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Validity of the vaginal discharge algorithm among pregnant and non-pregnant women in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 2000-02)
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the validity of different algorithms for the diagnosis of gonococcal and chlamydial infections among pregnant and non-pregnant women consulting health services for vaginal discharge in Nairobi, ...
Effect Of A Syphilis Control Programme On Pregnancy Outcome In Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2000-04)
OBJECTIVES: To assess the impact of a syphilis control programme of pregnant women on pregnancy outcome in Kenya. METHOD: Women who came to deliver to Pumwani Maternity Hospital (PMH) between April 1997 and March 1998 were ...
Morbidity And Mortality In Breastfed And Formula-fed Infants Of Hiv-1-infected Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial
(University of Nairobi, 2002-11-21)
CONTEXT: Breastfeeding among women infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is associated with substantial risk of HIV-1 transmission, but little is known about the morbidity risks associated with formula ...
Stabilised antenatal HIV-l seroprevalence in Nairobi, in the face of high population mobility: is age restriction now appropriate in screening?
(2003)
Abstract
Objectives: To measure HIV -1 seroprevalence in pregnant women in Nairobi.
Design: Six serial surveys were carried out between November 1991 and April 1997. Methods: Women attending four Nairobi City Council ...
Effect of breastfeeding on mortality among HIV-1 infected women: a randomised trial.
(2001)
We have completed a randomised clinical trial of breastfeeding and formula feeding to identify the frequency of breastmilk transmission of HIV-1 to infants. However, we also analysed data from this trial to examine the ...
Partner Notification Of Pregnant Women Infected With Syphilis In Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2000-04-11)
We examined partner notification among syphilitic pregnant women in Nairobi. At delivery, 377 women were found to be rapid plasma reagin (RPR) reactive. Data were available for 94% of the partners of women who were tested ...
Health Seeking And Sexual Behaviour Among Primary Health Care Patients In Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
{ Observational studies have associated vitamin A deficiency with vaginal shedding of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1-infected cells and mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission. To assess the effect of vitamin A ...
Safety and immunogenicity of recombinant low-dosage HIV-1 A vaccine candidates vectored by plasmid pTHr DNA or modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA) in humans in East Africa
(2008)
Summary: The safety and immunogenicity of plasmid pTHr DNA, modified vaccinia virus Ankara
(MVA) human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) vaccine candidates were evaluated in four
Phase I clinical trials in Kenya and ...
Association Between Cervical Shedding Of Herpes Simplex Virus And Hiv-1.aids
(University of Nairobi, 2002-12-06)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between the cervical shedding of herpes simplex virus (HSV) and HIV-1. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study on 200 women seropositive for both HSV-2 and HIV-1 was conducted in a family ...
Cervical Shedding Of Herpes Simplex Virus And Cytomegalovirus Throughout The Menstrual Cycle In Women Infected With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1
(University of Nairobi, 2000-10)
OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to evaluate the frequency and patterns of the shedding of herpes simplex virus and cytomegalovirus in the female genital tract throughout the menstrual cycle. STUDY DESIGN: Seventeen women, all ...