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Resistance to HIV-1 infection among persistently seronegative prostitutes in Nairobi, Kenya
(1996)
BACKGROUND:
There is indirect evidence that HIV-1 exposure does not inevitably lead to persistent infection. Heterogeneity in susceptibility to infection could be due to protective immunity. The objective of this study ...
Acute sexually transmitted infections increase human immunodeficiency virus type 1 plasma viremia, increase plasma type 2 cytokines, and decrease CD4 cell counts
(2000)
In Kenya, the median incubation time to AIDS in seroconverting sex workers is 4 years;
this incubation time is specific to female sex workers.We studied the influence of acute sexually transmitted infections (STIs) on ...
HIV infection among lower socioeconomic strata prostitutes in Nairobi
(1990)
A cohort of 418 lower socioeconomic strata prostitutes were enrolled in a study of the epidemiology of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) between January and April 1985. Sixty-two per cent of the women were seropositive ...
Prevention of transmission of human immunodeficiency virus in Africa: effectiveness of condom promotion and health education among prostitutes
(1988)
Condom use was assessed after a programme of education about the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and a condom distribution programme in a well-characterised prostitute population in Nairobi. Women received their education ...
A review of HIV-1 in Africa
(1988)
As the AIDS epidemic reaches a dramatic stage of development, the time for African countries to establish effective control programs has come. The history of AIDS in Africa is different from that other regions of the world. ...
Role of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Accelerated HIV-1 Disease Progression
(University of nairobi, 2000)