Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) by Author "Odem-Davis, K"
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A 15-year study of the impact of community antiretroviral therapy coverage on HIV incidence in Kenyan female sex workers.
Mcclelland, RS; Richardson, BA,; Cherutich, P; Mandaliya, K; John-Stewart, G; Miregwa, B; Odem-Davis, K; Jaoko, W; [et.al] (University of Nairobi, 2015-07)OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that increasing community antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage would be associated with lower HIV incidence in female sex workers (FSWs) in Mombasa District, Kenya. DESIGN: Prospective ... -
Association Between Alcohol Use and Sexually Transmitted Infection Incidence Among Kenyan Women Engaged in Transactional Sex.
Wilson, KS; Odem-Davis, K; Shafi, J; Kashonga, F; Wanje, G; Masese, L; Mandaliya, K; Jaoko, W; McClelland, RS. (University of NairobiDepartment of Medical Microbiology, 2013-11)Few prospective studies have evaluated the association between alcohol use and STI acquisition among African women. We examined the association between baseline drinking frequency and STIs in a cohort of Kenyan women ... -
Evidence for Efficient Vertical Transfer of Maternal HIV-1 Envelope-Specific Neutralizing Antibodies but No Association of Such Antibodies With Reduced Infant Infection
Omenda, MM; Milligan, C; Odem-Davis, K; Nduati, R; Richardson, BA; Lynch, J; John-Stewart, G; Overbaugh, J (University of Nairobi, 2013-10-01)Little is known about the efficiency of vertical transfer of HIV-1-specific antibodies. Antibody levels in plasma from 60 mother-infant pairs near the time of birth, including 14 breast-feeding transmission pairs, were ...