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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 ...
Infection with HIV as a risk factor for adverse obstetrical outcome.
(1990)
We carried out a case-control study to investigate the role of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including infection with HIV, as risk factors for adverse outcome of pregnancy. Overall, 1507 women were enrolled within ...
Antimicrobial prophylaxis in pregnancy: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial with cefetamet-pivoxil in pregnant women with a poor obstetric history
(1997)
OBJECTIVE:
This study was undertaken to measure the impact of a single oral dose of cefetamet-pivoxil on pregnancy outcome in a population with substantial rates of low birth weight and high prevalence rates of maternal ...
The supermarket for women's reproductive health: the burden of genital infections in a family planning clinic in Nairobi, Kenya
(1998)
OBJECTIVES:
To study the burden of disease of reproductive tract infections (RTIs) and cervical dysplasia in women attending a family planning clinic in Nairobi, Kenya, and to assess the acceptability of integrating ...
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 ...
HIV-1 and immunological changes during pregnancy: a comparison between HIV-1-seropositive and HIV-1-seronegative women in Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1995-09-09)
OBJECTIVE:
To assess changes in the proportion of CD4 and CD8 T-lymphocyte profiles during pregnancy, at delivery and postpartum, and to determine whether HIV-1 infection affects the normal profile.
DESIGN AND METHODS:
A ...
HIV/Std: The Women To Blame? Knowledge And Attitudes Among Std Clinic Attendees In The Second Decade Of HIV/AIDS
(University of Nairobi, 1999-08-10)
We aimed to determine the knowledge and attitudes towards HIV/STDs among women attending an STD clinic by interviewing 520 randomly selected women. Nearly all had heard of HIV/AIDS/STDs, with posters, pamphlets and the ...