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Rapid Decline in Risk of HIV-l Acquisition After Enrollment in a Vaccine Preparedness Cohort of Kenyan Prostitutes: Implications for the Design of HIV -1 Vaccine Efficacy Trials
(2002-02)
Background: In designing HIY-l vaccine efficacy trials, it will be important to accounrfor changes in HIY -1 incidence, especially changes over time and while participating in riskreduction programs.
Methods: Data from ...
Correlation between maternal and infant HIV infection and low birth weight: a study in Mombasa, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi., 2001-01)
This article aimed to examine the association between maternal and infant HIV infection and low birth weight (LBW <2500 grams). Data from 8563 singleton liveborns in Mombasa, Kenya, were analysed. Maternal HIV infection ...
Acceptability of the diaphragm in Mombasa Kenya: a 6-month prospective study.
(University of Nairobi, 2007-12)
OBJECTIVES:
If proven acceptable, safe and effective, the diaphragm could be used as a female-controlled method of preventing both sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) and pregnancy. This study's aim was to assess the ...
Placental inflammation and perinatal outcome.
(University of Nairobi., 2003-06)
OBJECTIVE:
To examine the role of placental inflammation in adverse obstetrical outcome (AOO).
METHODS:
Analysis of perinatal data of 701 randomly selected mothers of singleton infants, Mombasa, Kenya.
RESULTS:
There ...
Part time female sex workers in a suburban community in Kenya: a vulnerable hidden population.
(2002-08)
BACKGROUND:
In sub-Saharan Africa, female sex workers (FSWs) are a vulnerable high risk group for the acquisition and transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STI) and HIV.
OBJECTIVES:
To study parameters of ...
The Pap smear for detection of bacterial vaginosis.
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
OBJECTIVE:
To assess validity of Pap smears in diagnosing bacterial vaginosis.
METHOD:
A prospective diagnostic accuracy study with 533 women in Mombasa, Kenya. Diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis using clinical observations ...
Micronutrient supplementation increases genital tract shedding of HIV-1 in women: results of a randomized trial
(2004)
To test the hypothesis that micronutrient supplementation decreases genital HIV-1 shedding, a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of 6 weeks of multivitamin plus selenium supplementation vs. placebo was ...
Vaginal washing and increased risk of HIV-1 acquisition among African women: a 10-year prospective study
(2006)
BACKGROUND:
No prospective study has examined the risk of HIV-1 acquisition associated with vaginal washing, although intravaginal practices have been identified as potentially important contributors to HIV-1 ...
Virus load during primary Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) type 1 infection is related to the severity of acute HIV illness in Kenyan women.
(2002)
We evaluated the association between the severity of primary human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) illness and HIV-1 plasma virus load before seroconversion using stored plasma samples obtained from 74 prostitutes ...
Hormonal contraception and risk of sexually transmitted disease acquisition: results from a prospective study
(2001)
OBJECTIVES:
To examine the relationship between use of oral contraceptive pills or depot medroxyprogesterone acetate and sexually transmitted disease acquisition.
STUDY DESIGN:
Prospective cohort included 948 ...