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Partners and clients of female sex workers in an informal urban settlement in Nairobi, Kenya
(2012-01)
This paper compares and contrasts number of partners and condom use behaviour for female sex workers and a sample of women working in other economic activities, with both samples drawn from the large informal settlement ...
Lipid Changes in Kenyan HIV-1-Infected Infants Initiating Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy by One Year of Age.
(2013-02)
BACKGROUND:: Early highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is recommended for HIV-1 infected infants. There are limited data on lipid changes during infant HAART. METHODS:: Non-fasting total (TC), low density lipoprotein ...
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 ...
Identifying at-risk populations in Kenya and South Africa: HIV incidence in cohorts of men who report sex with men, sex workers, and youth.
(2012)
To identify and describe populations at risk for HIV in 3 clinical research centers in Kenya and South Africa.
DESIGN:
Prospective cohort study.
METHODS:
Volunteers reporting recent sexual activity, multiple partners, ...
Antiretroviral therapy in a core transmission group of Kenyan female sex workers is not associated with increased sexual risk taking..
(African Wildlife Foundation, Nairobi, 2010)
Although antiretroviral therapy (ART) prolongs life and reduces infectiousness, in some contexts it has been associated with increased sexual risk taking. We compared self-reported condom use, client numbers, and STI ...
Does antiretroviral therapy initiation increase sexual risk taking in Kenyan female sex workers? A retrospective case–control study
(2012)
Although antiretroviral therapy (ART) prolongs life and reduces infectiousness, in some contexts, it has been associated with increased sexual risk taking.
Design
Retrospective case–control study.
Setting
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Determinants of condom use among female sex workers in Kenya: a case-crossover analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
BACKGROUND:
We evaluated predictors of consistent condom use among female sex workers (FSWs), a core group for controlling the spread of HIV.
METHODS:
In an analysis of data collected in 2004-2005 from 140 Kenyan FSWs ...
Female sex workers in Africa: Epidemiology overview, data gaps, ways forward
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Having Their Say: Sex W orkers Discuss Their Needs and Resources
(Routledge, 2015)
In many countries where HIV/AIDS is prevalent, social, cultural, and economic factors often mitigate the adoption of healthy reproductive behaviors and practices. One group that is particularly susceptible to mitigating ...
Is the promise of methadone Kenya’s solution to managing HIV and addiction? A mixed-method mathematical modelling and qualitative study
(BMJ, 2015)
Background and objectives: Promoted globally as an
evidence-based intervention in the prevention of HIV and
treatment of heroin addiction among people who inject
drugs (PWID), opioid substitution treatment (OST) can
help ...