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The Effect of Medical Male Circumcision on Urogenital Mycoplasma genitalium among Men in Kisumu, Kenya
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2012-04)Background: We determined the prevalence of urethral Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) infection and whether infection was associated with circumcision status, among men enrolled in the randomized trial of medical male circumcision ... -
Efficacy of a Food Safety Comic Book on Knowledge and Self-Reported Behavior for Persons Living with AIDS
(Public Library of Science, 2013-10)INTRODUCTION: Persons living with AIDS are highly vulnerable to foodborne enteric infections with the potential for substantial morbidity and mortality. Educational materials about foodborne enteric infections intended ... -
Emergence of Quinolone-Resistance and Cephalosporin MIC Creep in Neisseria 2 gonorrhoeae in a Cohort of Young Men in Kisumu, Kenya: 2002 – 2009
(American Society for Microbiology, 2011)Introduction: We evaluated antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) isolated from men enrolled in a randomized trial of male circumcision to prevent HIV. Methods: Urethral specimens from men with discharge ... -
Factors Associated with Repeat Visits among Clients Attending a Clinic for Sexually Transmitted Infections in Kisumu, Kenya
(Royal Society of Medicine Press, 2011-11)Purpose: To identify factors associated with repeat visits among patients attending a clinic for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Kisumu, Kenya. Methods: Records of clinic visits were examined from March 2009 ... -
Feasibility of ecological momentary assessment to study mood and risk behavior among young people who inject drugs
(Elsevier, 2018-04-16)AIMS: To test the acceptability and feasibility of ecological momentary assessment (EMA) of mood and injection risk behavior among young people who inject drugs (PWID), using mobile phones. METHODS: Participants were ... -
Forgotten Ureteral Stents: Who’s at Risk?
(Mary Ann Liebert, 2013-08)The sequelae from forgotten stents carry significant morbidity and costs. In this study, we attempt to identify potential risk factors that may make patients less likely to follow up for stent removal so that more effective ... -
Gutfraind, A. and Genkin, M. A graph database framework for covert network analysis: An application to the Islamic State network in Europe. Social Networks. 2016. DOI: 10.1016/j.socnet.2016.10.004.
(Elsevier, 2016-11-25)This paper proposes a new framework, based on graph database theory, for encoding complex data on covert networks, mapping their structure, and conducting a sensitivity analysis. The framework is then applied to reconstruct ... -
Health Risks of Limited-Contact Water Recreation
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2012-02)BACKGROUND: Wastewater-impacted waters that do not support swimming are often used for boating, canoeing, fishing, kayaking, and rowing. Little is known about the health risks of these limited-contact water recreation ... -
Highly Purified versus Filtered Crude Collagenase: Comparable Human Islet Isolation Outcomes
(Cognizant Communication Corporation, 2011-03-07)This study was designed to retrospectively compare the impact of crude Sigma V collagenase (Sigma V, n=52) with high-purified Serva NB1 collagenase (Serva NB1, n=42) on human islet isolation outcomes. A three-step filtration ... -
Implementing Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention in Nyanza Province, Kenya: Lessons Learned during the First Year
(Public Library of Science, 2011-04-04)Background: In 2007, the World Health Organization endorsed male circumcision as an effective HIV prevention strategy. In 2008, the Government of Kenya (GoK) launched the national voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) ... -
Injection-Related Risk Behavior and Engagement in Outreach, Intervention and Prevention Services Across 20 US Cities
(2017-07-01)BACKGROUND: Monitoring the effects of HIV prevention efforts on risk behaviors among persons who inject drugs is a key to inform prevention programs and policy. METHODS: Using data from the 2012 National HIV Behavioral ... -
Investigating Ocular Dimensions in African Americans With Long Anterior Zonules
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2013-06)Purpose: To investigate ocular dimensions in African Americans with the long anterior zonule (LAZ) trait. Methods: A total of 61 African American LAZ subjects and 61 age-matched, race-matched, and sex-matched controls ... -
Long Anterior Lens Zonules and Intraocular Pressure
(Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 2018-04)Purpose: To investigate the relation between intraocular pressure (IOP) and the idiopathic long anterior zonule (LAZ) trait. -
The Long Term Efficacy of Medical Male Circumcision against HIV Acquisition
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2013-07)BACKGROUND:: In three randomized trials, medical male circumcision (MMC) reduced HIV acquisition in heterosexual men in sub-Saharan Africa by approximately 60%, after 21-24 months of follow-up. We estimated the 72-month ... -
Long-term follow-up of HLA-A2+ patients with high-risk, hormone-sensitive prostate cancer vaccinated with the prostate specific antigen peptide homologue, PSA146-154
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2010)Twenty eight HLA-A2+ patients with high-risk, locally advanced or metastatic, hormone-sensitive prostate cancer were immunized with a peptide homologue of prostate specific antigen, PSA146-154, between July 2002 to September ... -
Male Circumcision in the General Population of Kisumu, Kenya: Beliefs about Protection, Risk Behaviors, HIV, and STIs
(Public Library of Science, 2010-12-16)Using a population-based survey we examined the behaviors, beliefs, and HIV/HSV-2 serostatus of men and women in the traditionally non-circumcising community of Kisumu, Kenya prior to establishment of voluntary medical ... -
Mammogram image quality as a potential contributor to disparities in breast cancer stage at diagnosis: an observational study
(BioMed Central, 2013-04)Background: In an ongoing study of racial/ethnic disparities in breast cancer stage at diagnosis, we consented patients to allow us to review their mammogram images, in order to examine the potential role of mammogram image ... -
Measuring Prevalence and Correlates of Concurrent Sexual Partnerships among Young Sexually Active Men in Kisumu, Kenya
(Springer Verlag, 2013-03)Our objectives were to: 1) compare multiple measures of partnership concurrency, including the UNAIDS-recommended definition and 2) describe the prevalence and correlates of concurrent sexual partnerships among young ... -
Medical Male Circumcision and HSV-2 Acquisition: Post-Trial Surveillance in Kisumu, Kenya
(Oxford University Press, 2013-12)Background. We estimated the 72-month efficacy of medical male circumcision (MMC) against herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) incidence among men in the Kisumu MMC randomized trial.Methods. From 2002 to 2005, 2784 men aged 18-24 ... -
Microbial Diversity of Genital Ulcer Disease in Men Enrolled in a Randomized Trial of Male Circumcision in Kisumu, Kenya
(Public Library of Science, 2012-07-27)Background: Medical male circumcision (MMC) reduces the risk of genital ulcer disease (GUD) in men by 50%. In Ugandan and Kenyan trials, a sexually transmissible agent was not identified in 50–60% of GUD specimens by ...