Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) by Subject "HIV infections"
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Assessment of knowledge, attitudes and practice on home based care of HIV/AIDS patients in Butula division, Busia district
(University of Nairobi, CHS, Kenya, 2007)In Busia District, Western Kenya, the estimated HIV prevalence is 14.2% (NASCOP, 2005), with 90% of people living in rural areas where access to medical facilities is inadequate. The number of people falling ill as a result ... -
Secretor status, fucosyltransferase 2 (fut2) gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to HIV infections among female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Blood group antigens are expressed on red blood cells however; these antigens can also be expressed on some other cells particularly on the surface of epithelial cells and may be found in mucosal secretions. The gene ...