower socioeconomic status and being widowed were associated with an increased risk of pneumonia.