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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 ...
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected women exhibit reduced interferon-gamma secretion after Chlamydia trachomatis stimulation of peripheral blood lymphocytes.
(2000)
Epidemiologic, animal, and in vitro models suggest an important role for interferon (IFN)-gamma in the clearance of Chlamydia trachomatis infection. IFN-gamma in the supernatants of in vitro-stimulated peripheral blood ...
Human leukocyte antigen class II DQ alleles associated with Chlamydia trachomatis tubal infertility.
(2000)
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate epidemiologic tubal infertility risk factors and the relationship between HLA class II alleles and Chlamydia trachomatis tubal infertility.
METHODS:
Forty-seven women with tubal infertility ...
Association between Mycoplasma genitalium and acute endometritis.
(2002)
Up to 70% of cases of pelvic inflammatory disease do not have a known cause. We recruited 115 women who had presented to a clinic for sexually transmitted diseases in Nairobi, Kenya with pelvic pain that had persisted for ...
Characteristics of HIV-1 Serodiscordant Couples Enrolled in a Clinical Trial of Antiretroviral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV-1 Prevention
(2011)
Introduction
Stable heterosexual HIV-1 serodiscordant couples in Africa have high HIV-1 transmission rates and are a critical population for evaluation of new HIV-1 prevention strategies. The Partners PrEP Study is a ...
Regional Differences in Prevalence of HIV-1 Discordance in Africa and Enrollment of HIV-1 Discordant Couples into an HIV-1 Prevention Trial
(2008)
Background
Most HIV-1 transmission in Africa occurs among HIV-1-discordant couples (one partner HIV-1 infected and one uninfected) who are unaware of their discordant HIV-1 serostatus. Given the high HIV-1 incidence ...
Training needs and evaluation of a neuro-HIV training module for non-physician healthcare workers in Western Kenya
(2010)
Background: Recent efforts to improve neurological care in resource-limited settings have focused on providing training to non-physician healthcare workers.
Methods: A one-day neuro-HIV training module emphasizing ...
Utility of Quantitative Sensory Testing and Screening Tools in Identifying HIV-Associated Peripheral Neuropathy in Western Kenya: Pilot Testing
(2010)
Background/Aim: Neuropathy is the most common neurologic complication of HIV but is widely under-diagnosed in resource-constrained settings. We aimed to identify tools that accurately distinguish individuals with moderate/severe ...
Building capacity for cervical cancer screening in outpatient HIV clinics in the Nyanza province of western Kenya
(2011)
Objective
To evaluate outcomes of cervical cancer screening within HIV care and treatment clinics in Kenya.
Methods
Beginning in October 2007, visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA), colposcopy, and loop electrosurgical ...
Sex preparation and diaphragm acceptability in sex work in Nairobi, Kenya.
(2006)
Women in sex work stand to benefit if the contraceptive diaphragm alone or combined with a microbicide proves to be an effective barrier method against HIV and sexually transmissible infection (STI). Currently, contraceptive ...