dc.contributor.author | Kiyiapi, Joel L | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-24T08:18:48Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-05-24T08:18:48Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1988 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Master of Medicine (Medicine) in the University of Nairobi, 1988 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/25217 | |
dc.description.abstract | Between February and October 1993 (inclusive) 120 HIV-infected
persons (index cases) were enrolled into the study at the Kenyatta
National Hospital to determine behaviours associated with
acquisition of HIV-infection and the risk factors associated with
transmission of the infection to their 123 spouses (sexual
partners) .
The male to female ratio in the index cases was 1.3:1 and for the
sexual partners the ratio was 1:1.4. Of the 123 sexual partners 87
(70.7%) were HIV-positive and 36 (29.3%) were seronegative. None
of the seronegative partners who had repeated testing seroconverted
in the six months of follow up.
Female index cases were younger [mean age 28.4 (80=6.9) years] than the males [mean 36.1 (80=8.2) years] (t-test; p<0.001). Of the 51male spouses 33 (64.7%) were HIV-Positive and of the 72 females 54 (75%) were HIV-Positive but the difference is however not significant (p > 0.05). | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi, | en |
dc.title | Evaluation of some factors involved in heterosexual transmission of Human Immunodeficiency amongst spouses seen at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
dc.description.department | a
Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, ; bDepartment of Mental Health, School of Medicine,
Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya | |
local.publisher | School of Medicine | en |