dc.contributor.advisor | | |
dc.contributor.author | Balkus, JE | |
dc.contributor.author | Richardson, BA | |
dc.contributor.author | Mandaliya, K | |
dc.contributor.author | Kiarie, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Jaoko Walter G. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ndinya-Achola JO. | |
dc.contributor.author | Marrazzo, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Farquhar, C | |
dc.contributor.author | McClelland, RS | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-04-04T06:09:54Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-04-04T06:09:54Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
dc.identifier.citation | J Infect Dis. 2011 Jul 15;204(2):323-6 | en |
dc.identifier.other | doi: 10.1093/infdis/jir241 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21673045 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/15244 | |
dc.description.abstract | Data from a randomized trial of oral periodic presumptive treatment (PPT) to reduce vaginal infections were analyzed to assess the effect of the intervention on a healthy vaginal environment (normal flora confirmed by Gram stain with no candidiasis or trichomoniasis). The incidence of a healthy vaginal environment was 608 cases per 100 person-years in the intervention arm and 454 cases per 100 person-years in the placebo arm (hazard ratio [HR], 1.36; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.17–1.58). Sustained vaginal health (healthy vaginal environment for ≥3 consecutive visits) was also more frequent in the intervention arm (HR, 1.69; 95% CI, 1.23–2.33). PPT is effective at establishing and sustaining a healthy vaginal environment. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.title | Establishing and sustaining a healthy vaginal environment: analysis of data from a randomized trial of periodic presumptive treatment for vaginal infections | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.publisher | Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA | en |
local.publisher | Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi | en |
local.publisher | de | en |