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Maternal HIV-1 disease progression 18-24 months postdelivery according to antiretroviral prophylaxis regimen (triple-antiretroviral prophylaxis during pregnancy and breastfeeding vs zidovudine/single-dose nevirapine prophylaxis): The Kesho Bora randomized controlled trial
(University of Nairobi, 2012-08)
BACKGROUND:
Antiretroviral (ARV) prophylaxis effectively reduces mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV). However, it is unclear whether stopping ARVs after breastfeeding cessation ...
Vitamin A deficiency among Kenyan children as detected by conjunctival impression cytology
(2003)
To determine the prevalence of Xerophthalmia among Kenyan children aged four to seven years in high risk using Conjuctival Impression Cytology and transfer.
DESIGN:
A cross sectional community based study.
SETTING:
Mathare ...
Prevalence of porcine cysticercosis and associated risk factors in Homa Bay District, Kenya
(2012)
Background
Taenia solium is an important zoonosis in many developing countries. Cysticercosis poses a serious public health risk and leads to economic losses to the pig production industry. Due to scarcity of data on ...
Independent effects of nevirapine prophylaxis and HIV-1 RNA suppression in breast milk on early perinatal HIV-1 transmission.
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2007)
The mechanism of action of single-dose nevirapine on reducing mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 may involve reduction of maternal HIV-1 or prophylaxis of infants.
METHODS:
In a study that randomized pregnant mothers ...
Prevalence and Magnitude of HIV-1-specific Lymphocyte Responses in Breast Milk from HIV-1 Seropositive Women. J Infect Dis. 2003:188:1
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
No abstract available
Should women with HIV-1 infection breastfeed their infants? It depends on the setting.
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Breastfeeding is the ideal infant food—it provides both optimal nutrition and numerous factors that contribute to infant immunity, growth, cognition, and health. It also enhances maternal–infant bonding and child-spacing ...
Factors Determining Customer Commitment to Service Providers in Kenyan Mobile Telephone Industry
(2012)
The study was designed to determine factors which contribute to customer commitment
in the mobile telephone service industry. The population of interest comprised of
subscribers to mobile telephone companies in Nairobi ...
Overcoming Barriers to Family Planning through Integration: Perspectives of HIV-Positive Men in Nyanza Province, Kenya
(2013)
This study explored barriers to and facilitators of using family planning services among HIV-positive men in Nyanza Province, Kenya. From May to June 2010, in-depth interviews were conducted with 30 men receiving care at ...
Validity of the vaginal discharge algorithm among pregnant and non-pregnant women in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 2000-02)
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the validity of different algorithms for the diagnosis of gonococcal and chlamydial infections among pregnant and non-pregnant women consulting health services for vaginal discharge in Nairobi, ...
Competition between cultivated rice (Oryza sativa) and wild rice (Oryza punctata) in Kenya
(AJAR, 2008)
This shade house study examined the effect of competition on the growth performance of cultivated
(Oryza sativa) and wild (Oryza punctata) rice species in Kenya. Growth was assessed for the two
species, grown together ...