Abstract Background: Cryotherapy is a treatment for cervical cancer that is often used in resource-limited settings as a “see and treat” method by which patients …
The purpose of this study was to explore the barriers and facilitators to antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence among adolescents by using qualitative interviews collected from …
Background: Understanding challenges experienced by young people living with HIV (YPLWH) during the COVID-19 pandemic could guide care during public health crises, particularly in resource-limited …
The gut microbiome is shaped by phylogeny, environment, and diet. Yet how these factors shape the gut microbiome under natural conditions is still unclear. Comparative …
Many observers believe that wealthy men play a disproportionate role in the continuing spread of HIV/AIDS infection in sub-Saharan Africa through their involvement in informal …
This article investigates whether a market for unsafe sexual activity exists among nonmarital, noncommercial sexual relationships in a high HIV/AIDS environment. The exchange of money …
Partner notification services (PNS) have been proven safe and effective in finding undiagnosed HIV infections among the general population in various high HIV-incidence countries in …
This dissertation uses life history data from Kisumu, Kenya and Cape Town, South Africa to investigate the influence of family instability on social and health …
Tuberculosis (TB) remains the leading cause of mortality from a single infectious agent worldwide. The World Health Organization has responded with the END TB Strategy, …
Background Health systems in sub-Saharan Africa are facing an ongoing HIV epidemic and increasing burden of non-communicable disease (NCD). They are transforming to provide more …
Although Kenya has implemented promising strategies such as HBCT and TasP, it continues to have some of the highest rates of HIV infection and struggles …
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted countries to enforce restrictions such as social distancing measures, stay-at-home orders, and travel bans in order to contain the diffusion …
Kenya contains a diverse array of landscapes and ecosystems, which are projected to experience regional wetting and drying in the coming decades. Over 12% of …
This thesis looks at cervical cancer screening and treatment within HIV-infected women in Kenya. The first section compares the outcomes of radical hysterectomy as treatment …
This dissertation is centrally concerned with instability in co-residence between migrants and their families in two sub-Saharan Africa contexts. In South Africa and Kenya, migration …
