Journal Articles

• Panneh, M., Shah, P. et al., 2024. Associations of hair cortisol levels with violence, poor mental health, and harmful alcohol and other substance use among female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya. Discover Mental Health, 4 (1).
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• Shah, P. et al., 2024. Factors Associated with Usage of Oral-PrEP among Female Sex Workers in Nairobi, Kenya, Assessed by Self-Report and a Point-of-Care Urine Tenofovir Immunoassay. AIDS and Behavior, 28 (11), 3836-3849.
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• Babu, H., Shah, P. et al., 2024. Surviving pandemic control measures: The experiences of female sex workers during COVID-19 in Nairobi, Kenya. Global Public Health, 19 (1).
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• Shah, P. et al., 2023. Childhood and adolescent factors shaping vulnerability to underage entry into sex work: A quantitative hierarchical analysis of female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya. BMJ Open, 13 (12).
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• Beattie, T.S., Shah, P. et al., 2023. Violence across the Life Course and Implications for Intervention Design: Findings from the Maisha Fiti Study with Female Sex Workers in Nairobi, Kenya. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (11).
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• Embleton, L., Shah, P., Apondi, E., Ayuku, D. and Braitstein, P., 2023. “If they had a place to live, they would be taking medication”: a qualitative study identifying strategies for engaging street-connected young people in the HIV prevention-care continuum in Kenya. Journal of the International AIDS Society, 26 (6).
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• Kung’u, M., Shah, P. et al., 2023. Conducting Violence and Mental Health Research with Female Sex Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Ethical Considerations, Challenges, and Lessons Learned from the Maisha Fiti Study in Nairobi, Kenya. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (11).
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• Gayapersad, A., Embleton, L., Shah, P., Kiptui, R., Ayuku, D. and Braitstein, P., 2023. Using a sociological conceptualization of stigma to explore the social processes of stigma and discrimination of children in street situations in western Kenya. Child Abuse and Neglect, 139.
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• Shah, P. et al., 2023. Syndemic of factors that shape the early lives of women who enter into sex work: A qualitative methods study from Nairobi, Kenya. BMJ Open, 13 (4).
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• Nyariki, E., Wanjiru, R., Shah, P., Kungu, M., Babu, H., Weiss, H.A., Seeley, J., Kimani, J. and Beattie, T.S., 2023. Managing motherhood–the experiences of female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya. Culture, Health and Sexuality, 25 (9), 1230-1243.
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• Panneh, M., Shah, P. et al., 2022. Mental health challenges and perceived risks among female sex Workers in Nairobi, Kenya. BMC Public Health, 22 (1).
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• Wanjiru, R., Shah, P. et al., 2022. Beaten but not down! Exploring resilience among female sex workers (FSWs) in Nairobi, Kenya. BMC Public Health, 22 (1).
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• Beksinska, A. et al., 2022. Longitudinal experiences and risk factors for common mental health problems and suicidal behaviours among female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya. Global Mental Health, 9, 401-415.
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• Beksinska, A., Shah, P. et al., 2022. Harmful Alcohol and Drug Use Is Associated with Syndemic Risk Factors among Female Sex Workers in Nairobi, Kenya. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (12).
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• Beksinska, A., Shah, P. et al., 2021. Prevalence and correlates of common mental health problems and recent suicidal thoughts and behaviours among female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya. BMC Psychiatry, 21 (1).
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• Embleton, L., Shah, P., Gayapersad, A., Kiptui, R., Ayuku, D., Wachira, J., Apondi, E. and Braitstein, P., 2021. Recommendations for improving access to healthcare for street-connected children and youth in Kenya: A qualitative study. Children and Youth Services Review, 131.
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• Lonnie, E., Pooja, S., Allison, G., Reuben, K., David, A., Juddy, W., Edith, A. and Paula, B., 2021. Exploring patient-provider interactions and the health system's responsiveness to street-connected children and youth in Kenya: a qualitative study. BMC Health Serv Res, 21 (1), 363.
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• Embleton, L., Shah, P., Gayapersad, A.A., Kiptui, R., Ayuku, D. and Braitstein, P., 2020. Identifying strategies to advance health equity hhr_final_logo_alone.Indd 1 through action on social determinants of health and human rights for street-connected children and youth in kenya. Health and Human Rights, 22 (2), 177-197.
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• Embleton, L., Shah, P., Gayapersad, A., Kiptui, R., Ayuku, D. and Braitstein, P., 2020. Characterizing street-connected children and youths' social and health inequities in Kenya: A qualitative study. International Journal for Equity in Health, 19 (1).
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• Shah, P. et al., 2019. A Pilot Study of “Peer Navigators” to Promote Uptake of HIV Testing, Care and Treatment Among Street-Connected Children and Youth in Eldoret, Kenya. AIDS and Behavior, 23 (4), 908-919.
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• Braitstein, P., Ayuku, D., Delong, A., Makori, D., Sang, E., Tarus, C., Kamanda, A., Shah, P., Apondi, E. and Wachira, J., 2019. HIV prevalence in young people and children living on the streets, Kenya. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 97 (1), 33-41.
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• Kibel, M. et al., 2019. Acceptability of a Pilot Intervention of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision and HIV Education for Street-Connected Youth in Western Kenya. Journal of Adolescent Health, 64 (1), 43-48.
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• Galárraga, O., Shah, P., Wilson-Barthes, M., Ayuku, D. and Braitstein, P., 2018. Cost and cost-effectiveness of voluntary medical male circumcision in street-connected youth: Findings from an education-based pilot intervention in Eldoret, Kenya. AIDS Research and Therapy, 15 (1).
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• Khan, S.S., Tarrant, M., Weston, D., Shah, P. and Farrow, C., 2018. Can Raising Awareness about the Psychological Causes of Obesity Reduce Obesity Stigma? Health Commun, 33 (5), 585-592.
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• Tarrant, M., Khan, S.S., Farrow, C.V., Shah, P., Daly, M. and Kos, K., 2017. Patient experiences of a bariatric group programme for managing obesity: A qualitative interview study. Br J Health Psychol, 22 (1), 77-93.
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• Kuyken, W., Shah, P. et al., 2015. Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy compared with maintenance antidepressant treatment in the prevention of depressive relapse or recurrence (PREVENT): a randomised controlled trial. Lancet, 386 (9988), 63-73.
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