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High HIV prevalence, low condom use and gender differences in sexual behaviour among patients with STD-related complaints at a Nairobi primary health care clinic.
(1997)
Of 22,274 patients > or = 12 years old attending a Nairobi primary health care (PHC) clinic, 1076 (4.8%) had STD-related complaints, of whom 980 underwent assessment of risk factors for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) ...
HLA-DR 52- and 51-associated DRB1 alleles in Kenya, east Africa.
(University of Nairobi, 1997)
Abstract
The genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) are amongst the most polymorphic loci known in the human population. The population genetics of the MHC encoded HLA loci of sub-Saharan Africa are of major ...
Isoniazid preventive therapy for tuberculosis in HIV-1-infected adults: results of a randomized controlled trial
(1997)
OBJECTIVES:
To determine the efficacy of isoniazid 300 mg daily for 6 months in the prevention of tuberculosis in HIV-1-infected adults and to determine whether tuberculosis preventive therapy prolongs survival in ...
Nasopharyngeal pneumococcal colonization among Kenyan children: antibiotic resistance, strain types and associations with
(University of Nairobi, 1997-07)
OBJECTIVES:
To compare pneumococcal nasopharyngeal colonization rates among HIV-1-infected children with those of uninfected children born to seropositive mothers and those of seronegative controls. To determine the ...
High HIV prevalence, low condom use and gender differences in sexual behaviour among patients with STD-related complaints at a Nairobi Primary Health Care Clinic. International
(University of Nairobi, 1997)
Of 22,274 patients > or = 12 years old attending a Nairobi primary health care (PHC) clinic, 1076 (4.8%) had STD-related complaints, of whom 980 underwent assessment of risk factors for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) ...
Recent transmission of tuberculosis in a cohort of HIV-1-infected female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1997)
Abstract
OBJECTIVES:
To describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of HIV-related tuberculosis in a female cohort, and to investigate the relative importance of recently transmitted infection and ...
Risk factors for genital ulcerations in Kenyan sex workers. The role of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection.
(1997)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Genital ulcer disease (GUD) is a major risk factor for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission. Cross-sectional studies have suggested that HIV infection may itself predispose to genital ...