Professor Eduard Sanders
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Eduard Sanders
Professor of global health practice
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Dr Sanders is a public health physician and epidemiologist affiliated with Oxford University and supported by the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI). He initiated the establishment of the District Hospital HIV care and research programme in Kilifi in 2003 and is the principal investigator of several observational studies involving mostly men who have sex with men (MSM) and female sex workers (FSW) in Kilifi and Malindi Districts. His research includes studies of acute HIV infections, HIV-exposed sero-negatives, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) which are conducted at a satellite KEMRI-clinic in Mtwapa, and Community HIV Centre, in Kilifi. He is an advisor to the Ministry of Health’s working group on ‘Most at Risk Populations’ and his interests include public health interventions to reduce HIV transmission in vulnerable populations; early diagnosis of acute HIV infections and prevention of onward transmission; bacterial STI in high risk populations, and HIV-1 early treatment trials.
Key publications
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Acute HIV-1 infection is as common as malaria in young febrile adults seeking care in coastal Kenya
Sanders EJ. et al, (2014), AIDS, 28, 1357 - 1363
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Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy and Clinical Outcomes Among Young Adults Reporting High-Risk Sexual Behavior, Including Men Who Have Sex with Men, in Coastal Kenya
Graham SM. et al, (2013), AIDS and Behavior, 17, 1255 - 1265
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High HIV-1 incidence, correlates of HIV-1 acquisition, and high viral loads following seroconversion among MSM
Sanders EJ. et al, (2013), AIDS, 27, 437 - 446
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High Acceptability of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis but Challenges in Adherence and Use: Qualitative Insights from a Phase I Trial of Intermittent and Daily PrEP in At-Risk Populations in Kenya
Van der Elst EM. et al, (2013), AIDS and Behavior, 17, 2162 - 2172
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Successes and challenges of HIV prevention in men who have sex with men
Sullivan PS. et al, (2012), The Lancet, 380, 388 - 399
Recent publications
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A more responsive, multi-pronged strategy is needed to strengthen HIV healthcare for men who have sex with men in a decentralized health system: qualitative insights of a case study in the Kenyan coast.
van der Elst EM. et al, (2020), Journal of the International AIDS Society, 23 Suppl 6
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Acute and early HIV infection screening among men who have sex with men, a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Palmer S. et al, (2020), Journal of the International AIDS Society, 23 Suppl 6
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Involvement of African men and transgender women who have sex with men in HIV research: progress, but much more must be done.
Crowell TA. et al, (2020), Journal of the International AIDS Society, 23 Suppl 6
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Risk factors for loss to follow-up among at-risk HIV negative men who have sex with men participating in a research cohort with access to pre-exposure prophylaxis in coastal Kenya.
Wahome EW. et al, (2020), Journal of the International AIDS Society, 23 Suppl 6
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Infection with multiple HIV-1 founder variants is associated with lower viral replicative capacity, faster CD4+ T cell decline and increased immune activation during acute infection.
Macharia GN. et al, (2020), PLoS pathogens, 16