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Mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1: report from the Nairobi Study
(1994)
Mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is a significant problem in countries with endemic HIV-1 infection. Between 1986 and 1991, 365 children of HIV-1-infected mothers and 363 control ...
HIV-1 and reproductive health in Africa
(University of Nairobi, 1994-02)
In many African countries where HIV infection is mainly heterosexually transmitted a substantial proportion of women of childbearing age are now infected with the virus. This paper will review the consequences of HIV-1 ...
Rapid increase of both HIV-1 infection and syphilis among pregnant women in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1992-10)
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of HIV-1 and syphilis antibodies in a population of pregnant women in Nairobi, Kenya, between 1989 and 1991. METHODS: As part of an ongoing prospective study on the effect of HIV-1 ...