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The prevalence of human papillomavirus infection in Mombasa, Kenya.
(2011)
OBJECTIVES:
A human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence survey was done in Mombasa, Kenya, to improve the knowledge of HPV prevalence and genotype distribution in sub-Saharan African countries overall, and in women of ...
The impact of peer outreach on HIV knowledge and prevention behaviours of male sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya.
(2012)
INTRODUCTION:
Targeting most at-risk populations is an essential component of HIV prevention strategies. Peer education programmes have been found to increase HIV knowledge, condom use and safer sex behaviours among ...
Male Sex Workers Who Sell Sex to Men Also Engage in Anal Intercourse with Women: Evidence from Mombasa, Kenya
(2013)
Objective:
To investigate self-report of heterosexual anal intercourse among male sex workers who sell sex to men, and to
identify the socio-demographic characteristics associated with practice of the behavior.
Design:
Two ...
The effect of HIV-1 infection during pregnancy and the perinatal period on maternal and child health in Africa.
(1991)
In 1989 the Global Program on AIDS (GPA) of the World Health Organization estimated that there were 2.5 million women and half a million children infected with HIV-1 in Africa. A study carried out in two maternities in ...
Pregnancy outcome and placental weights: their relationship to HIV-1 infection.
(University of Nairobi,, 1993-02)
The relationship between placental characteristics, including weight and inflammation, and pregnancy outcome was examined as part of a case control study looking into the impact of maternal HIV-1 infection on pregnancy ...
Maternal human immunodeficiency virus-1 infection and pregnancy outcome.
(University of Nairobi, 1994-04)
OBJECTIVE:
To study the impact of maternal human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection on pregnancy outcome.
METHODS:
Between January 1989 and December 1991, 406 HIV-1-seropositive and 407 HIV-1-seronegative ...
Associations of sexual risk taking among Kenyan female sex workers after enrollment in an HIV-1 prevention trial.
(2005-03)
BACKGROUND:
Female sex workers (FSWs) often lack the ability to negotiate safer sex and are at high risk for HIV-1 infection and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
METHODS:
Seronegative FSWs were enrolled in an ...
Acceptability of human immunodeficiency virus testing in patients with invasive cervical cancer in Kenya.Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2006 Mar-Apr;16(2):681-5
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
Invasive cervical cancer (ICC) is common in areas where human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is also prevalent. Currently, HIV seroprevalence as well as acceptability of HIV testing in ICC patients in Kenya is unknown. The ...
Comparison of the Generic HIV Viral Load assay with the Amplicor HIV-1 monitor v1.5 and Nuclisens HIV-1 EasyQ v1.2 techniques for plasma HIV-1 RNA quantitation of non-B subtypes: the Kesho Bora preparatory study
(University of Nairobi., 2010-02)
The implementation of cost effective HIV-1 RNA quantitation assays in resource-poor settings is of paramount importance for monitoring HV-1 infection. A study comparing the analytical performance of three HIV-1 RNA assays ...