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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 ...
Outside Sexual Partnerships and Risk of HIV Acquisition for HIV Uninfected Partners in African HIV Serodiscordant Partnerships
(2012)
Background
As African countries scale up couples HIV testing, little is known about sexual behaviors and HIV risk for HIV uninfected partners in known HIV serodiscordant relationships.
Methods
We conducted a prospective ...
Widow inheritance and HIV prevalence in Bondo District, Kenya: baseline results from a prospective cohort study
(2010)
BACKGROUND:
Widow Inheritance is a widespread cultural practice in sub-Saharan Africa that has been postulated as contributing to risk of HIV transmission. We present baseline results from a study designed to investigate ...
Independent association of hygiene, socioeconomic status, and circumcision with reduced risk of HIV infection among Kenyan men
(University of Washington, 2006)
Among Kenyan men recruited as sex partners of women with genital symptoms, 22 of 150 were HIV seropositive. Because male HIV infection and male hygiene were unexpectedly found to be associated with each other, we examined ...
Evaluating the uptake, acceptability, and effectiveness of Uliza! clinicians' HIV hotline: a telephone consultation service in Kenya
(2011)
Many clinical sites that serve patients who are HIV positive face challenges of insufficient staffing levels and staff training and have limited access to consultation resources including specialists on site. Uliza! (Swahili ...
Sexual and demographic determinants for herpes simplex virus type 2 among fishermen along Lake Victoria, Kenya.
(Kenya Medical Research Institute, 2007-12)
To determine the prevalence and correlates of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) seropositivity among fishermen along the shores of Lake Victoria in Kisumu district, Kenya.
Sera from a random sample of 250 fishermen ...
Genital hygiene practices of fishermen targeted for a topical microbicide intervention against sexually transmitted infections in Kisumu, Kenya.
(2010)
Research on hygiene has been relatively limited in the current era of rigorous observational studies and clinical trials. We set out to investigate the perception and practices of genital hygiene among fishermen working ...
Diaphragm for STI and HIV prevention: is it a safe method for women at high risk?
(2010)
Female sex workers (n = 140) were enrolled in a 6-month acceptability trial of the diaphragm. We randomized a subset (n = 40) to receive colposcopies after 1 month of diaphragm use or after 1 month of observation before ...
Does integrating family planning into HIV care and treatment impact intention to use contraception? Patient perspectives from HIV-infected individuals in Nyanza Province, Kenya.
(Elsevier, 2013)
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate whether HIV-infected women and men in HIV care and not using highly effective methods of contraception thought they would be more likely to use contraception if it were available at the HIV ...