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Identifying barriers to contraceptive use in Kenya
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The impact of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) on HIV epidemics in Africa and India: a simulation study.
(Center for HIV Prevention and Research, University of Nairobi, 2008)21 May 2008 INew Finding In this study, condoms were found to be a necessary addition and not a substitute to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). This, once again, underscores behaviour modification as important in the fight ... -
Increased Cervical CD4 + CCR5 + T Cells Among Kenyan Sex Working Women Using Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) is the most common hormonal contraceptive used by women in sub- Saharan Africa, however, it has been epidemiologically associated with HIV infections. To assess whether DMPA has ... -
Inherent Challenges of Immediate Implant Placement in the Aesthetic Zone: a Case Report
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Replacement of missing teeth with implant borne prostheses has become generally become acceptable in the field of dentistry. The traditional “Branemark protocol” has advocated for a period of healing after extraction before ... -
Introduction of a sexual health practice nurse is associated with increased STI testing of men who have sex with men in primary care
(Centre for HIV Prevention And Research, University of Nairobi, 2013)BACKGROUND: The study objective was to investigate the effect of the introduction of a sexual health practice nurse on HIV and STI testing in a general practice that specialized in gay men's health. METHODS: This ... -
Knowledge About Sexually Transmitted Infections (STls) and Attitudes Toward Female Sex Workers With STI Symptoms Among Health Care Providers in Laos
(Center for HIV Prevention and Research, University of Nairobi, 2011)This article which studied female sex workers in Thailand and Vietnam is interesting because Kenya's Ministry of Health found the knowledge of care providers in relation to sexually transmitted infections (STls) and sex ... -
Length of coronary sinus in a black Kenyan population: Correlation with heart length
(2015)Length of coronary sinus is important in the design of cannulation devices used in cardiac resynchronization therapy and percutaneous mitral valve annuloplasty. It displays gender and population variations that may account ... -
Levels of advertised unprotected vaginal and oral sex by independent indoor female sex workers in West Yorkshire, UK.
(BMJ, 2014)OBJECTIVES: To assess the proportion of independent indoor female sex workers (FSW) in West Yorkshire, UK who advertise unprotected sex, and to investigate any association with cost, location and provision of anal ... -
Looking upstream to prevent HIV transmission: can interventions with sex workers alter the course of HIV epidemics in Africa as they did in Asia?
(2014)BACKGROUND:: High rates of partner change in 'upstream' sex work networks have long been recognized to drive 'downstream' transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We used a stochastic microsimulation model ... -
Maternal mortality in Garissa Provincial Hospital
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Meloxicam emulgels for topical management of rheumatism: Formulation development, in vitro and in vivo characterization.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Purpose The study designed, formulated and evaluated meloxicam emulgels as a potential alternative topical treatment option for rheumatism. Methods A 32 factorial design was employed to formulate nine preliminary ... -
Missed nursing care in acute care hospital settings in low-middle income countries: a systematic review protocol
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: Missed nursing care (care left undone or task incompletion) is viewed as an important early predictor of adverse patient care outcomes and is a useful indicator to determine the quality of patient care. Available ... -
Mucosal Blood Group Antigen Expression Profiles And Hiv Infections: A Study Among Female Sex Workers In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Background The ABO blood group antigens are carbohydrate moieties expressed on human red blood cells however; these antigens can also be expressed on some other cells particularly the surface of epithelial cells and may ... -
Mycelial Nutrient Transfer Promotes Bacterial Co-metabolic Organochlorine Pesticide Degradation in Nutrient-deprived Environments
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Biotransformation of soil organochlorine pesticides (OCP) is often impeded by a lack of nutrients relevant for bacterial growth and/or co-metabolic OCP biotransformation. By providing space-filling mycelia, fungi promote ... -
Neurological syndrome in an HIV-prevention trial participant randomized to daily tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (300 mg) and emtricitabine (200 mg) in Bondo, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013-11)Side effects of antiretroviral drug use by HIV-positive patients have been extensively studied; however, there are limited data on the side effects of antiretroviral drugs used as an HIV prophylaxis among healthy, HIV-negative ... -
nfection With Trichomonas Vaginalisi Increases the Risk of Hiv-1acquisition
(University of Nairobi, 2007)We conducted a prospective study among women in Mombasa, Kenya, to determine whether Trichomonas vaginalis infection was associated with an increased risk of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. At monthly ... -
Onchocerciasis: neurological involvement
(University of Nairobi, 2014-03-17)Onchocerciasis or “river blindness” is an endemic parasitic disease caused by the filarial nematode Onchocerca volvulus, transmitted by a blackfly of the genius Simulium. It has a serious public health impact in 39 countries ... -
The onset of spermaturia and the development of puberty changes among urban boys in Kenya.
(School of medicine, University of Nairobi, 1999) -
Opportunities for woman-initiated HIV prevention methods among female sex workers in southern China
(Center for HIV Prevention and Research, University of Nairobi, 2007)In my observation and as validated by those in sex industry. a female-controlled method of HIV prevention is needed now. and not in the future. because power struggles inhibit women from negotiating safer sex practices. The ... -
Oral Hygiene Status among the Elderly in an Area with Limited Access to Dental Services in a Rural Kenyan Community
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the oral status of elderly individuals in the Mbita District, which has limited access to dental services. Participants: 131 subjects, aged over 65 years, in the central ...