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Associations of sexual risk taking among Kenyan female sex workers after enrollment in an HIV-1 prevention trial.
(2005-03)
BACKGROUND:
Female sex workers (FSWs) often lack the ability to negotiate safer sex and are at high risk for HIV-1 infection and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
METHODS:
Seronegative FSWs were enrolled in an ...
Pattern Of Sexually Transmitted Diseases And Risk Factors Among Women Attending An Std Referral Clinic In Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2000-08-27)
BACKGROUND: In Kenya, sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics care for large numbers of patients with STD-related signs and symptoms. Yet, the etiologic fraction of the different STD pathogens remains to be determined, ...
HIV and cervical cancer in Kenya
(2002)
OBJECTIVES:
To determine the effect of the HIV epidemic on invasive cervical cancer in Kenya.
METHODS:
Of the 3902 women who were diagnosed with reproductive tract malignancies at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) ...
Knowledge and practice about cervical cancer and Pap smear testing among patients at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 2003-12)
Invasive cervical cancer (ICC) is the leading cause of cancer-related death among women in developing countries. Population-based cytologic screening and early treatment does reduce morbidity and mortality associated with ...
Sexually transmitted infections and vaginal douching in a population of female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya
(2001)
Objectives:
To assess the association between vaginal douching and sexually transmitted infections (STI) among a group of female sex workers (FSWs) in Nairobi, Kenya.
Methods:
This study was part of a randomised, ...