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Integration of STD services. How to reach and involve men and women
(1995)
In Kenya, a sexually transmitted disease (STD) program implemented in 10 medical centers in Nairobi allows nurses to diagnose syphilis based on symptoms, have blood tests conducted to confirm syphilis, prescribe treatment, ...
Intrauterine contraception in adolescent women. The GyneFix intrauterine implant.
(University of Nairobi, 1997-06)
Pregnancy rates among adolescents have not decreased over the last 10 years, despite numerous efforts. To solve this important health problem, the major strategy recommended is to encourage contraceptive use among sexually ...
Social context, sexual risk perceptions and stigma: HIV vulnerability among male sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya
(2009)
Knowledge about sexual practices and life experiences of men having sex with men in Kenya, and indeed in East Africa, is limited. Although the impact of male same-sex HIV transmission in Africa is increasingly acknowledged, ...
Umbilical cord anomalies are more frequent in twins after assisted reproduction.
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
BACKGROUND:
The objective of this study is to analyse differences in cord characteristics between naturally conceived twins and twins born after assisted reproduction.
METHODS:
Between 1985 and 2004, the East Flanders ...
Systematic analysis of STD control: an operational model.
(University of Nairobi, 1998-07)
BACKGROUND:
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) enhance HIV transmission, and improved management of STD in primary health care decreases HIV incidence. In resource poor countries, those responsible for planning and ...
The GyneFix implant systems for interval, postabortal and postpartum contraception: a significant advance in long-term reversible contraception. International Study Group on Intrauterine Drug Delivery.
(University of Nairobi, 1997-03)
Intrauterine contraception has a number of important advantages over other forms of contraception and remains, therefore, an important method of birth control. However, side-effects and other drawbacks have reduced its ...
Training program for vitreoretinal surgery in Nairobi, Kenya from 2000 - 2006
(2008)
BACKGROUND:
After the U. S. Embassy bombing in 1998 in Nairobi, Kenya, a relief operation was immediately initiated by the Department of Ophthalmology of the Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU) Munich, Germany. Surgical ...
Association of HIV infection with distribution and viral load of HPV types in Kenya: a survey with 820 female sex workers
(2010)
BACKGROUND:
Human papillomavirus (HPV) and HIV are each responsible for a considerable burden of disease. Interactions between these infections pose substantial public health challenges, especially where HIV prevalence ...
Impact of target lesion calcification on coronary stent expansion after rotational atherectomy
(1999)
Calcified lesions carry the risk of suboptimal stent expansion. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of target lesion calcification on intracoronary ultrasound (ICUS) guided stent expansion after rotational ...
Safety and effectiveness of antiretroviral drugs during pregnancy, delivery and breastfeeding for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1: the Kesho Bora Multicentre Collaborative Study rationale, design, and implementation challenges.
(2011)
To evaluate strategies to reduce HIV-1 transmission through breastfeeding, a multicentre study including a nested randomized controlled trial was implemented in five research sites in West, East and South Africa (The Kesho ...