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Non-ulcerative sexually transmitted diseases as risk factors for HIV-1 transmission in women: results from a cohort study.
OBJECTIVES
The heterosexual spread of HIV-1 is occurring at different rates in different parts of the world. The transmission probability of HIV-1 per sexual contact is low, but may be greatly… Expand
Condom promotion, sexually transmitted diseases treatment, and declining incidence of HIV-1 infection in female Zairian sex workers
The control of sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV-1, among sex workers and their clients in urban areas in developing countries, is considered a valuable and cost-effective intervention to… Expand
Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis andNeisseria gonorrhoeae by Enzyme Immunoassay, Culture, and Three Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests
- E. van Dyck, M. Ieven, S. Pattyn, L. Van Damme, M. Laga
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- 1 May 2001
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare three commercially available nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) for the detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia… Expand
Multicentre study on factors determining differences in rate of spread of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: methods and prevalence of HIV infection
Objective: The objective of this study was to explore whether the differences in rate of spread of HIV in different regions in sub-Saharan Africa could be explained by differences in sexual behaviour… Expand
Effect of interventions to control sexually transmitted disease on the incidence of HIV infection in female sex workers
ObjectiveTo compare the seroincidence of HIV infection among female sex workers in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire before and during an intervention study to control sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and to… Expand
Outcomes of antiretroviral treatment program in Ethiopia: Retention of patients in care is a major challenge and varies across health facilities
- Y. Assefa, Abiyou Kiflie, +5 authors W. van Damme
- Medicine
- BMC health services research
- 18 April 2011
BackgroundMany resource-limited countries are scaling up antiretroviral treatment (ART) towards universal access. However, there are few studies which evaluated outcomes of ART programs in these… Expand
The associations between cervicovaginal HIV shedding, sexually transmitted diseases and immunosuppression in female sex workers in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
- P. Ghys, K. Fransen, +8 authors M. Laga
- Medicine
- AIDS
- 1 October 1997
Objective:To measure the frequency and associated factors of cervicovaginal HIV shedding and to determine the impact of sexually transmitted disease (STD) treatment on HIV shedding.… Expand
The real challenges for scaling up ART in sub-Saharan Africa.
- W. van Damme, K. Kober, M. Laga
- Medicine
- AIDS
- 21 March 2006
On 1 December 2003 when pilot projects had shown the feasibility of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in the poorest regions of the world and the prices of antiretroviral drugs had steeply decreased the… Expand
To stem HIV in Africa, prevent transmission to young women.
- M. Laga, B. Schwärtlander, E. Pisani, P. Sow, M. Caraël
- Medicine
- AIDS
- 4 May 2001
Over the years community-based studies have shown that higher proportions of young women (15-19 years) in Africa are already infected with HIV compared with their male counterparts. This is likely… Expand
High prevalence of HIV and sexually transmitted infections among male sex workers in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire: need for services tailored to their needs
- B. Vuylsteke, Gisèle Semdé, +4 authors M. Laga
- Medicine
- Sexually Transmitted Infections
- 11 February 2012
Objectives To assess condom use and prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STI) and HIV among male sex workers (MSW) in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted… Expand