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Preparation for AIDS vaccine evaluation in Mombasa, Kenya: establishment of seronegative cohorts of commercial sex workers and trucking company employees.
(1994)
In preparation for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prophylactic vaccine trials, prospective cohorts of HIV seronegative female commercial sex workers and male trucking company employees were established in Mombasa, ...
Herpes simplex virus type 2 infection among young uncircumcised men in Kisumu, Kenya
(2008)
OBJECTIVES:
To identify factors associated with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection among men aged 18-24 in Kisumu, Kenya.
METHODS:
Baseline data from a randomised trial of male circumcision were analysed. ...
Health care-seeking behavior related to the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases in Kenya
(1994)
OBJECTIVES:
The purpose of this study was to identify health-care seeking and related behaviors relevant to controlling sexually transmitted diseases in Kenya.
METHODS:
A total of 380 patients with sexually transmitted ...
Transition dynamics of HIV disease in a cohort of African prostitutes: a Markov model approach
(1990)
The progression of HIV-related disease from infection to death is represented as a staged Markov model. Transitions between stages are considered reversible. The model is fitted to data from a cohort of African prostitutes ...
Stable antenatal HIV-1 seroprevalence with high population mobility and marked seroprevalence variation among sentinel sites within Nairobi, Kenya.
(1999)
Objectives: To monitor and analyse trends in HIV-1 seroprevalence among
antenatal women in Nairobi, Kenya.
Design: Six sequential surveys were carried out among antenatal clinic attenders at
four Nairobi City Council ...
Scaling sexual behavior or “sexual risk propensity” among men at risk for HIV in Kisumu, Kenya
(2010)
We present a scale to measure sexual risk behavior or “sexual risk propensity” to evaluate risk compensation among men engaged in a randomized clinical trial of male circumcision. This statistical approach can be used to ...
Human papillomavirus detection by penile site in young men from Kenya
(2007)
BACKGROUND:
Limited data are available on whether sampling from the penile shaft or urethra increases detection of penile HPV infection in men beyond that found in the glans and coronal sulcus.
METHODS:
Within a ...
Identification of novel risks for nonulcerative sexually transmitted infections among young men in Kisumu, Kenya
(2007)
OBJECTIVES:
STI prevention interventions often aim to reduce HIV incidence. Understanding STI risks may lead to more effective HIV prevention.
GOAL:
To identify STI risks among men aged 18-24 in Kisumu, Kenya.
STUDY ...
Emergence of quinolone resistance and cephalosporin MIC creep in Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates from a cohort of young men in Kisumu, Kenya, 2002 to 2009.
(2011)
We evaluated antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated from men enrolled in a randomized trial of male circumcision to prevent HIV. Urethral specimens from men with discharge were cultured for N. gonorrhoeae. ...
Determinants of consistent condom use vary by partner type among young men in Kisumu, Kenya: a multi-level data analysis
(2010)
To evaluate whether determinants of consistent condom use vary by partner type among young sexually active Kenyan men, we conducted a cross-sectional assessment of lifetime sexual histories from a sub-sample of men enrolled ...