Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) by Author "Jackson, DJ"
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Acceptability of HIV vaccine trials in high-risk heterosexual cohorts in Mombasa, Kenya
Jackson, DJ; Martin, HL Jr; Bwayo, JJ; Nyange, PM; Rakwar, JP; Kashonga, F; Mandaliya, K; Ndinya-Achola Jeckoniah O.; Kreiss, JK (Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle 98104-2499, USA.Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1995)OBJECTIVES: To ascertain the level of acceptance of a prophylactic HIV vaccine trial in high-risk HIV-seronegative heterosexual cohorts of men and women in Mombasa, Kenya, and to assess the anticipated effects of participation ... -
Decreased Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases among Trucking Companies in Kenya: results of a Risk-Reduction Programme AIDS II.
Jackson, DJ; Rakwar, JP; Richardson, BA; Mandalya, K; Chohan, BH; Bwayo, JJ; Ndinya-Achola, JO; Martin Jr, HL; Moses, S; Kreiss, JK (University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1997) -
Decreased incidence of sexually transmitted diseases among trucking company workers in Kenya: results of a behavioural risk-reduction programme
Jackson, DJ; Rakwar, JP; Richardson, BA; Mandaliya, K; Chohan, BH; Bwayo, JJ; Ndinya-Achola Jeckoniah O.; Martin, HL Jr; Moses, S; Kreiss, JK (Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1997)OBJECTIVE: To establish a cohort of high-risk individuals suitable for HIV-prevention trials, and to measure changes in sexual behaviour and sexually transmitted disease (STD) incidence after a behavioural intervention. ... -
Effect of circumcision on incidence of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and other sexually transmitted diseases: a prospective cohort study of trucking company employees in Kenya
Lavreys, L; Rakwar, JP; Thompson, ML; Jackson, DJ; Mandaliya, K; Chohan, BH; Bwayo, JJ; Ndinya-Achola Jeckoniah O.; Kreiss, JK (Department of Medical Microbiology, University of NairobiDepartments of Epidemiology, Medicine, and Biostatistics, University of Washington,, 1999)To determine the effect of circumcision status on acquisition of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 and other sexually transmitted diseases, a prospective cohort study of 746 HIV-1-seronegative trucking company ... -
Hormonal contraception, sexually transmitted diseases, and risk of heterosexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1.
Martin, HL Jr; Nyange, PM; Richardson, BA; Lavreys, L; Mandaliya, K; Jackson, DJ; Ndinya-Achola Jeckoniah O.; Kreiss, J (Department of Medical Microbiology, University of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 98104-2499, USA, 1998)To examine associations between method of contraception, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and incident human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection, a prospective observational cohort study was done among ... -
Preparation for AIDS vaccine evaluation in Mombasa, Kenya: establishment of seronegative cohorts of commercial sex workers and trucking company employees.
Martin, HL Jr; Jackson, DJ; Mandaliya, K; Bwayo, JJ; Rakwar, JP; Nyange, P; Moses, S; Ndinya-Achola, JO; Holmes, K; Plummer, F (Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, 1994)In preparation for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prophylactic vaccine trials, prospective cohorts of HIV seronegative female commercial sex workers and male trucking company employees were established in Mombasa, ... -
Stable antenatal HIV-1 seroprevalence with high population mobility and marked seroprevalence variation among sentinel sites within Nairobi, Kenya.
Jackson, DJ; Ngugi, Elizabeth N; Plummer, FA; Kirui P.; Kariuki, C; Ndinya-Achola, JO; Bwayo, JJ; Moses, S (Department of Community Health, University of Nairobi, Kenya.Department of Medical Microbiology, University of NairobiDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada., 1999)Objectives: To monitor and analyse trends in HIV-1 seroprevalence among antenatal women in Nairobi, Kenya. Design: Six sequential surveys were carried out among antenatal clinic attenders at four Nairobi City Council ... -
Urethral infection in a workplace population of East African men: evaluation of strategies for screening and management
Jackson, DJ; Rakwar, JP; Chohan, B; Mandaliya, K; Bwayo, JJ; Ndinya-Achola Jeckoniah O.; Nagelkerke, NJ; Kreiss, JK; Moses, S (Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1997)Transport workers (n = 504) in Mombasa, Kenya, were screened for urethral infection by history, clinical examination, and laboratory testing of urethral swabs and first-catch urine specimens. The prevalence of Neisseria ... -
Urethral Trichomonas vaginalis infection and HIV-1 transmission.
Jackson, DJ; Rakwar, JP; Bwayo, JJ; Kreiss, JK; Moses, S. (University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 1997)The authors' previous study of 504 male workers in Mombasa, Kenya, provides further documentation of an association between urethral infection and increased shedding of HIV in semen. In this study, Trichomonas vaginalis ...