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Hepatitis B virus infection among HIV-infected pregnant women in Malawi and transmission to infants.

Chasela, CS; Kourtis, AP; Wall, P; Drobeniuc, J; King, CC; Thai, H; Teshale, EH; Hosseinipour, M; Ellington, S; Codd, MB; Jamieson, DJ; Knight, R; Fitzpatrick, P; Kamili, S; Hoffman, I; Kayira, D; Mumba, N; Kamwendo, DD; Martinson, F; Powderly, W; Teo, CG; van der Horst, C; BAN Study Team.; Meme, J (University of Nairobi, 2014-03)

BACKGROUND & AIMS: The extent of HBV infection to infants of HBV/HIV-coinfected pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa is unknown. The aim of this study was to assess prevalence of HBV infection among antiretroviral-naïve, ...

HIV infection and sexual partnerships and behaviour among adolescent girls in Nairobi, Kenya

Rositch, A F; Cherutich, P; Brentlinger, P; Kiarie, J N M; Nduati, RW; Farquhar, C (2012)

Early sexual partnerships place young women in sub-Saharan Africa at high risk for HIV. Few studies have examined both individual- and partnership-level characteristics of sexual relationships among adolescent girls. A ...