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Geographical patterns of male circumcision practices in Africa: association with HIV seroprevalence.
(1990)
To ascertain whether male circumcision might explain some of the geographical variation in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seroprevalence in Africa, we investigated the association between the practice of male circumcision ...
Anti-HLA Alloantibody Is Found in Children But Does Not Correlate with a Lack of HIV Type 1 Transmission from Infected Mothers
(1998)
Searching for mechanisms of natural resistance to HIV infection with which to guide HIV vaccine design, we have examined antibody responses to HLA class I antigens in children of HIV-1-infected mothers. Anti-HLA antibodies ...
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 seroconversion in women with genital ulcers
(1994)
Genital ulcers are implicated as a risk factor enhancing susceptibility to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. A prospective study to determine the incidence of and risk factors associated with acquisition ...
Genital ulcer disease among STD clinic attenders in Nairobi: association with HIV-1 and circumcision status.
(1996)
In previous studies, genital ulcers in men have been found to be associated with increased risk of HIV-1 seroconversion. To further explore this association male patients attending a sexually transmitted disease (STD) ...
Increased Risk of infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 among Uncircumcised Men Presenting with Genital Ulcer Disease in Kenya Clin
(University of Nairobi, 1996-09)
The factors responsible for the explosive spread of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in sub-Saharan Africa continue to be identified and debated. One of the most controversial factors has been male circumcision. ...
High HIV prevalence, low condom use and gender differences in sexual behaviour among patients with STD-related complaints at a Nairobi Primary Health Care Clinic. International
(University of Nairobi, 1997)
Of 22,274 patients > or = 12 years old attending a Nairobi primary health care (PHC) clinic, 1076 (4.8%) had STD-related complaints, of whom 980 underwent assessment of risk factors for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) ...
The association between lack of male circumcision and risk for HIV infection: a review of the epidemiological data.
(1994)
Whether male circumcision reduces the risk of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection remains controversial.
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As there have now been a number of studies conducted that have examined this issue, ...
Retrospective seroepidemiology of AIDS virus infection in Nairobi populations
(1987)
Among 446 sera from prostitutes in Nairobi, the prevalence of antibody to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) rose from 4% in 1981 to 61% in 1985. None of 118 men with chancroid seen in 1980 had antibody to HIV compared ...
Comparison of Sheffield media with standard media for the isolation of Haemophilus ducreyi
(1989)
Isolation of Haemophilus ducreyi is the only method for the definitive diagnosis of chancroid. Culture on supplemented gonococcal base (GCHgs) or on supplemented Muller-Hinton agar (MHHb) has yielded the best isolation ...
Association of cervical ectopy with heterosexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus: results of a study of couples in Nairobi, Kenya.
(1991)
To identify risk factors involved in heterosexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a cross-sectional study of HIV-seropositive men and their spouses was conducted in Nairobi, Kenya. Of 70 spouses, 40 ...