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Partners and clients of female sex workers in an informal urban settlement in Nairobi, Kenya
(2012-01)
This paper compares and contrasts number of partners and condom use behaviour for female sex workers and a sample of women working in other economic activities, with both samples drawn from the large informal settlement ...
Endoscopic anatomy of the groin; implication for transabdmominal preperitotoneal herniorrhaphy
(2012)
Hernia surgery is in many ways the quintessential case for demonstrating anatomy in action. Laparoscopic hernia surgery has a more recent history compared to open surgery. The demand for the procedure is increasing. The ...
Ocular flora in newborns of mothers with prolonged labour at the university Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia
(2012-07)
Objective: To compare the spectrum and quantity of ocular florae in neonates of mothers with Prolonged
Labour (PL) and those of mothers with Normal Labour (NL) delivered at the University Teaching Hospital
(UTH) in ...
PCNA Annual Symposium Abstracts
(2012)
Cardiovascular diseases are a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. In a sub Saharan Africa cardiovascular and other metabolic diseases including diabetes are increasingly causing significant socio-economic and ...
What impact would an HIV/AIDS vaccine have on the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Kenya?
(2012)
Objective: To estimate the potential impact of an HIV/AIDS Vaccine in Kenya. Design: The Kenyan HIV/AIDS epidemic was modeled using the most current data from national sources including epidemiology and behavioral surveillance. ...
Naked mole-rats: behavioural phenotyping and comparison with C57BL/6 mice
(2012)
Naked mole-rats (NMR) live underground in large eusocial colonies in East Africa. They are extremely
long-lived, some individuals having a lifespan of over 30 years. This has attracted research into longevity
and possibly ...
A randomised controlled trial of steroid injection in the management of plantar fasciitis
(2012)
The management of plantar fasciitis varies among clinicians because no single treatment has strong scientific evidence to support its use to improve outcome. Steroid injections are more commonly used in our practice with ...
Genital inflammation predicts HIV-1 shedding independent of plasma viral load and systemic inflammation
(2012)
In women, genital HIV-1 RNA levels predict the risk of
HIV-1 transmission independent of plasma viral load. To better
understand the factors that contribute to genital HIV-1 shedding, we
evaluated the relationships ...
Developing standards of care for HIV prevention research in developing countries – a case study of ten research centers in Eastern and Southern Africa
(2012-09)
Background:
Standards of care in general vary across countries and communities and thus may affect decisions about standards of care provided by research centers in HIV prevention research. To serve as a basis for ...
Alcohol dependence: Does the composition of the available beverages promote it?
(2012-10)
Affordability and availability of alcohol are factors
that have been associated with alcohol dependence.
Ethanol content in the alcoholic beverages is an im-
portant determinant in alcohol dependence. Quality
control ...