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Freelance Scientific writer, medical researcher and data analyst |Expert in SAS
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Work Experience
Research fellow
International AIDS Society-Harvard T Chan School of Public Health & University of Cape Town
January 2019 - Present
Principal Investigator, Implementation Science Lead
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Kenya Medical Research Institute
January 2011 - December 2018
Independent Consultant
Jointed United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)-National AIDS Control Council
March 2018 - April 2018
Medical Officer
Watamu Nursing Home
May 2010 - December 2010
Medical Officer
Avenue Health Care
January 2007 - April 2010
Medical Officer
Government of Kenya
December 2004 - October 2007
Education
Phd in Public Health
Maseno University
August 2012 - December 2019
Masters of Public Health
University of Liverpool
December 2007 - December 2010
Bachelors of Medicine and Bachelors of Surgery
Moi University
August 1998 - December 2004
Certifications
- Certification details not provided.
Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Barbara Burmen, Kennedy Mutai, Timothy Malika(2019). Isoniazid Preventative Therapy uptake for child household contacts of tuberculosis index cases, Kisumu County, Kenya, 2014-2015 . Journal of Public Health in Africa. 10. (1). {PAGEPress} Publications
Barbara Burmen, Kennedy Mutai, Timothy Malika(2018). Isoniazid preventative therapy uptake for child household contacts of {TB} index cases, Kisumu County, Kenya, 2014-2015 . Journal of Public Health in Africa. 9. (1). {PAGEPress} Publications
Barbara Burmen, Kennedy Mutai, Timothy Malika(2018). Isoniazid preventative therapy uptake for child household contacts of {TB} index cases, Kisumu County, Kenya, 2014-2015 . Journal of Public Health in Africa. 9. (1). {PAGEPress} Publications
Barbara Kabai Burmen, Thadeaus Ochieng Ochieng, Timothy Malika(2018). Issues to be considered when implementing the standardized tuberculosis contact investigation in a setting with routine tuberculosis contact invitation: an experience from the Kisumu County, Western Kenya, 2014-2015 . Pan African Medical Journal. 29. Pan African Medical Journal
BarbaraKabai Burmen, Joseph Mogunde, Pamela Olilo(2018). Human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis B virus infection prevention following occupational exposure among staff at a regional referral hospital in Western Kenya . International Journal of Preventive Medicine. 9. (1). p. 43. Medknow
BarbaraKabai Burmen, Joseph Mogunde, Timothy Malika(2018). The use of laypersons to support tuberculosis screening at a Kenyan Referral Hospital . International Journal of Preventive Medicine. 9. (1). p. 44. Medknow
B. Burmen, N. Owuor, P. Mitei(2017). An assessment of staffing needs at a {HIV} clinic in a Western Kenya using the {WHO} workload indicators of staffing need {WISN}, 2011 . Human Resources for Health. 15. (1). Springer Nature
B. Burmen(2017). `Victims' and `Perpetrators' of Intimate Partner Violence among Young Persons in a high {HIV}{\ss}burden Rural Community in Western Kenya, 2014 . Annals of Global Health. 83. (1). p. 96. Ubiquity Press, Ltd.
Barbara Burmen, Joseph O Mogunde, Daniel PO Kwaro(2017). Ethically providing Routine {HIV} testing services to bereaved populations . Nursing Ethics. p. 096973301769344. {SAGE} Publications
B. Burmen, J. Obunga, K. Mutai, Albert Lee(2017). Disclosure status and disclosure intentions among {HIV} positive persons in rural western Kenya, 2011{\textendash}2012 . Cogent Medicine. 4. (1). Informa {UK} Limited
B. Burmen, N. Owuor, P. Mitei(2017). An assessment of staffing needs at a {HIV} clinic in a Western Kenya using the {WHO} workload indicators of staffing need {WISN}, 2011 . Human Resources for Health. 15. (1). Springer Nature
Barbara Burmen, Kennedy Kipkoech Mutai(2016). Acceptability of {HIV} Testing and Counseling Services among Persons Visiting a funeral home in a regional referral hospital in Western Kenya, 2014-2015 . International Journal of Social Science Studies. 4. (6). Redfame Publishing
Barbara Burmen, Joseph S. Cavanaugh, Surbhi Modi, Susan Musau, Kimberly McCarthy, Heather Alexander, Charles M. Heilig, Ray W. Shiraishi, Kevin Cain, Srikanth Prasad Tripathy(2016). Comparative Yield of Different Diagnostic Tests for Tuberculosis among People Living with {HIV} in Western Kenya . {PLOS} {ONE}. 11. (3). p. e0152364. Public Library of Science ({PLoS})
B. Burmen, S. Modi, J. S. Cavanaugh, H. Muttai, K. D. McCarthy, H. Alexander, K. Cain(2016). Tuberculosis screening outcomes for newly diagnosed persons living with {HIV}, Nyanza Province, Kenya, 2009 . The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 20. (1). p. 79--84. International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Barbara Burmen, Surbhi Modi, Joseph S. Cavanaugh, Ray W. Shiraishi, Heather L. Alexander, Kimberly D. McCarthy, Hellen Muttai, Chad M. Heilig, Allyn K. Nakashima, Kevin P. Cain, et al.(2016). Performance of Clinical Screening Algorithms for Tuberculosis Intensified Case Finding among People Living with {HIV} in Western Kenya . {PLOS} {ONE}. 11. (12). p. e0167685. Public Library of Science ({PLoS})
Barbara Burmen, Muthusi Kimeu, Beryl Audi, Anne Adega, Karen Owuor, Susan Arodi, Dennis Bii, Emily Zielinski-Gutiérrez(2015). The relationship between adherence to clinic appointments and year-one mortality for newly enrolled {HIV} infected patients at a regional referral hospital in Western Kenya, January 2011{\textendash}December 2012 . {AIDS} Care. 28. (4). p. 409--415. Informa {UK} Limited
Barbara Burmen, Penelope A. Phillips-Howard, George Otieno, Frederick Otieno, Frederick Odongo, Clifford Odour, Elizabeth Nyothach, Nyanguara Amek, Emily Zielinski-Gutierrez, Frank Odhiambo, et al.(2015). Menstrual Needs and Associations with Sexual and Reproductive Risks in Rural Kenyan Females: A Cross-Sectional Behavioral Survey Linked with {HIV} Prevalence . Journal of Women{\textquotesingle}s Health. 24. (10). p. 801--811. Mary Ann Liebert Inc
BK Burmen, J Osoga(2015). Quantifying the magnitude of hazardous incidents among laboratory staff in Kenya$\mathsemicolon$ preliminary results of a national health care workers survey, 2014-2015 . Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. 4. (Suppl 1). p. P97. Springer Nature
J Osoga, B Burmen(2015). The relationship between laboratory safety climate and hazardous incidences among laboratory staff selected health facilities in Kenya: preliminary results from an on-going national health care workers survey . Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. 4. (Suppl 1). p. P98. Springer Nature