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.
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Sustainability of a gender-focused HIV and alcohol risk-reduction intervention in usual care settings in South Africa: a mixed methods analysis
Gichane MW, Wechsberg WM, Ndirangu J, Howard B, Bonner CP, Browne FA, Zule WA. Sustainability of a gender-focused HIV and alcohol risk-reduction intervention in usual care settings in South Africa: a mixed methods analysis. AIDS Care. September 2021; doi: 10.1080/09540121.2021.1966694.
August 23, 2021
Individual and Relationship-Level Correlates of Transactional Sex Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Malawi: A Multilevel Analysis
Gichane MW, Rosenberg NE, Zimmer C. Individual and Relationship-Level Correlates of Transactional Sex Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Malawi: A Multilevel Analysis. AIDS and Behavior. August 2021; doi: 10.1007/s10461-021-03442-2.