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Kipruto Kirwa

Assistant Professor, Tufts University
Verified email at alumni.brown.edu
Cited by 1055

Fine-Scale air pollution models for epidemiologic research: insights from approaches developed in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Air Pollution (MESA …

K Kirwa, AA Szpiro, L Sheppard, PD Sampson… - Current environmental …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Epidemiological studies of short-and long-term health impacts
of ambient air pollutants require accurate exposure estimates. We describe the evolution in …

Effectiveness of peer-led interventions to increase HIV testing among men who have sex with men: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Shangani, D Escudero, K Kirwa, A Harrison… - AIDS care, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT HIV testing constitutes a key step along the continuum of HIV care. Men who
have sex with men (MSM) have low HIV testing rates and delayed diagnosis, especially in …

Association between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and change in quantitatively assessed emphysema and lung function

M Wang, CP Aaron, J Madrigano, EA Hoffman… - Jama, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance While air pollutants at historical levels have been associated with cardiovascular
and respiratory diseases, it is not known whether exposure to contemporary air pollutant …

Renal disease in an antiretroviral-naive HIV-infected outpatient population in Western Kenya

K Wools-Kaloustian, SK Gupta… - Nephrology Dialysis …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Background. Several commonly used antiretrovirals (ARVs) require dose adjustments to
prevent toxicities in the presence of renal insufficiency. Because no prospective studies of …

Association of long-term ambient ozone exposure with respiratory morbidity in smokers

LM Paulin, AJ Gassett, NE Alexis, K Kirwa… - JAMA internal …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Few studies have investigated the association of long-term ambient ozone
exposures with respiratory morbidity among individuals with a heavy smoking history …

[HTML][HTML] Methylomic, Proteomic, and Metabolomic Correlates of Traffic-Related Air Pollution in the Context of Cardiorespiratory Health: A Systematic Review, Pathway …

C Casella, F Kiles, C Urquhart, DS Michaud, K Kirwa… - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
A growing body of literature has attempted to characterize how traffic-related air pollution
(TRAP) affects molecular and subclinical biological processes in ways that could lead to …

[HTML][HTML] Maternal exposure to PM2. 5 during pregnancy and asthma risk in early childhood: consideration of phases of fetal lung development

MF Hazlehurst, KN Carroll, CT Loftus… - Environmental …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background: Increasingly studies suggest prenatal exposure to air pollution may increase
risk of childhood asthma. Few studies have investigated exposure during specific fetal …

Association between neighborhood disadvantage and fertility among pregnancy planners in the US

MD Willis, OR Orta, C Ncube, AK Wesselink… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Decades of inequitable policies in the US have yielded disparities in
neighborhood quality, and some studies show that living in a socioeconomically …

Ambient air pollution and risk of respiratory infection among adults: evidence from the multiethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA)

K Kirwa, CM Eckert, S Vedal… - BMJ open …, 2021 - bmjopenrespres.bmj.com
Background Air pollution may affect the risk of respiratory infection, though research has
focused on uncommon infections or infections in children. Whether ambient air pollutants …

Restless legs symptoms and pregnancy and neonatal outcomes

DO Oyieng'o, K Kirwa, I Tong, S Martin… - Clinical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a commonly occurring neurologic disorder that
affects up to one third of women during pregnancy. RLS has been associated with increased …