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Micronutrient supplementation increases genital tract shedding of HIV-1 in women: results of a randomized trial
(2004)
To test the hypothesis that micronutrient supplementation decreases genital HIV-1 shedding, a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of 6 weeks of multivitamin plus selenium supplementation vs. placebo was ...
Hormonal contraception and risk of sexually transmitted disease acquisition: results from a prospective study
(2001)
OBJECTIVES:
To examine the relationship between use of oral contraceptive pills or depot medroxyprogesterone acetate and sexually transmitted disease acquisition.
STUDY DESIGN:
Prospective cohort included 948 ...
Primary human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection: clinical manifestations among women in Mombasa, Kenya
(2000)
The occurrence of clinical manifestations associated with primary human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection was evaluated in a prospective cohort study of female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya. Among 103 women ...
Selenium deficiency is associated with shedding of HIV-1--infected cells in the female genital tract.
(2001)
Objective: To assess the relation between selenium deficiency and vaginal or cervical shedding of HIV-1-infected cells.
Design: Cross-sectional study of 318 HIV-1 seropositive women in Mombasa, Kenya.
Methods: Vaginal ...
Vitamin A supplementation and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 shedding in women: results of a randomized clinical trial.
(2002)
Observational studies have associated vitamin A deficiency with vaginal shedding of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1-infected cells and mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission. To assess the effect of vitamin A ...
Vitamin A supplementation and genital shedding of herpes simplex virus among HIV-1-infected women: a randomized clinical trial.
(University of Nairobi,, 2004)
Cross-sectional analyses have associated vitamin A deficiency with genital shedding of herpes simplex virus (HSV) among human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-infected women. A randomized clinical trial of vitamin A ...