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Associations of sexual risk taking among Kenyan female sex workers after enrollment in an HIV-1 prevention trial.
(2005-03)
BACKGROUND:
Female sex workers (FSWs) often lack the ability to negotiate safer sex and are at high risk for HIV-1 infection and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
METHODS:
Seronegative FSWs were enrolled in an ...
Coinfection with herpes simplex virus type 2 is associated with reduced HIV-specific T cell responses and systemic immune activation.
(University of Nairobi,, 2008)
BACKGROUND:
Chronic coinfection with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been associated with an increased HIV viral load and more rapid disease progression, perhaps related to ...
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 ...
Mucosal Neisseria gonorrhoeae coinfection during HIV acquisition is associated with enhanced systemic HIV-specific CD8 T-cell responses
(2008)
Background: The host immune response against mucosally acquired pathogens may be
influenced by the mucosal immune milieu during acquisition. As Neisseria gonorrhoeae
can impair dendritic cell and T-cell immune function, ...
The impact of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) on HIV epidemics in Africa and India: a simulation study.
(2008-05)
In this study, condoms were found to be a necessary addition and not a substitute to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). This, once again. underscores behaviour modification as important in the fight against HIV transmission. ...
Sexually transmitted infections and vaginal douching in a population of female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya
(2001)
Objectives:
To assess the association between vaginal douching and sexually transmitted infections (STI) among a group of female sex workers (FSWs) in Nairobi, Kenya.
Methods:
This study was part of a randomised, ...
Reduced rates of HIV acquisition during unprotected sex by Kenyan female sex wo kers predating population declines in H IV prevalence
(2008)
OBJECTIVES:
Female sex workers (FSWs) form a core group at high risk of both sexual HIV acquisition and secondary transmission. The magnitude of these risks may vary by sexual risk taking, partner HIV prevalence, host ...
Sexual patterning and condom use among a group of HIV vulnerable men in Thika, Kenya.
(2004)
Background/aim: A composite sample of 37 peer educators and 215 members of self help groups of male informal sector workers in Thika, Kenya, targeting HIV/AIDS prevention, were interviewed about their sexual behaviour, ...
The Applicability of microfinance models in Providing Economic Alternatives to HIV Vulnerable Sex Workers in Nairohi. Kenya.
(2004)
Introduction: Many marginalized Women- in Nairobi, Kenya are \ 00% dependent on commercial sex. Such dependence renders them vullnerable to client refusal to use condoms and STIIHIV infection. Previous studies have shown ...