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Accept ability of human immunodeficiency virustesting in patients with invasivecervical cancer in Kenya
(Int J Gynecol Cancer, 2006)
Invasive cervical cancer (ICC) is common in areas where human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is also prevalent. Currently, HIV seroprevalence as well as acceptability of HIV testing in ICC patients in Kenya is unknown. The ...
Costs and cost-effectiveness of delivering intermittent preventive treatment through schools in western Kenya
(Malaria Journal, 2008-09-30)
Background: Awareness of the potential impact of malaria among school-age children has stimulated investigation into malaria interventions that can be delivered through schools. However, little evidence is available on the ...
HIV impact on acute morbidity and pelvic tumor control following radiotherapy for cervical cancer
(Elsevier, 2005-04-13)
Objective.
To determine the impact of HIV infection on acute morbidity and pelvic tumor control following external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) for cervical cancer.
Method.
218 patients receiving EBRT who also had HIV testing ...
Association between sickle cell trait and low density parasitaemia among asymptomatic and parasitaemic individuals living in P. falciparum malaria Holoendemic region of Western Kenya.
(SDI, 2008)
The frequency of the mutant gene for sickle cell is widely distributed in the sub-Saharan
Africa, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. There is epidemiologic evidence that
sickle cell trait confers a survival ...
The HAART cell phone adherence trial (WelTel Kenya1): a randomized controlled trial protocol
(BioMed Central, 2009-09-22)
Background
The objectives are to compare the effectiveness of cell phone-supported SMS messaging to standard care on adherence, quality of life, retention, and mortality in a population receiving antiretroviral therapy ...
HIV and cervical cancer in Kenya
(International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2002-01)
Objectives: To determine the effect of the HIV epidemic on invasive cervical cancer in Kenya. Methods: Of the 3902 women who were diagnosed with reproductive tract malignancies at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) from 1989 ...
The repellent and antifeedant activity of Myrica Gale oil against Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and its enhancement by the addition of salicyluric acid.
(Physicians Edinb., 2003)
A clinical trial was carried out with Aedes aegypti (Ae aegypti) mosquitoes to investigate the repellant and antifeedant activity of oil of Myrica gale (M. gale) and its enhancement by salicyluric acid. Myrica gale was ...
Human papillomavirus types in women with invasive cervical carcinoma by HIV status in Kenya
(Wiley-Liss, 2007)
To evaluate the fraction of invasive cervical carcinoma (ICC) that could be prevented in HIV‐infected women by vaccines currently available against human papillomavirus (HPV)16 and 18, we conducted a cross‐sectional study ...