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Characteristics and outcomes of individuals enrolled for HIV care in a rural clinic
in Coastal Kenya
Hassan, A.S.
Publication date
2014
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Hassan, A. S. (2014). Characteristics and outcomes of individuals enrolled for HIV care in a
rural clinic in Coastal Kenya.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Studies presented in this thesis are from work that was done at the Comprehensive Care and Research Clinic (CCRC) at Kilifi County (formerly District) Hospital, Kenya between 2008 and 2013. This work was made possible by the support of KEMRI/Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Kilifi, Kenya. I would therefore generally express my sincere appreciation to the many individuals working at the KEMRI/Wellcome Trust Research Programme, the Kilifi County Hospital and the study participants, without whom this work would not have been possible.
First and foremost, I am greatly indebted to my mentor and supervisor, Dr James A. Berkley. Jay, your mentorship and support over the years have been priceless. You saw my potential, and nurtured my research career to what it is. And for this, I am most grateful. I sincerely hope and look forward to your continued mentorship.
I also take this opportunity to sincerely thank my co-supervisor, Dr Eduard J. Sanders for his continued guidance and support in our work at the CCRC, and especially in his contribution to this thesis. Ed, without your tireless efforts, the CCRC would not be in existence in the first place! Thank you very much for having laid down the framework for our work, for the continued support and for the guidance in the compilation of this thesis.
I am immensely grateful to Prof. Tobias F. Rinke de Wit for agreeing to be my Promotor and for his guidance and support throughout this PhD experience. Tobias, your tireless efforts in advocacy towards improving HIV/AIDS monitoring and diagnostic services have been inspirational. Through you, I have greatly improved my advocacy and networking skills. I look forward to working together and to fruitful collaborations.
I also thank Prof. Patricia A. Cane and her team (Tamyo Mbisa, Adriana Alvarez, Andros Gavriel, Fransje Koning, Supang Martin and Katherine Sutherland) in the Antiviral Unit at Public Health England (formerly Health Protection Agency), London, for hosting my visit and for sharing their knowledge and expertise in HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) testing. The dura-tion spent at Colindale was invaluable. The skills acquired formed the foundadura-tion of all the HIVDR work in this thesis. For this, I am most grateful.
To my (past and present) colleagues at the CCRC; Robert Kimutai, Helen Nabwera, Clara Agutu, Shalton Mwaringa, Timothy Etyang, Jefwa Kithunga, Salma Said, Conny Kadenge, Anne Njogu, Margaret Lozi, Shadrack Babu, Clare Obonyo, Kennedy Ndirangu, Nassim Chege, Monica Mumo, Juliana Nyevu, Zubeda Hassan, Sidi Kazungu, Nelly Ndumbu, George
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Onchoki and Caroline Manase. Thank you very much for all the support. Keep up the good work!
The doctorate Committee: Prof. dr. J. Lange, Prof. dr. P. Klatser, Prof. dr. M. de Jong, Prof. dr. C. Boucher and Dr. A. Smith. Thank you very much for agreeing to be members of my PhD committee. It is indeed an honour to have my thesis reviewed and judged by you.
Lastly, I thank my family for their patience, understanding and motivation during this strenu-ous but exciting period of my life. I will forever be grateful to them for their unconditional love and support.
