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Does assessment of signs and symptoms add to the predictive value of an algorithm to rule out pregnancy?
(Family Health International, 2006)
Background A World Health Organization-endorsed
algorithm, widely published in international guidance
documents and distributed in the form of a ‘pregnancy
checklist’, has become a popular tool for ruling out
pregnancy ...
Assessing malaria burden during pregnancy in Mali
(Elsevier, 2007)
Malaria infection during pregnancy is associated with adverse consequences including low birth weight (LBW) and maternal anemia, particularly in primigravidae and secundigravidae. In preparation for a clinical trial of the ...
Interactions between malaria and HIV infection—an emerging public health problem?
(2002-10)
Recent evidence demonstrates interactions between malaria and HIV infection. HIV-infected people are more likely to experience clinical malaria, and acute malaria can up-regulate HIV replication, leading to higher plasma ...
Preventing postnatal transmission of HIV-1 through breast-feeding: modifying infant feeding practices
(University of Nairobi., 2004-02)
Approaches to reducing or preventing the risk of postnatal transmission through breast-feeding include the avoidance of all breast-feeding and the use of exclusive replacement feeds or exclusive breast-feeding for a limited ...
Biophysical profile scores and resistance indices of the umbilical artery as seen in patients with pregnancy induced hypertension
(2006)
Objective: The role of Biophysical Profile Score and resistive index of the umbilical artery for monitoring pre-eclampsia patients.
Design: Descriptive prospective study.
Setting: Kenyatta National Hospital and Mater ...
Pregnancy rates among female participants in phase I and phase IIA AIDS vaccine clinical trials in Kenya
(2009-09)
Background: Female participants in AIDS candidate vaccine clinical trials must agree to use effective contraception to be enrolled into the studies, and for a specified period after vaccination, since the candidate vaccines’ ...