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Acceptability of the diaphragm in Mombasa Kenya: a 6-month prospective study.
(University of Nairobi, 2007-12)
OBJECTIVES:
If proven acceptable, safe and effective, the diaphragm could be used as a female-controlled method of preventing both sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) and pregnancy. This study's aim was to assess the ...
Social context, sexual risk perceptions and stigma: HIV vulnerability among male sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya
(2009)
Knowledge about sexual practices and life experiences of men having sex with men in Kenya, and indeed in East Africa, is limited. Although the impact of male same-sex HIV transmission in Africa is increasingly acknowledged, ...
The Pap smear for detection of bacterial vaginosis.
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
OBJECTIVE:
To assess validity of Pap smears in diagnosing bacterial vaginosis.
METHOD:
A prospective diagnostic accuracy study with 533 women in Mombasa, Kenya. Diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis using clinical observations ...
Impact of five years of peer-mediated interventions on sexual behavior and sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya
(2008)
BACKGROUND:
Since 2000, peer-mediated interventions among female sex workers (FSW) in Mombasa Kenya have promoted behavioural change through improving knowledge, attitudes and awareness of HIV serostatus, and aimed to ...
Maternal morbidity in the first year after childbirth in Mombasa Kenya; a needs assessment
(2009)
BACKGROUND:
In sub-Saharan Africa, few services specifically address the needs of women in the first year after childbirth. By assessing the health status of women in this period, key interventions to improve maternal ...
Morbidity in the first year postpartum among HIV-infected women in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2008-01)
OBJECTIVE:
To assess the effects of HIV infection on morbidity and the needs of infected women for services in the first year postpartum.
METHODS:
A cross-sectional study with 500 women attending a child-health clinic ...
Use of self home-made diaphragm for protection against pregnancy and sexually-transmitted infections: case report.
(University of Nairobi, 2007-01)
This is a case report of a 44-year-old woman who used a home-made diaphragm for 16 years to protect herself from pregnancy and sexually-transmitted infections. The woman stitched a piece of cloth with folded polythene ...
HIV testing and counselling for women attending child health clinics: an opportunity for entry to prevent mother-to-child transmission and HIV treatment
(2008)
This study assessed the potential for HIV testing at child health clinics to increase knowledge of HIV status, and entry to infant feeding counselling and HIV treatment. At a provincial hospital in Mombasa, Kenya, HIV ...
Secrecy, disclosure and accidental discovery: perspectives of diaphragm users in Mombasa, Kenya
(2008)
The diaphragm is receiving renewed attention as a promising female-controlled method of preventing HIV and other sexually-transmitted infections. It is anticipated that female-controlled technologies will reduce women's ...
Heavy episodic drinking among Kenyan female sex workers is associated with unsafe sex, sexual violence and sexually transmitted infections.
(University of Nairobi, 2007-11)
This study examined patterns of alcohol use and its association with unsafe sex and related sequelae among female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted using snowball sampling. ...