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Decreased incidence of sexually transmitted diseases among trucking company workers in Kenya: results of a behavioural risk-reduction programme
(1997)
OBJECTIVE:
To establish a cohort of high-risk individuals suitable for HIV-prevention trials, and to measure changes in sexual behaviour and sexually transmitted disease (STD) incidence after a behavioural intervention. ...
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 ...
Survey of knowledge, behaviour and attitudes relating to HIV infection and AIDS among Kenyan secondary school students
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
To evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and sexual behaviour with respect to HIV and AIDS among Kenyan secondary school students, a questionnaire was issued to 3,018 students of mean age 16.3 years in 11 Kenyan schools. ...
Logistic regression in case-control studies: the effect of using independent as dependent variables.
(University of Nairobi, 1995-04-30)
In case-control studies, cases are sampled separately from controls. In such studies the primary analysis concerns the estimation of the effect of covariables on being a case or a control. To explore causal pathways, further ...
The duration of breastfeeding by HIV-1-infected mothers in developing countries: balancing benefits and risks.
(University of Nairobi, 1995-02)
How best to advise mothers infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in developing countries regarding breastfeeding is an important issue that has generated considerable debate. Previous studies have ...
Levels of innate immune factors in genital fluids: association of alpha defensins and LL-37 with genital infections and increased HIV acquisition
(2009)
BACKGROUND:
Several mucosal innate immune proteins exhibit HIV inhibitory activity and their analogues are potential microbicide candidates. However, their clinical associations and in-vivo role in cervicovaginal host ...
Prevalent herpes simplex virus type 2 infection is associated with altered vaginal flora and an increased susceptibility to multiple sexually transmitted infections.
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
BACKGROUND:
Prevalent herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection increases human immunodeficiency virus acquisition. We hypothesized that HSV-2 infection might also predispose individuals to acquire other common ...
STD Partner Notification and Referral In Primary Level Health Centers in Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1995)
BACKGROUND:
Controlling sexually transmitted diseases requires that partners of patients with a sexually transmitted disease be notified and treated. However, many countries in the developing world lack the infrastructure ...
Reducing HIV Transmission in Developing Countries
(2011-04-13)
Although the global response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the developing world has, in general, been inadequate, there are key interventions which have been proven to be effective in reducing the incidence of HIV and relevant ...
The importance of core groups in the epidemiology and control of HIV-1 infection
(1991)
In Africa, HIV transmission occurs mainly through heterosexual intercourse. High-frequency transmitter core groups are key to the epidemiology of HIV-1 and STD on the continent. The rapid growth of the HIV-1 epidemic in ...