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Regional Differences in Prevalence of HIV-1 Discordance in Africa and Enrollment of HIV-1 Discordant Couples into an HIV-1 Prevention Trial
(2008)
Background
Most HIV-1 transmission in Africa occurs among HIV-1-discordant couples (one partner HIV-1 infected and one uninfected) who are unaware of their discordant HIV-1 serostatus. Given the high HIV-1 incidence ...
The economic burden of malaria in kenya:a household-level investigation
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
The economic impact of malaria on households and individuals is increasingly becoming a
subject of considerable interest to researchers and policy makers. Available evidence indicates that malaria endemic countries stand ...
Effects of use of latex rubber gloves by dental students at the dental school, faculty of dental sciences
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
Introduction: Latex is the material that rubber gloves are made of. The powder inside gloves and even the latex itself may elicit a latex reaction on the handler of the gloves or the patient. Latex reactions have become ...
Network model of survival signaling in large granular lymphocyte leukemia
(2008)
T cell large granular lymphocyte (T-LGL) leukemia features a clonal expansion of antigen-primed, competent, cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL). To systematically understand signaling components that determine the survival of ...
Community Pharmacy Users Characteristics Reasons For Visit To The Pharmacy And Perceptions Of The Role Of Community Pharmacists In Harare Zimbabwe.
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
Community pharmacists need information about their customers' needs, opinions and perceptions of themselves and their services, in order to serve them better. This study investigated the customers' perceptions of community ...
The need for a national cancer policy in Malawi
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
Cancer is causing a lot of suffering and death in Africa but is not considered a
major health problem in Africa. This needs to change. Cancer should be given
equal emphasis to HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria. A ...
Ocular findings in HIV-l and HIV-2 patients in Cote d'Ivoire; West Africa
(2008)
A cross sectional study was conducted to describe ocular findings in HIV -1 and HIV-2
patients attending the HIV clinic at Dabou Mission Hospital in Cote Ivoire (West
Africa). The objective was to determine the prevalence ...
Salivary human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1-specific immunoglobulin A in HIV-1-exposed infants in Kenya
(2008)
Humoral immunity, and specifically immunoglobulin A (IgA) that is directed against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1, may contribute to protection against HIV-1 acquisition at mucosal surfaces. HIV-1-specific IgA has ...
Silent killer of the night: a feasibility study of an outreach well-women clinic for cervical cancer screening in female sex workers in Hong Kong.
(2008)
In many resource-poor countries, there are hardly any outreach well-women clinics for cervical cancer screening in women in general, let alone for
female sex-workers. Yet, this study found abnormal results, i.e. central ...