why do young women have a much higher prevalence of hiv than young men? a study in kisumu, kenya and ndola, zambia. | to examine the factors responsible for the disparity in hiv prevalence between young men and women in two urban populations in africa with high hiv prevalence. | 2001 | 11686466 |
factors affecting hiv concordancy in married couples in four african cities. | to determine risk factors for hiv transmission within married couples in four urban populations in sub-saharan africa. | 2004 | 15280783 |
herpes simplex virus type 2 infection among young uncircumcised men in kisumu, kenya. | to identify factors associated with herpes simplex virus type 2 (hsv-2) infection among men aged 18-24 in kisumu, kenya. | 2008 | 17855489 |
sexual and demographic determinants for herpes simplex virus type 2 among fishermen along lake victoria, kenya. | to determine the prevalence and correlates of herpes simplex virus type 2 (hsv-2) seropositivity among fishermen along the shores of lake victoria in kisumu district, kenya. | 2008 | 18096647 |
herpes simplex virus type 2 antibody detection performance in kisumu, kenya, using the herpeselect elisa, kalon elisa, western blot and inhibition testing. | in certain parts of africa, type-specific herpes simplex virus type 2 (hsv-2) elisas may have limited specificity. to date, no study has been conducted to validate herpeselect and kalon type-specific hsv-2 elisas using both the western blot and recombinant gg elisa inhibition testing as reference standards. | 2009 | 18955387 |
prevalence and risk factors of human papillomavirus infection by penile site in uncircumcised kenyan men. | human papillomavirus (hpv) prevalence was estimated from 2,705 sexually active, uncircumcised, human immunodeficiency virus seronegative men aged 17-28 years in kisumu, kenya. hpv prevalence was 51.1% (95% confidence interval: 49.2-53.0%) in penile cells from the glans/coronal sulcus and/or shaft. hpv prevalence varied by anatomical site, with 46.5% positivity in the glans/coronal sulcus compared with 19.1% in the shaft (p < 0.0001). high-risk hpv was detected in 31.2% of glans and 12.3% of shaf ... | 2010 | 19626601 |
performance of hsv-2 type specific serological tests in men in kenya. | this study compared five serological tests with western blot from university of washington to determine the most accurate method for detecting antibodies to herpes simplex virus type 2 (hsv-2) in a male population in kisumu, kenya. a random sample of 250 fishermen from 18 beaches along lake victoria underwent serological testing by two generations of the herpeselect hsv-2 elisa ("focus gen 1" and "focus gen 2"), kalon hsv-2 elisa ("kalon"), biokit hsv-2 rapid test ("biokit"), and herpeselect exp ... | 2010 | 19854222 |
successful increase in contraceptive uptake among kenyan hiv-1-serodiscordant couples enrolled in an hiv-1 prevention trial. | to evaluate a multipronged approach to promote dual contraceptive use by women within heterosexual hiv-1-serodiscordant partnerships. | 2009 | 20081393 |
population level impact of an imperfect prophylactic vaccine for herpes simplex virus-2. | the continuation of developing herpes simplex virus type-2 (hsv-2) prophylactic vaccines requires parallel mathematical modeling to quantify the effect on the population of these vaccines. | 2010 | 20351622 |
prevalence and risk factors for sexually transmitted infections in a high-risk occupational group: the case of fishermen along lake victoria in kisumu, kenya. | the aim of this study was to assess prevalence and risk factors for sexually transmitted infections (stis) among fishermen along lake victoria, kenya. this cross-sectional study surveyed 250 fishermen from beaches in kisumu district using proportional-to-size sampling based on the number of registered boats per beach. participants provided demographic and sexual behaviour information, blood for hiv-1 herpes simplex virus type 2 (hsv-2) and syphilis serological tests urine for transcription-media ... | 2010 | 21139150 |