Margaret (Waru) Gichane, PhD, MSPH
Assistant Professor
Margaret (Waru) Gichane, PhD, MSPH, is an Assistant Professor and social and behavioral scientist at ANSIRH. Her research is dedicated to identifying and addressing the structural and social factors that produce disparities in sexual and reproductive health outcomes in the United States and Sub-Saharan Africa. In her work, she utilizes a variety of participatory and applied qualitative methods to explore quality of sexual and reproductive health services, adolescent sexual behavior, and HIV prevention and treatment interventions. Dr. Gichane holds a B.S. in Human Development from Cornell University and an MSPH and PhD in Health Behavior from Gillings School of Global Public Health from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The latest research
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Access to Reproductive Health Services Among People With Disabilities
Biggs MA, Schroeder R, Casebolt TM, Laureano BI, Wilson-Beattie RL, Ralph LJ, Kaller S, Adler A, Gichane MW. Access to Reproductive Health Services Among People With Disabilities. Jama Network Open. November 2023; https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.44877.
August 8, 2023
Understanding Patients' Experiences with a Brief Alcohol Reduction Intervention among People Living with HIV in Uganda: A Qualitative Study
Gichane MW, Camlin CS, Monica Getahun, MPH, PMP, Emenyonu NI, Woolf-King SE, Sanya N, Katusiime A, Fatch R, Muyindike WR, Hahn JA. Understanding Patients' Experiences with a Brief Alcohol Reduction Intervention among People Living with HIV in Uganda: A Qualitative Study. Substance Use & Misuse. August 2023; https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2023.2244066.
November 7, 2022
Social Determinants of Alcohol and Other Drug Misuse Among Women Living with HIV in Economically Underserved Communities in Cape Town, South Africa: A Cross-Sectional Study
Browne FA, Gichane MW, Shangase N, Ndirangu J, Bonner CP, Wechsberg WM. Social Determinants of Alcohol and Other Drug Misuse Among Women Living with HIV in Economically Underserved Communities in Cape Town, South Africa: A Cross-Sectional Study. AIDS and Behavior. November 2022; DOI: 10.1007/s10461-022-03869-1.
October 26, 2022
Dismantling and reimagining global health education
Gichane MW, Wallace DD. Dismantling and reimagining global health education. Global Health Action. October 2022; DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2022.2131967.
September 21, 2022
'We have goals but [it is difficult]'. Barriers to antiretroviral therapy adherence among women using alcohol and other drugs living with HIV in South Africa
Ndirangu J, Gichane MW, Browne FA, Bonner CP, Zule WA, Cox EN, Smith KM, Carney T, Wechsberg WM. 'We have goals but [it is difficult]'. Barriers to antiretroviral therapy adherence among women using alcohol and other drugs living with HIV in South Africa. DOI: 10.1111/hex.13422. September 2022.
December 9, 2021
"Because all mothers is not the same": The development and implementation of an in loco parentis informed consent procedure to enroll adolescent girls and young women to participate in HIV research
Bonner CP, Fisher C, Carney T, Browne FA, Gichane MW, Howard B, Turner L, Wechsberg WM. "Because all mothers is not the same": The development and implementation of an in loco parentis informed consent procedure to enroll adolescent girls and young women to participate in HIV research. Journal of Adolescence. December 2021; 93:234-244. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2021.11.001.