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Breastfeeding and immunity to intestinal infections
(1995)
The purpose of this study was to compare immune response in breast and non breastfed children presenting with diarrhoea at Paediatric Observation Ward, Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH-POW) and Maternal and Child Health ...
Breastfeeding and immunity to intestinal infections
(1995)
The purpose of this study was to compare immune response in breast and non breastfed children presenting with diarrhoea at Paediatric Observation Ward, Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH-POW) and Maternal and Child Health ...
Infection with HIV as a risk factor for adverse obstetrical outcome.
(1990)
We carried out a case-control study to investigate the role of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including infection with HIV, as risk factors for adverse outcome of pregnancy. Overall, 1507 women were enrolled within ...
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.
(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) ...
Maternal gonococcal infection as a preventable risk factor for low birth weight.
(1990)
With the objective of determining if specific sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are associated with prematurity (birth weight less than or equal to 2500 g and gestational age less than or equal to 36 weeks), a case-control ...
HLA-DR 52- and 51-associated DRB1 alleles in Kenya, east Africa.
(University of Nairobi, 1997)
Abstract
The genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) are amongst the most polymorphic loci known in the human population. The population genetics of the MHC encoded HLA loci of sub-Saharan Africa are of major ...
Survey of knowledge, behaviour and attitudes relating to HIV infection and AIDS among Kenyan secondary school students
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
To evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and sexual behaviour with respect to HIV and AIDS among Kenyan secondary school students, a questionnaire was issued to 3,018 students of mean age 16.3 years in 11 Kenyan schools. ...
Logistic regression in case-control studies: the effect of using independent as dependent variables.
(University of Nairobi, 1995-04-30)
In case-control studies, cases are sampled separately from controls. In such studies the primary analysis concerns the estimation of the effect of covariables on being a case or a control. To explore causal pathways, further ...
The duration of breastfeeding by HIV-1-infected mothers in developing countries: balancing benefits and risks.
(University of Nairobi, 1995-02)
How best to advise mothers infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in developing countries regarding breastfeeding is an important issue that has generated considerable debate. Previous studies have ...