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Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: assessing the accuracy of routinely collected data on maternal antiretroviral prophylaxis coverage in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Objective To explore the accuracy of routinely collected prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) coverage data in Kenya.
Methods In case studies at two government hospitals, the authors reviewed national ...
HIV-1 Clade D Is Associated with Increased Rates of CD4 Decline in a Kenyan Cohort
(2012)
HIV-1 is grouped phylogenetically into clades, which may impact rates of HIV-1 disease progression. Clade D infection in
particular has been shown to be more pathogenic. Here we confirm in a Nairobi-based prospective ...
Nurse's knowledge, attitude and practice on the initial management of acute poisoning among adult casualties: Study at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
(2012)
The purpose of this study was to determine nurse's knowledge, attitude and practice on the initial man¬agement of acute poisoning among adult casualties seen at Accident and Emergency Department (AED), Kenyatta National ...
Antinocieptive activity of Toddalia asiatica (L) Lam. in models of central and peripheral pain
(2012)
Toddalia asiatica within the context of traditional African medicine is a commonly
used medicinal plant in East Africa for the management of pain and inflammatory
conditions. It is used by the Masai in both Kenya and ...
Antimicrobial activity of organic total extracts of three Kenyan medicinal plants
(2012)
Traditional healers have used plants to prevent or treat infectious diseases since time immemorial. Natural products of plant origin are therefore a potential source of novel antimicrobial agents.These results partially ...
Systematic review examining differences in HIV, sexually transmitted infections and health-related harms between migrant and non-migrant female sex workers.
(2012-10)
I have picked this evaluation because it focuses on the special needs of migrant female sex workers (FSWs), in particular those in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STls) and HIV ...
New vaccine adoption: qualitative study of national decision-making processes in seven low- and middle-income countries
(2012)
As more new and improved vaccines become available, decisions on which to
adopt into routine programmes become more frequent and complex. This
qualitative study aimed to explore processes of national decision-making ...
HIV-1 Superinfection in Women Broadens and Strengthens the Neutralizing Antibody Response
(3/29/2012)
Identifying naturally-occurring neutralizing antibodies (NAb) that are cross-reactive against all global subtypes of HIV-1 is an
important step toward the development of a vaccine. Establishing the host and viral determinants ...
Antinocieptive Activity Of The Root Extracts Of Rhus Natalensis Kraus And Senna Singueana
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Rhus natalensis and Senna singuaenae are traditional African plants commonly
used as medicinal plant in East Africa for the management of pain. The plants are
used for management of rheumatism among others. This study ...
Anti-HIV-1 activity of elafin depends on its nuclear localization and altered innate immune activation in female genital epithelial cells.
(University of Nairobi, 2012-12-27)
Elafin (E) and its precursor trappin-2 (Tr) are alarm antiproteases with antimicrobial and immunomodulatory activities. Tr and E (Tr/E) have been associated with HIV-1 resistance. We recently showed that Tr/E reduced IL-8 ...