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Intracluster correlation of STD prevalence in a community intervention trial in Kenya
(ScienceDirect, 1999)
This study is a cluster-randomised, community intervention trial to measure the impact of female condom introduction on STD prevalence among Kenyan agricultural workers. The intracluster correlation coefficient of baseline ...
Disseminated Mycobacterium avium Infection Among HIV-Infected Patients in Kenya
(1995)
Summary: Previous studies from Africa have been unable to identify disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection in patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. We performed myco-bacterial ...
Construction of an infectious HIV type 1 molecular clone from an African patient with a subtype D/C Recombinant Virus.
(2004)
The majority of HIV-1 infections worldwide occur in Africa, where subtype B viruses are rare and intersubtype recombinants are common. Pathogenesis and vaccine studies need to focus on viruses derived from African patients, ...
Human herpesvirus 8 seroconversion in Kenyan women by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and immunofluorescence assay
(University of Nairobi, 2004-06)
Background:Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) antibody tests vary in reported sensitivity and specificity, depending on the population tested and the assay.
Objectives:The purpose of this study was to compare the ability to ...
Pattern Of Sexually Transmitted Diseases And Risk Factors Among Women Attending An Std Referral Clinic In Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2000-08-27)
BACKGROUND: In Kenya, sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics care for large numbers of patients with STD-related signs and symptoms. Yet, the etiologic fraction of the different STD pathogens remains to be determined, ...
Effects of human immunodeficiency virus 1 infection on microbial origins of pelvic inflammatory disease and on efficacy of ambulatory oral therapy
(1999)
OBJECTIVE:
This study was undertaken to determine the effects of human immunodeficiency virus 1 infection on the clinical presentation, severity, causal organisms, and response to ambulatory therapy of pelvic inflammatory ...
HIV and cervical cancer in Kenya
(2002)
OBJECTIVES:
To determine the effect of the HIV epidemic on invasive cervical cancer in Kenya.
METHODS:
Of the 3902 women who were diagnosed with reproductive tract malignancies at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) ...
Knowledge and practice about cervical cancer and Pap smear testing among patients at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 2003-12)
Invasive cervical cancer (ICC) is the leading cause of cancer-related death among women in developing countries. Population-based cytologic screening and early treatment does reduce morbidity and mortality associated with ...
Trends in HIV -1 Incidence in a Cohort of Prostitutes in Kenya: Implications for HIV -1 Vaccine Efficacy Trials
(2000)
Background: Accurate predictions of HIV-I incidence in potential study populations are essential for designing HIV-I vaccine efficacy trials. Lillie information is available on the estimated incidence of HIV-I in such ...
A human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) clade A vaccine in clinical trials: stimulation of HIV-specific T-cell responses by DNA and recombinant modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA) vaccines in humans.
(University of Nairobi,, 2004-04)
The immunogenicities of candidate DNA- and modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA)-vectored human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) vaccines were evaluated on their own and in a prime-boost regimen in phase I clinical trials in ...