College of Health Sciences (CHS): Recent submissions
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Community-Based HIV and STI Prevention in Women Working in Indoor Sex Markets.
(Center for HIV Prevention and Research, University of Nairobi, 2012)I have picked this study because knowing who the target population is, including the country of origin, widens the scope to work better with study results or population intervention outcomes. According to studies done ... -
Community mobilisation programme for female sex workers in coastal Andhra Pradesh, India: processes and their effects.
(Center for HIV Prevention and Research, University of Nairobi, 2012)I recommend reading this paper on setting up community-based organisations (CBOs) of sex workers because they are a key population who should be mobilized to be partners in HIV and sexual transmitted infection (STI) ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Assessing the knowledge, attitudes, behaviors and training needs related to infant feeding, specifically breastfeeding, of child care providers.
(Springer USCenter for HIV Prevention and Research, University of NairobiDepartment of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523-1571, USA, 2008)The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes, behaviors and training needs of child care providers on infant feeding practices, specifically breastfeeding. METHODS: Needs assessment surveys for child ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
