A. Helova

Most-cited papers

1. Social Norms and Stigma Regarding Unintended Pregnancy and Pregnancy Decisions: A Qualitative Study of Young Women in Alabama

   Whitney Smith, J. Turan, Kari White, K. Stringer +3 more

   2016Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health82 citations Open access

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2. Exploring COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Stakeholders in African American and Latinx Communities in the Deep South Through the Lens of the Health Belief Model

   L. Bateman, A. Hall, W. Anderson, A. Cherrington +9 more

   2021American Journal of Health Promotion54 citations Open access

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3. Development and Piloting of a Home-Based Couples Intervention During Pregnancy and Postpartum in Southwestern Kenya

   J. Turan, L. Darbes, Pamela Musoke, Z. Kwena +8 more

   2018AIDS Patients Care and STDs54 citations Open access

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4. Health facility challenges to the provision of Option B+ in western Kenya: a qualitative study

   A. Helova, E. Akama, E. Bukusi, Pamela Musoke +7 more

   2016Health Policy and Planning49 citations Open access

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5. Effects of Depression, Stigma and Intimate Partner Violence on Postpartum Women’s Adherence and Engagement in HIV Care in Kenya

   M. Onono, Tobias O Odwar, L. Abuogi, Kevin Owuor +4 more

   2019Aids and Behavior43 citations Open access

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6. Norms and stigma regarding pregnancy decisions during an unintended pregnancy: Development and predictors of scales among young women in the U.S. South

   Whitney S. Rice, B. Turan, K. Stringer, A. Helova +3 more

   2017PLoS ONE35 citations Open access

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7. Acceptability of community-based mentor mothers to support HIV-positive pregnant women on antiretroviral treatment in western Kenya: a qualitative study

   Iris Wanga, A. Helova, L. Abuogi, E. Bukusi +5 more

   2019BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth32 citations Open access

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8. Effects of behavioural interventions on postpartum retention and adherence among women with HIV on lifelong ART: the results of a cluster randomized trial in Kenya (the MOTIVATE trial)

   L. Abuogi, M. Onono, T. Odeny, Kevin Owuor +7 more

   2022Journal of the International AIDS Society31 citations Open access

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9. Pathways for HIV prevention behaviors following a home-based couples intervention for pregnant women and male partners in Kenya

   A. Hatcher, L. Darbes, Z. Kwena, Pamela Musoke +7 more

   2020Aids and Behavior30 citations Open access

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10. Maximizing adherence and retention for women living with HIV and their infants in Kenya (MOTIVATE! study): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

    T. Odeny, M. Onono, Kevin Owuor, A. Helova +4 more

    2018Trials29 citations Open access

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11. From “Half-Dead” to Being “Free:” Resistance to HIV Stigma, Self-Disclosure, and Support for PMTCT/HIV Care among Couples Living with HIV in Kenya

    Sydney A. Spangler, L. Abuogi, E. Akama, E. Bukusi +7 more

    2017Culture, Health and Sexuality27 citations Open access

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12. Development of a Novel Scale to Measure Male Partner Involvement in the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Kenya

    K. Hampanda, L. Abuogi, Pamela Musoke, M. Onono +3 more

    2019Aids and Behavior26 citations Open access

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13. Hepatitis B virus contact disclosure and testing in Lusaka, Zambia: a mixed-methods study

    Sarah Franklin, Aminatou Mouliom, E. Sinkala, Annie Kanunga +4 more

    2018BMJ Open23 citations Open access

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14. A text messaging intervention to support Option B+ in Kenya: A qualitative study

    Pamela Musoke, C. Ann Gakumo, L. Abuogi, E. Akama +7 more

    2017Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care21 citations Open access

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15. Testing strategies for couple engagement in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and family health in Kenya: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

    Z. Kwena, Liza Kimbo, L. Darbes, A. Hatcher +12 more

    2021Trials19 citations Open access

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16. HIV status disclosure patterns and male partner reactions among pregnant women with HIV on lifelong ART in Western Kenya

    L. Abuogi, K. Hampanda, Tobias O Odwar, A. Helova +4 more

    2019AIDS Care16 citations Open access

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17. Experiences, perceptions and potential impact of community‐based mentor mothers supporting pregnant and postpartum women with HIV in Kenya: a mixed‐methods study

    A. Helova, M. Onono, L. Abuogi, K. Hampanda +6 more

    2021Journal of the International AIDS Society15 citations Open access

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18. Associates of Neonatal, Infant and Child Mortality in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan: A Multilevel Analysis Using the 2012–2013 Demographic and Health Surveys

    A. Helova, K. Hearld, Henna Budhwani

    2017Maternal and Child Health Journal14 citations

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19. Male partner involvement and successful completion of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission continuum of care in Kenya

    K. Hampanda, A. Helova, Tobias O Odwar, T. Odeny +4 more

    2020International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics10 citations Open access

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20. Couple Efficacy and Communal Coping for HIV Prevention Among Kenyan Pregnant Couples

    Pamela Musoke, L. Darbes, A. Hatcher, A. Helova +4 more

    2022Aids and Behavior7 citations Open access

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21. Alcohol reduction outcomes following brief counseling among adults with HIV in Zambia: A sequential mixed methods study

    Mah Asombang, A. Helova, J. Chipungu, Anjali Sharma +5 more

    2022PLOS Global Public Health7 citations Open access

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22. Behavioral interventions can mitigate adverse pregnancy outcomes among women conceiving on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and those initiated on ART during pregnancy: Findings from the MOTIVATE trial in southwestern Kenya

    M. Onono, Tobias O Odwar, S. Wahome, A. Helova +4 more

    2020Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes7 citations Open access

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23. The Role of Religion, Philosophy of Life, Global Health, Traditional Medicine, and Past Experiences in the Covid-19 Pandemic Response: Zambia Case Study

    David Mutemwa, Veronika Zvánovcová, A. Helova, Daniel D. Novotný

    2021Caritas et Veritas6 citations Open access

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24. Effects of a home-based intervention on HIV prevention health behaviors in pregnant/postpartum Kenyan women: Estimating moderating effects of depressive symptoms

    Jami L. Anderson, Peng Li, E. Bukusi, L. Darbes +8 more

    2020Aids and Behavior6 citations Open access

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25. Tenofovir Diphosphate in Dried Blood Spots in pregnant and postpartum women with HIV in Kenya: a novel approach to measuring peripartum adherence.

    L. Abuogi, J. Castillo-Mancilla, K. Hampanda, Kevin Owuor +5 more

    2021Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes5 citations Open access

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26. Mental health and quality of life following breast cancer diagnosis in patients seen at a tertiary care hospital in Nairobi, Kenya: A qualitative study

    Divya Annamalai, A. Helova, Mansoor Saleh, N. Gikaara +8 more

    2024Global Mental Health4 citations Open access

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27. Pilot Study Assessing Stigma in Kenyan Women With Breast Cancer.

    Mansoor Saleh, Kevin Owuor, A. Helova, Sehrish Rupani +8 more

    2025JCO Global Oncology2 citations Open access

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28. Pathways between intimate partner violence and HIV care and treatment during pregnancy and postpartum: A qualitative study in southwestern Kenya

    Leah Schrubbe, Catherine Makokha, Liza Kimbo, A. Helova +9 more

    2025PLOS Global Public Health2 citations Open access

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29. HIV‐related stigma, couple relationship quality, and mental health in sero‐discordant pregnant couples in Kenya

    Asuman Buyukcan-Tetik, Turan Deniz Ergun, B. Turan, R. Mukerji +8 more

    2026Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being1 citations Open access

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30. Effectiveness of interventions to promote couple HIV testing and family health during pregnancy and postpartum: a couple-randomized trial in Kenya

    J. Turan, Z. Kwena, Kevin Owuor, A. Helova +8 more

    2026The Lancet HIV1 citations Open access

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31. Evaluation of Risk Stratification and Problem Management Plus (PM+) for Pregnant Women with HIV in Kenya (Tatua Study): Protocol Paper

    A. Helova, M. Onono, Mercelline Ogolla-Onyando, Emmah Ouma +8 more

    2025Contemporary Clinical Trials1 citations Open access

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32. Development and validation of a novel risk calculator to predict sub-optimal HIV outcomes among pregnant and postpartum women with HIV in Kenya

    Kevin Owuor, J. M. Turan, Jeff M. Szychowski, M. Onono +9 more

    2025Aids and Behavior1 citations Open access

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33. Antiretroviral therapy adherence among peripartum women with HIV in Kenya: An explanatory mixed methods study using dry blood spot measures and narrative interviews

    K. Hampanda, H. Grubbs, J. Castillo-Mancilla, P. Anderson +5 more

    2024AIDS Care1 citations

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34. Cost of home-based couples HIV counseling and testing and HIV self-testing during pregnancy and postpartum in southwestern Kenya

    Seth J Borgstede, Assurah Elly, A. Helova, Z. Kwena +10 more

    2023Value in Health Regional Issues1 citations Open access

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35. Male Partner Involvement Scale

    K. Hampanda, L. Abuogi, Pamela Musoke, M. Onono +3 more

    20201 citations

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36. Health facility challenges to the provision of Option B+ in western Kenya: a qualitative study.

    A. Helova, E. Akama, E. Bukusi, Pamela Musoke +7 more

    2016Health Policy and Planning1 citations

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37. Promoting equity in global health partnerships: Enduring lessons learned from a global health symposium

    Rena C. Patel, A. Helova, Adelais Markaki, B. Lukhele +22 more

    2026Advances in Global Health0 citations Open access

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38. Implementation research for advancing health equity: Design and competency-based assessment of a short-term implementation research training program focused on health equity in global health

    A. Helova, K. Owuor, Camryn Durham, Erin Tech +1 more

    2026medRxiv0 citations Open access

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39. Letter to the Editor Response: Exploring COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Stakeholders in African American and Latinx Communities in the Deep South Through the Lens of the Health Belief Model

    L. Bateman, Allyson G. Hall, W. Anderson, A. Cherrington +9 more

    2023American Journal of Health Promotion0 citations Open access

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40. Role náboženství, životní filosofie, globálního zdraví, tradiční medicíny a minulých zkušeností v reakci na pandemii covidu-19: Případová studie Zambie

    David Mutemwa, Veronika Zvánovcová, A. Helova, Daniel D. Novotný

    2021Caritas et Veritas0 citations Open access

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41. Individual and Residential Level Effects on Child Mortality in Pakistan

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    20150 citations

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