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Harlequin ichthyosis in an African child: case report.
(University of Nairobi, 2010-09)
Severe congenital skin abnormalities are a rare event. This case is unique in that it is a case of harlequin ichthyosis in sub-sahara Africa in a child of African origin and elaborates the challenges faced in its management. ...
Antenatal couple counselling increases uptake of intervention to prevent HIV-1 tranmission
(2004-12)
To determine effect of partner involvement and couple counseling on uptake of interventions to prevent HIV-1 transmission, women attending a Nairobi antenatal clinic were encouraged to return with partners for voluntary ...
HIV infection and sexual partnerships and behaviour among adolescent girls in Nairobi, Kenya
(2012)
Early sexual partnerships place young women in sub-Saharan Africa at high risk for HIV. Few studies have examined both individual- and partnership-level characteristics of sexual relationships among adolescent girls. A ...
Cofactors for HIV-1 Incidence during Pregnancy and Postpartum Period
(2010)
Objectives
To estimate HIV-1 incidence and cofactors for HIV-1 incidence during pregnancy and postpartum.
Design
Retrospective study among women who were HIV seronegative during pregnancy.
Methods
Mothers ...
Community understanding of pneumonia in Kenya
(2008)
Background
Effective management of pneumonia demands active participation by the caretaker to facilitate early seeking of appropriate health care and adequate compliance to home care messages. This would only be possible ...
Cell-free human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in breast milk
(University of Nairobi, 1998)
Breast-feeding may be an important route of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) vertical transmission in settings where it is routinely practiced. To define the prevalence and quantity of HIV-1 in cell-free breast ...
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected cells in breast milk: association with immunosuppression and vitamin A deficiency
(1995-12)
Breast milk samples from human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-seropositive women were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction to determine the prevalence and determinants of HIV-1-infected cells in breast milk. Breast ...
Subtype C Is associated with increased vaginal shedding of HIV-1.
(2005-08-01)
The prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1-infected cells and HIV-1 RNA levels in genital secretions and breast milk and the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 were compared among subtypes A, C, and ...
Effect of breastfeeding and formula feeding on transmission of HIV-1: a randomized clinical trial.
(2000)
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Transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is known to occur through breastfeeding, but the magnitude of risk has not been precisely defined. Whether breast milk HIV-1 transmission risk exceeds the ...