Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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The effect of HIV-1 infection during pregnancy and the perinatal period on maternal and child health in Africa.
(Department of Community Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York., 1991)In 1989 the Global Program on AIDS (GPA) of the World Health Organization estimated that there were 2.5 million women and half a million children infected with HIV-1 in Africa. A study carried out in two maternities in ... -
Systematic analysis of STD control: an operational model.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences,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 ... -
Contraceptive needs of female sex workers in Kenya - a cross-sectional study.
(2011)BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Female sex workers (FSWs) are thought to be at heightened risk for unintended pregnancy, although sexual and reproductive health interventions reaching these populations are typically focused ... -
The global epidemiology of HIV infection: continuity, heterogeneity, and change.
(Department of Microbiology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium, 1990)No abstract available -
Prevalence and risk factors of sexually transmitted infections and cervical neoplasia in women's health clinics in Nicaragua.
(University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences,, 2002)OBJECTIVES: To determine prevalence and risk factors of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), HIV, and cervical neoplasia in women attending women's health clinics in Nicaragua, and to assess the potential impact of ... -
GyneFix-LNG: preliminary clinical experience with a copper and levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi, 1999-03)A novel intrauterine contraceptive drug delivery system derived from the conventional GyneFix intrauterine implant system is described and the preliminary results in 22 women are discussed. The first objective of the ... -
Acceptability of the diaphragm in Mombasa Kenya: a 6-month prospective study.
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 2007-12)OBJECTIVES: If proven acceptable, safe and effective, the diaphragm could be used as a female-controlled method of preventing both sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) and pregnancy. This study's aim was to assess the ... -
Prenatal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging in fetal varicella syndrome: correlation with pathology findings.
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, 2003-09)OBJECTIVES: To assess the diagnostic value of prenatal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in addition to prenatal ultrasound in a case of fetal varicella syndrome. METHODS: Comparison of prenatal ultrasound and MRI features ... -
Levels of innate immune factors in genital fluids: association of alpha defensins and LL-37 with genital infections and increased HIV acquisition
(College of health sciences,University of Nairobi, 2009)BACKGROUND: Several mucosal innate immune proteins exhibit HIV inhibitory activity and their analogues are potential microbicide candidates. However, their clinical associations and in-vivo role in cervicovaginal host ... -
Use of AUDIT, and measures of drinking frequency and patterns to detect associations between alcohol and sexual behaviour in male sex workers in Kenya
(2011)Background: Previous research has linked alcohol use with an increased number of sexual partners, inconsistent condom use and a raised incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). However, alcohol measures have ... -
Female Genital Mutilation
(University of NairobiCommunity Health ,University of Nairobi, 2001)Female genital mutilation is a collective name for all traditional practices concerning the cutting of the female genitals. Approximately 130 million are genitally cut worldwide, more than 100 million live in Africa. ... -
Antenatal diagnosis of urological disorders by ultrasound: a critical review.
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1989)The suspected diagnosis of urological disorders made on the basis of antenatal ultrasonography was compared with the final outcome in 23 cases. In 18 cases the initial diagnosis could be confirmed, whereas 5 showed no ... -
Risk factors for human papillomavirus and cervical precancerous lesions, and the role of concurrent HIV-1 infection.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi, 1999-05)OBJECTIVES: To identify risk factors for human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL) of the cervix, and to measure the impact of concurrent HIV-1 infection. METHODS: Women were ... -
Cesarean scar dehiscence and irregular uterine bleeding.
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, 2003-11)BACKGROUND: Abnormal uterine bleeding is a frequent symptom in gynecology, caused by functional as well as by anatomic genital tract abnormalities. CASE: An endocervical diverticulum was diagnosed in a patient with ... -
Syphilis control in pregnancy: decentralization of screening facilities to primary care level, a demonstration project in Nairobi, Kenya.
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1995)A decentralized syphilis control program in pregnant women was implemented in nine Nairobi City Council antenatal clinics between July 1992 and August 1993, whereby pregnant women were screened for syphilis, treated before ... -
Morbidity in the first year postpartum among HIV-infected women in Kenya.
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 2008-01)OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of HIV infection on morbidity and the needs of infected women for services in the first year postpartum. METHODS: A cross-sectional study with 500 women attending a child-health clinic ... -
Placental malaria and perinatal transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1.
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, 2003-12)Prevalence of placental malaria in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1-infected and -uninfected women and the effect of placental malaria on genital shedding and perinatal transmission of HIV-1 were examined. Genital ... -
The impact of peer outreach on HIV knowledge and prevention behaviours of male sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya.
(2012)INTRODUCTION: Targeting most at-risk populations is an essential component of HIV prevention strategies. Peer education programmes have been found to increase HIV knowledge, condom use and safer sex behaviours among ... -
Cost-effectiveness of telemonitoring for high-risk pregnant women
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 2008)PURPOSE: Cost-minimization is a main topic in present-day health care. Clinicians are urged to keep hospital stays as short as possible, also in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Departments. At present stabilized high-risk ... -
Sexually Transmitted Infections And Reproductive Health In Azerbaijan.
(University of NairobiCommunity Health ,University of Nairobi, 2001)BACKGROUND: Little is known about the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and about sexual and reproductive health in Central and Eastern Europe. However, it is clear that major epidemics of STIs currently ...
