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Determinants of consistent condom use among female commercial sex workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo: implications for interventions.
(2008)
Substance use, including injecting drug use, (IOU) has been associated with comparatively low condom usage. This article confirms my
observations at different levels.
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Release and survival of Echinococcus eggs in different environments in Turkana, and their possible impact on the incidence of hydatidosis in man and livestock.
(1991)
In Turkana, Kenya, a prevalence of hydatidosis of nearly 10% has been recorded among the pastoralists yet their livestock have a much lower prevalence of the disease. The present study investigated the release from dogs ...
The Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Nematodes of Dairy Cattle in Central Kenya
(2001)
The epidemiology of H. placei and of other gastrointestinal nematodes in yearling dairy cattle was examined on two farms in Kiambu District, central Kenya during each of 13 one-month periods from April 1993 to April 1994. ...
Women, harm reduction and HIV.
(2008)
This study touches on three important barriers to harm reduction with regards to drug use, unprotected sex and the sex trade.
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There is an unavailability of targeted drug treatment centres for women. ...
Correlates of HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and associated high-risk behaviors among male clients of female sex workers in Tijuana, Mexico
(2009)
This study is interesting because it pertains to the behaviour of adult men who have exchanged sex for money, as well as their drug use and
prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STls) and HIV. Male clients are ...
A descriptive profile of abused female sex workers in India.
(2010)
The alarming results of this important descriptive study on 100 abused female sex workers from Chennai, India, illustrate that female sex workers
experience severe forms of violence by clients. Female sex workers need to ...
An investigation of camelpox outbreaks in two principal camel (Camelus dromedarius) rearing areas of Kenya
(1997)
In 1992, during an investigation into camelpox in two principal camel-rearing
areas of Kenya, the disease was found in 1,100 camels at a prevalence of 6% in
Turkana and 27% in Samburu. In Turkana, outbreaks were detected ...
HIV prevention and street-based male sex workers: an evaluation of brief interventions.
(2006)
This study shows that brief interventions to reduce HIV risk were acceptable to male sex workers (MSWs) and are efficacious for reducing
unprotected anal sex during paid sexual encounters. These methods should be developed ...
Growth and mortality in sheep and goats under high tsetse challenge in Kenya
(2002)
Trypanosomosis is a major impediment to livestock production and economic development in those areas of Africa where it is endemic. Although small ruminants appear to perform better than cattle in various agro-ecological ...
Brucellosis in sub-Saharan Africa: epidemiology, control and impact
(2002)
Brucellosis is an important disease among livestock and people in sub-Saharan Africa. In general, the incidence is the highest in pastoral production systems and decreases as herd size and size of landholding decreases. ...