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Gender differences in health care-seeking behavior for sexually transmitted diseases: a population-based study in Nairobi, Kenya
(2004)
BACKGROUND:
Health care-seeking behavior for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is important in STD/HIV control.
GOAL:
The goal of this study was to describe the proportion seeking care, patient delay, and ...
Serologic testing algorithm for recent HIV seroconversion in estimating incidence of HIV-1 among adults visiting a VCT centre at a Kenyan tertiary health institution.
(University of Nairobi, 2009-05)
OBJECTIVE:
To determine HIV high risk groups among adults visiting Kenyatta National Hospital Voluntary Counselling and Testing Centre by use of Serologic Testing Algorithm for Recent HIV Seroconversion (STARHS).
DESIGN:
A ...
HIV impact on acute morbidity and pelvic tumor control following radiotherapy for cervical cancer
(2005)
To determine the impact of HIV infection on acute morbidity and pelvic tumor control following external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) for cervical cancer.
METHOD:
218 patients receiving EBRT who also had HIV testing after ...
Impact on HIV infection on invasive cervical cancer in Kenyan Women AIDS
(2003)
OBJECTIVES:
To determine the association between invasive cervical cancer (ICC) and HIV infection in Kenyan women.
STUDY DESIGN:
Case-control, with ICC patients as cases, and women with uterine fibroids as ...
Prospective Study Of Hormonal Contraceptive Use And Cervical Shedding Of Herpes Simplex Virus In Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-seropositiv
(University of Nairobi, 2002-06)
Cross-sectional analyses have demonstrated an association between use of hormonal contraceptives and shedding of herpes simplex virus (HSV). This prospective study evaluated the effect of initiating use of hormonal ...
Association Between Cervical Shedding Of Herpes Simplex Virus And Hiv-1.aids
(University of Nairobi, 2002-12-06)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between the cervical shedding of herpes simplex virus (HSV) and HIV-1. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study on 200 women seropositive for both HSV-2 and HIV-1 was conducted in a family ...
Lack of efficacy of isoniazid chemoprophylaxis in the preventions of tuberculosis in hiv - 1 infected adults
(2008)
Background: Six months of daily isoniazid has been shown to be effective in preventing tuberculosis in the pre-HIV era. Because of underlying immune dysfunction and increased susceptibility to new infection this efficacy ...
Cervical Shedding Of Herpes Simplex Virus And Cytomegalovirus Throughout The Menstrual Cycle In Women Infected With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1
(University of Nairobi, 2000-10)
OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to evaluate the frequency and patterns of the shedding of herpes simplex virus and cytomegalovirus in the female genital tract throughout the menstrual cycle. STUDY DESIGN: Seventeen women, all ...
Vitamin A And Risk Of HIV-1 Seroconversion Among Kenyan Men With Genital Ulcers.
(University of Nairobi, 2001-03-30)
Background: Vitamin A is involved in normal immune function and the maintenance of mucosal integrity through complex effects on cellular differentiation. Objective: We sought to determine whether serum vitamin A levels ...
CD8(+) Lymphocytes Respond To Different Hiv Epitopes In Seronegative And Infected Subjects.
(University of Nairobi, 2001-02)
HIV-1-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) responses have been detected at a low frequency in many HIV-1-exposed, persistently seronegative (HEPS) subjects. However, it is unclear how CTLs could protect against HIV ...