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Reasoning and Deciding PMTCT-Adherence During Pregnancy Among Women Living with HIV in Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2011-08)
This study explores type identities among rural and urban slum women on antiretroviral therapies who become pregnant. Narrative structuring was chosen to develop type narratives that illustrate how rural and urban women ...
Sexual Transmission of Hepatitis B in Mwanza, Tanzania
(7/17/1997)
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is endemic and poses a grave public health problem in Africa where it is mainly transmitted from mother to baby or during childhood. Sexual transmission has also been suggested to play a role in ...
Sociodemographic Variations in Communication on Sexuality and HIV/AIDS with Parents, Family Members and Teachers Among In-school Adolescents: A Multi Site Study in Tanzania and South Africa
(Sage Publications, 6/1/2009)
Aims: To identify with whom in-school adolescents preferred to communicate about sexuality, and to study adolescents’
communication on HIV/AIDS, abstinence and condoms with parents/guardians, other adult family members, ...
Gender Differences in Health-related Quality of Life at the Time of a Positive HIV Test – a Cross-sectional Study in a Resource-poor, High Prevalence Setting in Nairobi, Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 12/19/2017)
Few studies have examined gender differences in sub-Saharan Africa, where HIV disproportionately affects women. Objectives of this cross-sectional study were to determine gender differences in HRQoL at the time of a positive ...
Participation in a Mobile Health Intervention Trial to Improve Retention in HIV Care: does Gender Matter?
(SAGE Journals, 4/13/2016)
Background
To be consistent with the United Nations’ sustainable development goals on gender equality, mobile health (mHealth) programmes should aim to use communications technology to promote the empowerment of women. We ...
Advanced HIV disease at presentation to care in Nairobi, Kenya: late diagnosis or delayed linkage to care? - a cross-sectional study
(Springer Nature, 4/18/2016)
Background
Presenting to care with advanced HIV is common in sub-Saharan Africa and increases the risk of severe disease and death; however, it remains unclear whether this is a consequence of late diagnosis or a delay in ...
Utilization Rates and Perceptions of (VCT) Services in Kisii Central District, Kenya
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 11/1/2012)
Voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) services have been set up in most Districts in Kenya due to the rising
surge of HIV/AIDS. However, the use of these services among married persons has not been fully explored. In
Kissi, ...
Psychometric Evaluation of a Cross-Culturally Adapted Felt Stigma Questionnaire Among People Living with HIV in Kenya.
(ResearchGate, 2013-08)
Psychometric properties of an 18-item HIV felt stigma questionnaire were evaluated utilizing data collected froma diverse ethnic and socioeconomic group of 370 people living with HIV/AIDS and receiving HIV/AIDS-relatedhealth ...
Adolescents’ Communication with Parents, Other Adult Family Members and Teachers on Sexuality: Effects of School-Based Interventions in South Africa and Tanzania
(Springer, 2/28/2015)
Cluster-randomized controlled trials were carried
out to examine effects on sexual practices of schoolbased
interventions among adolescents in three sites in sub-
Saharan Africa. In this publication, effects on communication
about ...
Impact of Internalized Stigma on HIV Prevention Behaviors Among HIV-Infected Individuals Seeking HIV Care in Kenya
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 10/31/2012)
In general, an initial diagnosis of HIV is likely to be correlated with the onset of HIV stigma. HIV-positive individuals are likely to internalize stigma, may suffer from psychosocial issues, or engage in maladaptive ...