Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection in women attending a sexually transmitted diseases clinic in Kenya.
dc.contributor.author | Plourde, PJ | |
dc.contributor.author | Plummer, FA | |
dc.contributor.author | Pepin, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Agoki, E | |
dc.contributor.author | Moss, G | |
dc.contributor.author | Ombette, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Ronald, AR | |
dc.contributor.author | Cheang, M | |
dc.contributor.author | D'Costa, L | |
dc.contributor.author | Ndinya-Achola, JO | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-04-26T09:24:26Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-04-26T09:24:26Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1992 | |
dc.identifier.citation | J Infect Dis. 1992 Jul;166(1):86-92. | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hinari-gw.who.int/whalecomwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/whalecom0/pubmed/1607711 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/16991 | |
dc.description.abstract | A cross-sectional study was conducted among women attending a sexually transmitted diseases clinic in Nairobi, kenya, to determine the prevalence of and associated risk factors for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 infection. HIV-1 antibody was detected in 13.8% of 600 women. This virus was found most frequently in prostitutes (odds ratio [OR], 7.2), in women reporting a history of genital ulcers (OR, 2.3), and in those with a current diagnosis of genital ulcers (OR, 5.1). Lifetime duration of oral contraceptive use was significantly greater in HIV-1-positive women. Multivariate analysis revealed an association between genital ulcers and HIV-1 infection (OR, 3.8). The strongest association for HIV-1 infection, however, occurred with genital ulcers in combination with the use of oral contraceptives (OR, 25.7). | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.title | Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection in women attending a sexually transmitted diseases clinic in Kenya. | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.publisher | Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya | en |
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