Juddy Wachira, PhD

Juddy Wachira is a lecturer at the Department of Mental Health & Behavioral Science, School of Medicine, Moi University, Eldoret Kenya. She holds a PhD in Health Behavior from Indiana University-USA. Her research interests are focused on understanding and promoting patient-centered care in HIV care settings in Kenya. Her research work has so far involved exploring the interpersonal and system-level factors including provider-patient dynamics, peer involvement, and clinic structures that influence patients’ HIV outcomes in Kenya. She has also engaged in research work beyond HIV care that includes sexual health and breast and cervical cancer. She is a recipient of the Emerging Global Leader Award NIH-K43 award. Through this award, she is applying a mixed-methods approach to assess the feasibility and acceptability of enhanced patient care among unsuppressed patients in western Kenya.