deaths caused by the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. a decline in the average birth rate per woman.[33] [34] * Fertility (the average number of children per woman) is affected by: biological factors, such as the length of time a woman breastfeeds, the frequency of sexual relations, and fe...
Sufia SimjeeBackground: National, bio-behavioral HIV surveys can help estimate HIV prevalence in the general population. Between Kenya's first (2003) and second (2007) national HIV surveys, the country witnessed a major scale-up of HIV services. This called for expanded methods to measure ...
HIV testing has been promoted as a key HIV prevention strategy in low-resource settings, despite studies showing variable impact on risk behavior. We sought to examine rates of HIV testing and the association between testing and sexual risk behaviors in Kisumu, Kenya. Participants were interviewed...
Objective: To assess the association between vaginal douching and sexually transmitted infections (STI) among a group of female sex workers (FSWs) in Nairobi, Kenya. Methods: This study was part of a randomised, placebo controlled trial of monthly prophylaxis with 1 g of azithromycin to prevent...
The global Human Immunodeficiency Virus epidemic disproportionately affects key populations, including people who inject drugs (PWID), men who have sex with men (MSM), transgender persons and commercial sex workers(CSW) [1]. Key populations are vulnerable groups of HIV infection due to specific high...
vaginalis infection also increases the risk of infertility and prostate cancer in men [3]. Moreover, the infection of T. vaginalis has been linked with increased risk and transmission of HIV infection [4]. Trichomoniasis is primarily treated with drugs; metronidazole is a common drug used to ...
a proportion of population will remain without mate, or mate may be shared (legally or illegally) with more than one individual, which may cause many social, health, and behavioral problems like HIV-AIDS, prostitution, homosexuality, kidnapping, rape, murder, and so forth. It may also decline...
Human papillomavirus infection and cervical abnormalities in Nairobi, Kenya, an area with a high prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection HIV were positive in 32% (155/488) of the women; 77% of these were untreated, and the others had been treated with anti-retroviral drugs within ...
For example, young people will need to be prioritized in high fertility countries, while older people will need more attention in rapidly aging populations. Spending time considering the priority groups within the population can have substantial positive consequences for the effectiveness and acceptability...
Luis Manuel Prieto Tato18,19, María Luisa Navarro Gómez2,3,4,5,19,20 and on behalf of the PLANTAIDS network Abstract Introduction The frequency of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Latin America has decreased co...