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Cigarette Smoking Behaviors and Beliefs in Persons Living With HIV in Nairobi, Kenya by Shuter, Jonathan, Ojoo, Sylvia A, Oduor, Patience, Ondire, Maureen, Khakali, Linda, Achieng, Angela O, Masai, Tina W, Potts, Wendy, Bennett, Melanie E, Weinberger, Andrea H, Koech, Emily, Himelhoch, Seth S

“…Introduction Persons living with HIV (PLWH) use tobacco at higher rates than the general population in both high-income countries and low- and middle-income…”
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Hypertension and Associated Inflammatory Markers Among HIV-Infected Patients in Tanzania by Memiah, Peter, Nkinda, Lillian, Majigo, Mtebe, Opanga, Yvonne, Humwa, Felix, Inzaule, Seth, Abubakar, Maghimbi, Oduor, Patience, Zuheri, Aisha, Lema, Steven, Kamau, Anne, Baribwira, Cyprien, Biadgilign, Sibhatu

“…There remains a dearth of data regarding the association between chronic inflammation and hypertension (HTN) in sub-Saharan Africa, a region that accounts for…”
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Tobacco and alcohol co-use among people with HIV (PWH) in Nairobi, Kenya by Shuter, Jonathan, Katherine Breetz, Kahler, Christopher, Ojoo, Sylvia, Oduor, Patience, Ondire, Maureen, Khakali, Linda, Achieng, Angela, Masai, Tina, Potts, Wendy, Li, Lan, Koech, Emily, Himelhoch, Seth

“…Introduction. Although the majority of PWH in the world reside in sub-Saharan Africa, little is known about the syndemic of tobacco and alcohol use in that…”
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Efficacy of Smoking Cessation Interventions among People with HIV in Kenya by Himelhoch, Seth S, Koech, Emily, Omanya, Angela A, Oduor, Patience, Mchembere, Walter, Masai, Tina W, Bennett, Melanie E, Li, Lan, Potts, Wendy, Ojoo, Sylvia, Shuter, Jonathan

“…People with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) smoke at much higher rates than the general population, resulting in higher risk for tobacco-related morbidity…”
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PO 8472 EACCR-2 INSTITUTIONAL CLINICAL RESEARCH CAPACITY ASSESSMENT: CASE STUDY OF SIAYA COUNTY REFERRAL HOSPITAL, WESTERN KENYA by Oduor, Patience, Wambura, Mary, Mwai, Geoffrey, Wandiga, Steve

“…Background Infrastructural inadequacies and lack of research management expertise impede optimal research participation by Ministries of Health in Africa. The…”
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Exposure and predictors of intention to use HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among adolescent girls and young women: assessment of Jipende JiPrEP campaign in Kisumu, Kenya by Hawi, Sarah, Aduda, Dickens Omondi, Nyambuga, Charles Ongadi, Oduor, Patience Aoko, Awuoche, Hellen Aoko, Nyanjom, Maryanne Akoth, Otieno, George Omondi

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AGREEMENT OF QUANTIFERON TEST AND TUBERCULIN SKIN TEST IN DIAGNOSING LATENT TUBERCULOSIS INFECTION AMONG HIV-INFECTED PEOPLE IN KISUMU COUNTY, KENYA by Oduor, Patience, Gethi, Dickson, Odeny, Lazarus, Agaya, Janet, Wandiga, Steve

“…BackgroundHIV-infected people are at greatest risk of progression from latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) to development of active tuberculosis (TB) disease…”
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IMPROVING TUBERCULOSIS SCREENING AND DIAGNOSIS AMONG PEOPLE WITH HIV: UPDATES FROM THE INTENSIFIED CASE FINDING STUDY IN KISUMU COUNTY, KENYA by Wandiga, Steve, Oduor, Patience, Agaya, Janet, Okumu, Albert, Sharma, Aditya, Cavanaugh, Sean, Cain, Kevin

“…BackgroundTuberculosis (TB) is the leading opportunistic infection and cause of death among people living with HIV (PLHIV). HIV predisposes latently…”
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