| risk factors for hiv infection in gynaecological inpatients in dar es salaam, tanzania, 1988-1990. | a prevalence of 12.8% for anti-hiv-1 and a prevalence of 16.8% for anti-syphilis antibodies was found in 359 gynaecological inpatients admitted in the department of gynaecology and obstetrics, muhimbili university college of health sciences from 1988 to 1990. the highest hiv prevalence (17.3%) was observed in the youngest age group (14-20 years), whereas the highest syphilis prevalence (22.2%) was found in the oldest age group (> 45 years). infections with hiv and syphilis were both significantl ... | 1992 | 1298634 |
| human papillomavirus (hpv) infection, hiv infection and cervical cancer in tanzania, east africa. | the presence of hpv-dna was determined in tumor biopsies of cervical-cancer patients and in cervical swabs of non-cancer patients from tanzania, east africa, by southern blot hybridization and/or pcr. hpv types 16 and 18 were detected in 38% and 32%, respectively, of 50 cervical-carcinoma biopsies. a consensus primer pcr capable of detecting a broad spectrum of hpv types revealed the presence of hpv-dna in 59% of 359 cervical swabs of non-cancer patients. type-specific pcr showed that types 16 a ... | 1992 | 1318265 |
| high frequency of sexually transmitted diseases among pregnant women in dar es salaam, tanzania: need for intervention. | in order to determine the prevalence and characteristics of sexually transmitted diseases (stds) in pregnant women (pw) attending a primary health care antenatal clinic (anc) in metropolitan dar es salaam, tanzania, a randomly selected sample of pw in their second or third trimesters were invited to participate at their first visit. they were interviewed using a questionnaire and underwent genital examination. genital swabs were obtained for microscopy and/or culture isolation of candida albican ... | 1996 | 8997849 |
| evaluation of sexually transmitted diseases diagnostic algorithms among family planning clients in dar es salaam, tanzania. | to determine the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (stds) and to assess the validity of std screening approaches among family planning clients in dar es salaam, tanzania. | 1998 | 10023364 |
| vijana vijiweni ii: a cluster-randomized trial to evaluate the efficacy of a microfinance and peer health leadership intervention for hiv and intimate partner violence prevention among social networks of young men in dar es salaam. | intimate partner violence (ipv) and sexually transmitted infections (stis), including hiv, remain important public health problems with devastating health effects for men and women in sub-saharan africa. there have been calls to engage men in prevention efforts, however, we lack effective approaches to reach and engage them. social network approaches have demonstrated effective and sustained outcomes on changing risk behaviors in the u.s. our team has identified and engaged naturally occurring s ... | 2016 | 26842360 |