Dr. Rose Bosire

rbosire@kemri.go.ke

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Dr. Rose Bosire

Global Health/ EpiBio

Biography

Dr. Rose Bosire, a renowned figure in Public Health and Entomology, holds a PhD, MPH, and MBChB. Specializing in Epidemiology, she leads groundbreaking research and influences health policies worldwide, drawing from over 20 years of dedicated experience in advancing global public health.

Education

  • PhD, Philosophy
  • MBChB
  • MPH
  • BEd , Science, Kenyatta University, KE, 1991

Selected Publications

  • Bosire R, John-Stewart G, Mabuka J, Wariua G, Gichuhi C, Wamalwa D, Ruzinski J, Goodman RB, Lohman B, Mbori-Ngacha D, Overbaugh J, Farquhar C. Breast milk alpha-defensins are associated with HIV type 1 RNA and CC chemokines in breast milk but not vertical HIV type 1 transmission. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2007 Feb;23(2):198-203.
  • Otieno PA, Kohler PK, Bosire RK, Brown ER, Macharia SW, John-Stewart GC. Determinants of failure to access care in mothers referred to HIV treatment programs in Nairobi, Kenya. AIDS Care. 2010 Jun;22 (6):729-36.
  • Aluisio A, Richardson BA, Bosire R, John-Stewart G, Mbori-Ngacha D, Farquhar C. Male antenatal attendance and HIV testing are associated with decreased infant HIV infection and increased HIV-free survival. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2011 Jan1; 56(1):76-82
  • Bosire R, Betz B, Aluisio A, Hughes JP, Nduati R, Kiarie J, Chohan BH, Merkel M, Lohman-Payne B, John-Stewart G, Farquhar C. High Rates of Exclusive Breastfeeding in Both Arms of a Peer Counseling Study Promoting EBF Among HIV-Infected Kenyan Women. Breastfeed Med. 2016 Mar;11(2):56-63. doi: 10.1089/bfm.2015.0071. Epub 2016 Feb 17
  • Odeny BM, Pfeiffer J, Farquhar C, Igonya EK, Gatuguta A, Kagwaini F, Nduati R, Kiarie J, Bosire R. The Stigma of Exclusive Breastfeeding Among Both HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Women in Nairobi, Kenya. Breastfeed Med. 2016 Jun;11:252-8. doi: 10.1089/bfm.2016.0014. Epub 2016 Apr 19.
  • Bosire R, Farquhar C, Nduati R, Broliden K, Luchters S, Van de Perre P, De Vincenzi I, Merkel M, Wachuka V, Mbori-Ngacha D, John-Stewart G, Lohman-Payne B, Reilly M. Higher Transplacental Pathogen-Specific Antibody Transfer Among Pregnant Women Randomized to Triple Antiretroviral Treatment Versus Short Course Zidovudine. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2018 Mar;37(3):246-252.
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