Browsing Journal Articles by Author "Habbema, JD"

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    • Gender differences in health care-seeking behavior for sexually transmitted diseases: a population-based study in Nairobi, Kenya 

      Voeten, HA; O'hara, HB; Kusimba, J; Otido, JM; Ndinya-Achola Jeckoniah O.; Bwayo, JJ; Varkevisser, CM; Habbema, JD (Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, The NetherlandsDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, 2004)
      BACKGROUND: Health care-seeking behavior for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is important in STD/HIV control. GOAL: The goal of this study was to describe the proportion seeking care, patient delay, and ...

    • The impact of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) on HIV epidemics in Africa and India: a simulation study. 

      Vissers, DC; Voelen, HA; Nagelkerke, NJ; Habbema, JD; de Vias, SJ (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 ...

    • Quality of health education during STD case management in Nairobi, Kenya 

      O'Hara, HB; Voeten, HA; Kuperus, AG; Otido, JM; Kusimba, J; Habbema, JD; Bwayo, JJ; Ndinya-Achola Jeckoniah O. (Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, 2001)
      Quality of health education during STD case management in Nairobi was assessed in 142 healthcare facilities, through interviews of 165 providers, observation of 441 STD patients managed by these providers, and 165 visits ...

    • Quality of sexually transmitted disease case management in Nairobi, Kenya: a comparison among different types of healthcare facilities 

      Voeten, HA; Otido, JM; O'Hara, HB; Kuperus, AG; Borsboom, GJ; Ndinya-Achola Jeckoniah O.; Bwayo, JJ; Habbema, JD (Department of Medical Microbiology, University of NairobiDepartment of Public Health, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 2001)
      BACKGROUND: In Nairobi, the prevalence for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among attenders at antenatal and family planning clinics is substantial, but knowledge about the quality of STD case management is ...

    • Traditional healers and the management of sexually transmitted diseases in Nairobi, Kenya 

      Kusimba, J; Voeten, HA; O'Hara, HB; Otido, JM; Habbema, JD; Ndinya-Achola Jeckoniah O.; Bwayo, JJ (Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi,, 2003)
      To describe the role of traditional healers in STD case management, in-depth interviews were held with 16 healers (seven witchdoctors, five herbalists and four spiritual healers) in four slum areas in Nairobi, Kenya. All ...