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HIV and cervical cancer in Kenya
(2001)
Objecti es: 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 Ž ...
Effect of a syphilis control programme on pregnancy outcome in Nairobi, Kenya
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2000)
Objectives: To assess the impact of a syphilis control programme of pregnant women on preg nancy outcome in Kenya.
Method: Women who came to deliver to Pumwani Maternity Hospital (PMH) between April
1997 and March 1998 ...
Predictors of cervical cancer screening among Kenyan women: results of a nested case-control study in a nationally representative survey
(BioMed Central, 2018)
Background: Cervical cancer is a major public health concern in Kenya. It is the leading cause of cancer morbidity
and mortality among women. Although screening is an effective prevention method, uptake is low among ...
Vulnerabilities at First Sex and Their Association With Lifetime Gender-Based Violence and HIV Prevalence Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women Engaged in Sex Work, Transactional Sex, and Casual Sex in Kenya
(Wolters Kluwer Health, 2018-11-11)
Background:
Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) experience high rates of HIV early in their sexual life course. We estimated the prevalence of HIV-associated vulnerabilities at first sex, and their association with ...
Perspectives on HIV Pre- and Post- Exposure Prophylaxes (PrEP and PEP) among Female and Male Sex Workers in Mombasa, Kenya: Implications for Integrating Biomedical Prevention into Sexual Health Services
(Guilford, 2017)
Pre- and post-exposure prophylaxes (PrEP and PEP) can reduce the risk of HIV acquisition, yet often are inaccessible to and underutilized by most-vulnerable populations, including sex workers in sub-Saharan Africa. Based ...
Propulsion-gear-based characterisation of artisanal fisheries in the Malindi-Ungwana Bay, Kenya and its use for fisheries management
(Elsevier, 2014)
In Kenya, like o th e r tro p ic a l c o u n trie s, c o a sta l a rtis a n a l fish e ry is m u ltisp e cies, m u ltig e a r a n d m u ltifle e t
in n a tu re w ith m a n y m a n a g e m e n t c h allen g e s. T he M a ...
Ecological and socio-economic assessment of Kenyan coastal fisheries
(Brill, 2013)
This study explores and describes the status of the fisheries resources in the Malindi-Ungwana Bay,
Kenya. In addition to shrimp bottom trawling, the bay also supports a variety of artisanal fishing
techniques with ...
Species composition, distribution patterns and population structure of penaeid shrimps in Malindi-Ungwana Bay, Kenya, based on experimental bottom trawl surveys
(Elsevier, 2013)
The species composition, distribution patterns and abundance of penaeid shrimps in Malindi-Ungwana
Bay, Kenya, were investigated after six years of no bottom trawling in the area. Two surveys undertaken
during the dry ...
Application of the DPSIR Framework to Coastal and Marine Fisheries Management in Kenya
(Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology and The Korean Society of Oceanography, 2020)
Natural resource management frameworks are important
in generating information that promotes the development of
appropriate policies and regulation for effective management and
utilization of different aspects of ...
Fish Catch Composition of Artisanal and Bottom Trawl Fisheries in Malindi-Ungwana Bay, Kenya: A Cause for Conflict?
(Western Indian Ocean J. Mar. Sci, 2014)
Artisanal and shrimp bottom trawl fisheries in Ungwana Bay compete
for fish resources and this has resulted in unresolved conflict over several decades.
Landings of artisanal fishers (2009-2011) and bottom trawl catches ...