Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) by Subject "AIDS"

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    • AIDS Vaccines and Preexposure Prophylaxis: Is Synergy Possible? 

      Excler, Jean-Louis; Rida, Wasima; Priddy, Frances; Gilmour, Jill; McDermott, Adrian B; Kamali, Anatoli; Anzala, Omu (2011)
      While the long-term goal is to develop highly effective AIDS vaccines, first generation vaccines may be only partially effective. Other HIV prevention modalities such as preexposure prophylaxis with antiretrovirals ...

    • Lack of efficacy of isoniazid chemoprophylaxis in the preventions of tuberculosis in hiv - 1 infected adults 

      Hawken, M P; Merne, H K; Elliott, L C; Chakaya, J M; Morris, J S; Githui, W A; Juma, E S; Odhiambo, J A; Thiong'o, L N; Kimari, J N; Ngugi, Elizabeth N; Bwayo, JJ; Gilks, C F; Plummer, F A; Porter, J D; NunN, P P; McAdam, P W J; Keith (Department of Community Health, University of Nairobi, 2008)
      Background: Six months of daily isoniazid has been shown to be effective in preventing tuberculosis in the pre-HIV era. Because of underlying immune dysfunction and increased susceptibility to new infection this efficacy ...

    • Male Spouse Perpetrated Psychological and Sexual Abuse among Pregnant Women in Nairobi, Kenya 

      Ngugi, Elizabeth N; Mwaura, James; Nguti, David (International Invention Journals, 2014)
      The purpose of this comparative retrospective study was to evaluate the nature of male spouseperpetrated gender based violence (GBV) during pregnancy. The objective was to establish whether diagnosis of HIV infection ...

    • Pregnancy rates among female participants in phase I and phase IIA AIDS vaccine clinical trials in Kenya 

      Jaoko, Walter; Ogutu, H.; Wakasiaka, S; Malogo, R.; Ndambuki, R; Nyange, J; Omosa-Manyonyi, G.; Fast, P; Schmidt, C; Verlinde, C; Smith, C; Bhatt, K.M; Ndinya-Achola, JO; Anzala, O (2009-09)
      Background: Female participants in AIDS candidate vaccine clinical trials must agree to use effective contraception to be enrolled into the studies, and for a specified period after vaccination, since the candidate vaccines’ ...

    • Psychiatric morbidity among HIV-infected children and adolescents in a resource-poor Kenyan urban community 

      Kamau, Judy W.; Kuria, Wangari; Mathai, Muthoni; Atwoli, Lukoye; Kangethe, Rachael (2012)
      The course of HIV / AIDS in children has been transformed from an acute to a chronic one with the advent of Anti-Retroviral Therapy. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and pattern of psychiatric morbidity ...