Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection in women attending a sexually transmitted diseases clinic in Kenya.
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1992Author
Plourde, PJ
Plummer, FA
Pepin, J
Agoki, E
Moss, G
Ombette, J
Ronald, AR
Cheang, M
D'Costa, L
Ndinya-Achola, JO
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A cross-sectional study was conducted among women attending a sexually transmitted diseases clinic in Nairobi, kenya, to determine the prevalence of and associated risk factors for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 infection. HIV-1 antibody was detected in 13.8% of 600 women. This virus was found most frequently in prostitutes (odds ratio [OR], 7.2), in women reporting a history of genital ulcers (OR, 2.3), and in those with a current diagnosis of genital ulcers (OR, 5.1). Lifetime duration of oral contraceptive use was significantly greater in HIV-1-positive women. Multivariate analysis revealed an association between genital ulcers and HIV-1 infection (OR, 3.8). The strongest association for HIV-1 infection, however, occurred with genital ulcers in combination with the use of oral contraceptives (OR, 25.7).
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http://hinari-gw.who.int/whalecomwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/whalecom0/pubmed/1607711http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/16991
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J Infect Dis. 1992 Jul;166(1):86-92.Publisher
Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya
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- Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) [10378]