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Valacyclovir Suppressive Therapy Reduces Plasma and Breast Milk HIV-1 RNA Levels During Pregnancy and Postpartum: A Randomized Trial
(2012)
Background. The effect of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) suppression on human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNA in the context of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) interventions is ...
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 ...
Prinzmetal's Angina in a Pregnant Woman: a Case Report.
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Acute myocardial infarction (MI) during pregnancy is rare and MI due to Prinzmetal's angina is much rarer. We present a 35-year-old, obese, multigravida, and pre-eclamptic woman, who developed acute anterior wall MI at the ...
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 ...
Healthy Moms, a randomized trial to promote and evaluate weight maintenance among obese pregnant women: Study design and rationale
(University of Nairobi,, 2012)
Background
Obesity and excessive weight gain during pregnancy are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. Observational studies suggest that minimal or no gestational weight gain (GWG) may minimize the risk of adverse ...
Comparative regional morphometric changes in human uterine artery before and during pregnancy
(2012)
INTRODUCTION:
Uterine artery undergoes structural modifications at different physiologic states. It is expected that due to its unique course, hemodynamic stresses in the vessel would vary resulting in differences in ...
Increased Risk of HIV-1 Transmission in Pregnancy: A Prospective Study among African HIV-1 Serodiscordant Couples
(2011)
Background
Physiologic and behavioral changes during pregnancy may alter HIV-1 susceptibility and infectiousness. Prospective studies exploring pregnancy and HIV-1 acquisition risk in women have found inconsistent ...
Male Spouse Perpetrated Psychological and Sexual Abuse among Pregnant Women in Nairobi, Kenya
(International Invention Journals, 2014)
The purpose of this comparative retrospective study was to evaluate the nature of male spouseperpetrated
gender based violence (GBV) during pregnancy. The objective was to establish whether
diagnosis of HIV infection ...