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Efficacy of voluntary HIV-1 counselling and testing in individuals and couples in Kenya, Tanzania, and Trinidad: a randomised trial by Coates, T J, Grinstead, O A, Gregorich SE, Sweat MD, Kamenga, M C, Sangiwa, G, Balmer, D, Furlonge, C

“…Our aim was to determine the efficacy of HIV-1 voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) in reducing unprotected intercourse among individuals and sex-partner…”
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Growth of children according to maternal and child HIV, immunological and disease characteristics : a prospective cohort study in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo by BAILEY, R. C, KAMENGA, M. C, NSUAMI, M. J, NIEBURG, P, ST LOUIS, M. E

“…Most HIV-infection in children occurs in sub-Saharan Africa where antiretroviral therapy is seldom available. This study compares the growth progression and…”
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Estimating the Timing of Mother-to-Child Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus in a Breast-Feeding Population in Kinshasa, Zaire by Bertolli, Jeanne, St. Louis, Michael E., Simonds, Robert J., Nieburg, Phillip, Kamenga, Munkolenkole, Brown, Christopher, Tarande, Manzila, Quinn, Thomas, Ou, Chin-Yih

“…Breast-fed infants born to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected mothers in Kinshasa, Zaire, were monitored a mean of 18 months. HIV infection in infants…”
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The impact of human immunodeficiency virus infection on pelvic inflammatory disease: A case-control study in Abidjan, Ivory Coast by Kamenga, Munkolenkole C., De Cock, Kevin M., St. Louis, Michael E., Touré, Coulibaly K., Zakaria, Sidibe, N'gbichi, Jean Marie, Ghys, Peter D., Holmes, King K., Eschenbach, David A., Gayle, Helene D., Kreiss, Joan K.

“…OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to assess the impact of human immunodeficiency virus infection on pelvic inflammatory disease. STUDY DESIGN: A case-control study…”
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Role of HIV counseling and testing in changing risk behavior in developing countries by De Zoysa, I, Phillips, K A, Kamenga, M C, O'Reilly, K R, Sweat, M D, White, R A, Grinstead, O A, Coates, T J

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Prevention of sexual transmission of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: lessons learned by Lamptey, P R, Kamenga, M C, Weir, S S

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The Voluntary HIV-1 Counseling and Testing Efficacy Study: Design and Methods by Kamenga, M Claudes, Sweat, Michael D, De Zoysa, Isabelle, Dallabetta, Gina, Coates, Thomas J, Grinstead, Olga A, Gregorich, Steven E, Heilbron, David C, Wolf, William P, Choi, Kyung-Hee, Schachter, Julius, Balmer, Donald, Kihuho, Francis, Moses, Stephen

“…While HIV counseling and testing has been promoted as potentially effective for prevention, few controlled studies have been conducted. The Voluntary HIV…”
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Characteristics of Individuals and Couples Seeking HIV-1 Prevention Services in Nairobi, Kenya: The Voluntary HIV-1 Counseling and Testing Efficacy Study by Balmer, Donald, Grinstead, Olga A, Kihuho, Francis, Gregorich, Steven E, Sweat, Michael D, Kamenga, M Claudes, Plummer, Frank A, O'Reilly, Kevin R, Kalibala, Samuel, Eric van Praag, Coates, Thomas J

“…This paper describes the recruitment and baseline characteristics of men, women, and couples who enrolled in the Voluntary Counseling and Testing Efficacy…”
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Characteristics of Individuals and Couples Seeking HIV-1 Prevention Services in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania: The Voluntary HIV-1 Counseling and Testing Efficacy Study by Sangiwa, M Gloria, Grinstead, Olga A, Hogan, Margaret, Davis Mwakagile, Japhet Z. J. Killewo, Gregorich, Steven E, Kamenga, M Claudes, Sweat, Michael D, O'Reilly, Kevin R, Kalibala, Samuel, Eric van Praag, Coates, Thomas J

“…The objective of this paper is to describe the baseline characteristics, risk behavior, and HIV prevalence of individuals and couples who enrolled in the…”
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Comparison of five commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and Western immunoblotting for human immunodeficiency virus antibody detection in serum samples from Central Africa by BEHETS, F, DISASI, A, BATTER, V, BROWN, C, QUINN, T, RYDER, R., BISHAGARA, K, PIOT, P, KASHAMUKA, M, KAMENGA, M, NZILA, N, LAGA, M, VERCAUTEREN, G

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Persistent diarrhea associated with AIDS by Keusch, G T, Thea, D M, Kamenga, M, Kakanda, K, Mbala, M, Brown, C, Davachi, F

“…Chronic diarrhea and wasting are very common manifestations of AIDS in adults in developing countries. Etiologic studies show that protozoa (including…”
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Immunogenicity of High-Titer Edmonston-Zagreb Measles Vaccine in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Children in Kinshasa, Zaire by Cutts, F. T., Mandala, K., St. Louis, M., Brown, C., Mayala, B., Zell, E. R., Deforest, A., Kamenga, M., Davachi, F., Markowitz, L. E.

“…The response to Edmonston-Zagreb vaccine (titer, 5.4log10 pfu) was evaluated among children in a study of perinatal transmission of human immunodeficiency…”
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Pediatric AIDS and perinatal HIV infection in Zaire: epidemiologic and pathologic findings by Nelson, A M, Firpo, A, Kamenga, M, Davachi, F, Angritt, P, Mullick, F G

“…HIV infection in women and children is a special problem in Zaire and in other countries where heterosexual transmission is predominant. Nearly half of the…”
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Risk for Perinatal HIV-1 Transmission According to Maternal Immunologic, Virologic, and Placental Factors by Louis, Michael E. St, Kamenga, Munkolenkole, Brown, Christopher, Nelson, Ann Marie, Manzila, Tarande, Batter, Veronique, Behets, Frieda, Kabagabo, Uwa, Ryder, Robert W, Oxtoby, Margaret, Quinn, Thomas C, Heyward, William L

“…Objective.—To evaluate how maternal and obstetric factors interact to influence mother-to-child human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)…”
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Evidence of marked sexual behavior change associated with low HIV-1 seroconversion in 149 married couples with discordant HIV-1 serostatus: experience at an HIV counselling center in Zaire by Kamenga, M, Ryder, R W, Jingu, M, Mbuyi, N, Mbu, L, Behets, F, Brown, C, Heyward, W L

“…To determine the effect of an HIV-1 counselling program on 149 married Zairian couples with discordant HIV-1 serology, the rates of HIV-1 seroconversion and…”
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High HIV-1 incidence in young women masked by stable overall seroprevalence among childbearing women in Kinshasa, Zaïre: estimating incidence from serial seroprevalence data by Batter, V, Matela, B, Nsuami, M, Manzila, T, Kamenga, M, Behets, F, Ryder, R W, Heyward, W L, Karon, J M, St Louis, M E

“…To describe the dynamics of the HIV-1 epidemic in childbearing women in Kinshasa, Zaïre, by estimating incidence from serial seroprevalence studies. In 1986…”
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Impact of HIV counseling and testing among child-bearing women in Kinshasa, Zaïre by Heyward, W L, Batter, V L, Malulu, M, Mbuyi, N, Mbu, L, St Louis, M E, Kamenga, M, Ryder, R W

“…To determine the impact of HIV counseling and testing among child-bearing women. Mama Yemo Hospital in Kinshasa, Zaïre. After informed consent, 187…”
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Efficacy of voluntary HIV-1 counselling and testing in individuals and couples in Kenya, Tanzania and Trinidad: a randomised trial by Coates, T J, Grinstead, O A, Gregorich, S E, Sweat, M D, Kamenga, M C, Sangiwa, G, Balmer, D, Furlonge, C

“…The Voluntary HIV-1 Counselling and Testing (VCT) Efficacy Study was a three-site clinical trial carried out in 1995-1998. Its aim was to determine the…”
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Cost-effectiveness of voluntary HIV-1 counselling and testing in reducing sexual transmission of HIV-1 in Kenya and Tanzania by Sweat, M D, Gregorich, S E, Sangiwa, G, Furlonge, C, Balmer, D, Kamenga, M C, Grinstead, O A, Coates, T J

“…Access to HIV-1 voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) is severely limited in less-developed countries. Describes a multi-site trial of HIV-1 VCT to assess…”
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AIDS orphans in Kinshasa, Zaïre: incidence and socioeconomic consequences by Ryder, R W, Kamenga, M, Nkusu, M, Batter, V, Heyward, W L

“…To determine the incidence, morbidity, mortality, and socioeconomic consequences of becoming an AIDS orphan (a child with an HIV-1-seropositive mother who has…”
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