Grace Rota
Kenya Medical Research Institute
10 Papers
62 Citations
Grace Rota is an academic researcher from Kenya Medical Research Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Interpersonal psychotherapy. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 10 publications. Previous affiliations of Grace Rota include University of Nairobi.
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Interpersonal psychotherapy delivered by nonspecialists for depression and posttraumatic stress disorder among Kenyan HIV-positive women affected by gender-based violence: Randomized controlled trial.
Susan M. Meffert,Thomas C. Neylan,Thomas C. Neylan,Charles E. McCulloch,Kelly Blum,Craig R. Cohen,Elizabeth A. Bukusi,Helen Verdeli,John C. Markowitz,James G. Kahn,David Bukusi,Harsha Thirumurthy,Grace Rota,Ray Rota,Grace Oketch,Elizabeth Opiyo,Linnet Ongeri +16 more
TL;DR: Meffert et al. as discussed by the authors conducted a randomized controlled trial at an HIV clinic in Kisumu, Kenya, where GBV-affected HIV-positive women with both major depressive disorder (MDD) and PTSD were randomized to 12 sessions of interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) plus treatment as usual (TAU) or Wait List+TAU.
Interpersonal psychotherapy for depression and posttraumatic stress disorder among HIV-positive women in Kisumu, Kenya: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Chinwe C. Onu,Linnet Ongeri,Elizabeth A. Bukusi,Craig R. Cohen,Thomas C. Neylan,Patrick Oyaro,Grace Rota,Faith Otewa,Kevin L. Delucchi,Susan M. Meffert +9 more
TL;DR: This trial leverages newly defined effectiveness-implementation hybrid designs to gather data on mental health treatment implementation within an HIV care clinic, while testing the effectiveness of an evidence-based treatment for use with a large underserved population (HIV+ GBV+ women) in Kenya.
Evidence of injection drug use in Kisumu, Kenya: Implications for HIV prevention
Jennifer L. Syvertsen,Kawango Agot,Spala Ohaga,Steffanie A. Strathdee,Carol S. Camlin,Eunice Omanga,Petronilla Odonde,Grace Rota,Kelvin Akoth,Juan Peng,Karla D. Wagner +10 more
TL;DR: This exploratory study identified patterns of unsafe drug injection and concurrent sexual risk in western Kenya, yet few resources are currently available to address addiction or injection-related harm.
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Collaborative interpersonal psychotherapy for HIV-positive women in Kenya: a case study from the Mental Health, HIV and Domestic Violence (MIND) Study
TL;DR: A case in which local personnel without prior mental health training delivered IPT for the treatment of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder in an HIV+ woman who reported experiencing gender-based violence and was enrolled in HIV care at the Family AIDS, Care, Education and Services program in Kisumu, Kenya.
Jaboya (“Sex for Fish”): A Qualitative Analysis of Contextual Risk Factors for Extramarital Partnerships in the Fishing Communities in Western Kenya
Zachary Kwena,Chris A. Shisanya,Elizabeth A. Bukusi,Janet M. Turan,Shari L. Dworkin,Grace Rota,Isaac Mwanzo +6 more
TL;DR: The authors' results showed that extramarital partnerships were perceived to be widespread and were attributed to factors related to sexual satisfaction such as women needing more foreplay before intercourse, discrepancies in sexual desire, and boredom with the current sexual repertoire.
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