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Uptake of prevention of mother to child transmission interventions in Kenya: health systems are more influential than stigma
(2011-12-28)
Abstract
Background
We set out to determine the relative roles of stigma versus health systems in non-uptake of prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV-1 interventions: we conducted cross-sectional ...
Maternal Human Leukocyte Antigen - A*2301 Is Associated with Increased Mother-to-Child HIV-1 Transmission
(2010)
We examined associations between maternal HLA and vertical HIV-1 transmission in a perinatal cohort of 277 HIV-infected women in Nairobi. HLA class I genes were amplified using sequence-specific oligonucleotide probes and ...
Cofactors for HIV-1 incidence during pregnancy and postpartum period.
(2010-10)
OBJECTIVES:
to estimate HIV-1 incidence and cofactors for HIV-1 incidence during pregnancy and postpartum.
DESIGN:
retrospective study among women who were HIV seronegative during pregnancy.
METHODS:
mothers ...
Latent TB detection by interferon gamma release assay (IGRA) in pregnancy predicts active TB and mortality in HIV-1 infected women and their children
(2010)
Background—We evaluated the prognostic utility of interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs)
for active tuberculosis (TB) and mortality in Kenyan HIV-1 infected women and their infants.
Methods—Prevalence and correlates of ...
Hospital outcomes for paediatric pneumonia and diarrhoea patients admitted in a tertiary hospital on weekdays versus weekends: a retrospective study
(2013)
Background:
Quality of patient care in hospitals has been shown to be inconsistent during weekends and night-
time hours, and is often associated with reduced patient monitoring, poor antibiotic prescription practices ...
Male Antenatal Attendance and HIV Testing Are Associated with Decreased Infant HIV Infection and Increased HIV Free Survival
(2012)
Objective
To investigate the relationship between male involvement in prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) services and infant HIV acquisition and mortality a prospective cohort study was undertaken ...
The study of HIV and antenatal care integration in pregnancy in Kenya: design, methods, and baseline results of a cluster-randomized controlled trial
(2012)
Despite strong evidence for the effectiveness of anti-retroviral therapy for improving the health of women living with HIV and for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT), HIV persists as a major maternal ...
Triple-antiretroviral prophylaxis to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission through breastfeeding--the Kisumu Breastfeeding Study, Kenya: a clinical trial.
(University of Nairobi., 2011-03)
BACKGROUND:
Effective strategies are needed for the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) in resource-limited settings. The Kisumu Breastfeeding Study was a single-arm open label trial conducted between ...
Progress, challenges, and new opportunities for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV under the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
(2012)
In June 2011, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), and other collaborators outlined a transformative plan to virtually eliminate pediatric AIDS worldwide. ...
The Prevalence of Stunting Is High in HIV-1–Exposed Uninfected Infants in Kenya
(2012)
As prevention of mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission (PMTCT) programs decrease the numbers of HIV-1–infected infants, it remains important to improve growth in HIV-1–exposed, uninfected (EU) infants. To determine the growth ...