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Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 in Africa.
(1997)
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With the prevalence of HIV among pregnant women higher than 35% in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa, the number of HIV-infected children will continue to grow. It is estimated that almost 70% of the approximately ...
Energetic cost of carrying loads: have African women discovered an economic way?
(Nature Publishing Group, 1986-02)
When travelling in East Africa one is often surprised at the prodigious loads carried by the women of the area. It is not uncommon to see women of the Luo tribe carrying loads equivalent to 70% of their body mass balanced ...
African family and child welfare: Tradition in transition
(Joensuu University Press, 1999)
Many aspects of African traditional family patterns and child-rearing practices are increasingly being challenged by news pressures, reevaluated against emerging values and replaced by new arrangements as part of a continuing ...
Stable antenatal HIV-1 seroprevalence with high population mobility and marked seroprevalence variation among sentinel sites within Nairobi, Kenya.
(1999)
Objectives: To monitor and analyse trends in HIV-1 seroprevalence among
antenatal women in Nairobi, Kenya.
Design: Six sequential surveys were carried out among antenatal clinic attenders at
four Nairobi City Council ...
Oxygen-binding properties of hemoglobins from estivating and active African lungfish.
(1991-01)
he oxygen-binding characteristics and the multiplicity of the stripped hemoglobiin from active lungfish Protopterus amphibius, are the same as in specimens that have been estivating for about 30 months, showing that ...
HIV-1-specific mucosal IgA in a cohort of HIV-1-resistant Kenyan sex workers
(1999)
Objectives: Most HIV-1 transmission is sexual; therefore, immune responses in the
genital mucosa may be important in mediating protection against HIV infection. This
study examined HIV-1-specific mucosal IgA in a cohort ...
New Approach in Research Education to Solve Problems of Dryland Farming in Africa
(University of Nairobi., 1996)
For quite some time now, Africa has faced food shortages that are largely due to
deterioration of agricultural environments and high population growth rates, leading
to a combination of production pressures. The agricultural ...