College of Health Sciences (CHS): Recent submissions
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Use of validated community-based trachoma trichiasis (TT) case finders to measure the total backlog and detect when elimination threshold is achieved: a TT methodology paper
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The World Health Organization recommends TT surveys to be conducted in adults aged 15+ years (TT 15 survey) and certifies elimination of TT as a public health problem when there is less than 1 unknown case per 1,000 people ... -
Length of coronary sinus in a black Kenyan population: Correlation with heart length
(2015)Length of coronary sinus is important in the design of cannulation devices used in cardiac resynchronization therapy and percutaneous mitral valve annuloplasty. It displays gender and population variations that may account ... -
Factors associated with establishment-based female sex workers accessing health care services in Shanghai
(2015)Female sex workers are a priority population for HIV prevention and health promotion in China. This paper examines the patterns of and factors associated with the utilisation of HIV-related and general health services by ... -
Early HIV Infections Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Five Cities in the United States
(2015)We tested blood samples from men who have sex with men (MSM) to detect early HIV infection. Early HIV included both acute (infected past 30 days) and recent (estimated recency past 240 days). Acute infections were defined ... -
An analysis of high risk behaviors among female sex workers in Yunnan province in 2013
(2014)OBJECTIVE: To understand the high risk behaviors of female sex workers (FSWs) in Yunnan province in 2013. METHODS: A cross-sectional investigation was conducted during April to June, 2013 in Yunnan province, census was ... -
Patterns of knee, hip and hand osteoarthritis in Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common chronic rheumatic disorders and is associated with significant morbidity and disability. Few studies examined the spectrum of rheumatic diseases in subSaharan Africa. ... -
Onchocerciasis: neurological involvement
(University of Nairobi, 2014-03-17)Onchocerciasis or “river blindness” is an endemic parasitic disease caused by the filarial nematode Onchocerca volvulus, transmitted by a blackfly of the genius Simulium. It has a serious public health impact in 39 countries ... -
HIV Prevalence and Risk Behaviors Among Female Sex Workers in Botswana: Results from the 2012 HIV/STI Bio-Behavioral Study
(2014)To evaluate HIV/STI prevalence among female sex workers (FSWs) in Botswana, and assess HIV-related risk behaviors. Cross-sectional study using time-location sampling in three districts of Botswana. Adjusted HIV prevalence ... -
Systemic lupus erythematosus at the Kenyatta National Hospital
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Neurological syndrome in an HIV-prevention trial participant randomized to daily tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (300 mg) and emtricitabine (200 mg) in Bondo, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013-11)Side effects of antiretroviral drug use by HIV-positive patients have been extensively studied; however, there are limited data on the side effects of antiretroviral drugs used as an HIV prophylaxis among healthy, HIV-negative ... -
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 ... -
Social and Structural Factors Associated with Consistent Condom Use Among Female Entertainment Workers Trading Sex in the Philippines.
(Springerlink, 2013)This paper examined socio-structural factors of consistent condom use among female entertainment workers at high risk for acquiring HIV in Metro Manila, Quezon City, Philippines. Entertainers, aged 18 and over, from 25 ... -
Decline in the prevalence of HIV and sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Benin over 15 years of targeted interventions.
(Wolters Kluwer, 2013)BACKGROUND: An HIV-preventive intervention targeting the sex work milieu and involving fully integrated components of structural interventions, communication for behavioral change and care for sexually transmitted ... -
Global estimates of syphilis in pregnancy and associated adverse outcomes: analysis of multinational antenatal surveillance data.
(2013)BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization initiative to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of syphilis aims for ≥ 90% of pregnant women to be tested for syphilis and ≥ 90% to receive treatment by 2015. We calculated ... -
Vaginal practices among women at high risk of HIV infection in Uganda and Tanzania: recorded behaviour from a daily pictorial diary
(2013)BACKGROUND: Intravaginal practices (IVP) are highly prevalent in sub-Saharan African and have been implicated as risk factors for HIV acquisition. However, types of IVP vary between populations, and detailed information ... -
Client demands for unsafe sex: the socio-economic risk environment for HIV among street and off-street sex workers.
(2013)OBJECTIVE: Among sex workers (SWs) in Vancouver, Canada, this study identified social, drug use, sex work, environmental-structural, and client-related factors associated with being offered and accepting more money after ... -
Female Sex Workers in Three Cities in Russia: HIV Prevalence, Risk Factors and Experience with Targeted HIV Prevention.
(Springer, 2013)Within Eastern Europe/Central Asia's expanding HIV epidemic, relatively little is known about female sex workers (FSWs). Using mixed methods, we report on sex work context, HIV prevalence and contextual risk factors, and ... -
Typology of older female sex workers and sexual risk for HIV infection in China: a qualitative study.
(2014)The HIV epidemic continues to develop among older adults in China, including older female sex workers. Yet, few studies have been conducted among this relatively hidden population. The objectives of this study were to ... -
Levels of advertised unprotected vaginal and oral sex by independent indoor female sex workers in West Yorkshire, UK.
(BMJ, 2014)OBJECTIVES: To assess the proportion of independent indoor female sex workers (FSW) in West Yorkshire, UK who advertise unprotected sex, and to investigate any association with cost, location and provision of anal ... -
Anal Sex, Vaginal Sex and HIV Risk Among Female Sex Workers in Papua New Guinea.
(2013)Female sex workers (FSW) are considered one of the key affected populations in Papua New Guinea at risk of acquiring HIV. An integrated bio-behavioral survey of sex workers in Port Moresby was conducted to determine the ...
