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The impact of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) on HIV epidemics in Africa and India: a simulation study.
(Center for HIV Prevention and Research, University of Nairobi, 2008)21 May 2008 INew Finding 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 ... -
Silent killer of the night: a feasibility study of an outreach well-women clinic for cervical cancer screening in female sex workers in Hong Kong.
(Center for HIV Prevention and Research, University of Nairobi, 2008)In many resource-poor countries, there are hardly any outreach well-women clinics for cervical cancer screening in women in general, let alone for female sex-workers. Yet, this study found abnormal results, i.e. central ... -
Determinants of consistent condom use among female commercial sex workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo: implications for interventions.
(Center for HIV Prevention and Research, University of Nairobi, 2008)Substance use, including injecting drug use, (IOU) has been associated with comparatively low condom usage. This article confirms my observations at different levels. Advanced Sign out The article is about safer sexual ... -
Women, harm reduction and HIV.
(Center for HIV Prevention and Research, University of Nairobi, 2008)This study touches on three important barriers to harm reduction with regards to drug use, unprotected sex and the sex trade. Advanced Sign out There is an unavailability of targeted drug treatment centres for women. ... -
Assessing acceptability of parents/guardians of adolescents towards introduction of sex and reproductive health education in schools at Kinondoni Municipal in Oar es Salaam city.
(Center for HIV Prevention and Research, University of Nairobi, 2008)The article is about whether youth education on condom use is seen by parents/guardians as promoting promiscuity. This conflicts with the parents'/guardians' desire to protect them from HIV infection. This study confirms ... -
Multispectrum analysis of the ν4 band of CH3CN: Positions, intensities, self- and N2-broadening, and pressure-induced shifts
(University of Nairobi, 2008)A multispectrum nonlinear least-squares fitting technique was applied to measure accurate zero-pressure line center positions, Lorentz self- and nitrogen (N2)-broadened half-width coefficients, and self- and N2-pressure-induced ... -
Service engagement with high-risk men who have sex with men: challenges and implications for social work practice
(Taylor Francis, 2009)This article reviews social work challenges in treatment engagement of men who have sex with men (MSM) and details issues co-morbidity creates for reaching HIV-positive MSM engaged in substance abuse. The literature reviewed ... -
Suicidal behavior among female sex workers in Goa, India: the silent epidemic.
(Center for HIV Prevention and Research, University of Nairobi, 2009)CHANGES CLINICAL PRACTICE - I recommend that health care interventions should also include psychosocial counselling in order to support sex workers' coping mechanisms. Given that sex work is stigmatized in more countries ... -
Factors related to female sex workers' willingness to utilize VCT service: a qualitative study in Jinan city, northern China.
(Center for HIV Prevention and Research, University of Nairobi, 2009)While not mentioned in the authors' conclusion, it has been found and it is also my experience that condom education for HIV prevention does not cause uptake unless it is culturally based {1}. It is important for the ... -
Correlates of HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and associated high-risk behaviors among male clients of female sex workers in Tijuana, Mexico
(Center for HIV Prevention and Research, University of Nairobi, 2009)This study is interesting because it pertains to the behaviour of adult men who have exchanged sex for money, as well as their drug use and prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STls) and HIV. Male clients are ... -
Barriers to free antiretroviral treatment access for female sex workers in Chennai, India
(Center for HIV Prevention and Research, University of Nairobi, 2009)This article is important because it highlights the level of stigma experienced by women who are involved in sex work and are HIV-positive, thus experiencing a double stigma. Because of this, the sex workers were said to ... -
The Old and the New Do Not Match", A Review of Obi by John Munonye, in Busara III, 1, 56-59
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Commercial sexual practices before and after legalization in Australia.
(Center for HIV Prevention and Research, University of Nairobi, 2010)Similar to the article, in my experience. newcomers to sex work are mostly young, sometimes without any other means of earning money, have low knowledge of STls and are lacking in negotiation skills for safer sex ... -
“Field IT for East Africa”: training young African scientists in Lake Naivasha (Kenya)
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Domestic minor sex trafficking in the United States
(Center for HIV Prevention and Research, University of Nairobi, 2010)The study is significant because it highlights areas that do not seem to be on the daily agenda of social workers in the USA. In light of this article, it is clear that there is a gap in responding to reproductive health ... -
A descriptive profile of abused female sex workers in India.
(Center for HIV Prevention and Research, University of Nairobi, 2010)The alarming results of this important descriptive study on 100 abused female sex workers from Chennai, India, illustrate that female sex workers experience severe forms of violence by clients. Female sex workers need to ... -
The cultural context of the Sierra Leonean Mende woman as patient.
(Center for HIV Prevention and Research, University of Nairobi, 2010)The take home message of this paper is that consideration of the culture of the patient, along with other characteristics that influence perception of self, by those providing health care should be the cornerstone of ... -
Partnership, sex, and marginalization: Moving the Global Fund sexual orientation and gender identities agenda.
(Center for HIV Prevention and Research, University of Nairobi, 2010)I found this article interesting because it describes a strategy approved by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund), the sexual orientation and gender identities (SOGI) strategy, which ... -
Upper limits for undetected trace species in the stratosphere of Titan
(University of Nairobi, 2010)In this paper we describe the first quantitative search for several molecules in Titan's stratosphere in Cassini CIRS infrared spectra. These are: ammonia (NH3), methanol (CH3OH), formaldehyde (H2CO), and acetonitrile ... -
Utilisation of sexual health services by female sex workers in Nepal.
(Center for HIV Prevention and Research, University of Nairobi, 2011)I found this article interesting because it verifies anecdotal information from female sex-workers in Kenya. The authors show that female sex-workers, a high percentage (30%) of whom have sexually transmitied diseases, ...