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    • Sexual and demographic determinants for herpes simplex virus type 2 among fishermen along Lake Victoria, Kenya. 

      O, Ng'ayo M; Bukusi, EA; A, Morrow R; Rowhani-Rahbar, A; Obare, BA; Friedrich, D; Holmes, KK (Kenya Medical Research InstituteCollege of Health Sciences, 2007-12)
      To determine the prevalence and correlates of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) seropositivity among fishermen along the shores of Lake Victoria in Kisumu district, Kenya. Sera from a random sample of 250 fishermen ...

    • Sexual and demographic determinants for herpes simplex virus type 2 among fishermen along Lake Victoria, Kenya. 

      Ng'ayo, MO; Morrow, RA; Rowhani-Rahbar, A; Obare, BA; Friedrich, D; Holmes, KK; Bukusi, EA (University of Nairobi.College of Health science, 2008-04)
      OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence and correlates of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) seropositivity among fishermen along the shores of Lake Victoria in Kisumu district, Kenya. METHODS: Sera from a random sample ...

    • Widow inheritance and HIV prevalence in Bondo District, Kenya: baseline results from a prospective cohort study 

      Agot, KE; Vander Stoep, A; Tracy, M; Obare, BA; Bukusi, EA; Ndinya-Achola JO.; Moses, S; Weiss, NS (Department of Research, Impact Research and Development Organization, Kisumu, KenyaDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of AmericaDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of AmericaCenter for Microbiology Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Community Health Sciences and Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, 2010)
      BACKGROUND: Widow Inheritance is a widespread cultural practice in sub-Saharan Africa that has been postulated as contributing to risk of HIV transmission. We present baseline results from a study designed to investigate ...