Publications by authors named "G Ka-Gina"
Objectives: To determine the prevalence and interrelation of cervical human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes, squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL), HIV, and other reproductive tract infections (RTIs) among urban antenatal clinic attenders in Mwanza, Tanzania.
Methods: Genital swabs were collected from 660 pregnant women and tested for a range of RTIs and for cervical cytology. Cervical HPV-DNA was detected by PCR and genotyped.
Background: Detection and management of gonococcal and/or chlamydial infections in women is a challenge, particularly in developing countries where laboratory tests are not always available. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has developed a risk assessment approach to identify cervical infections among women complaining of vaginal discharge. We have evaluated this approach as a screening strategy among women attending an urban antenatal clinic (ANC) in Tanzania.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: (i) To determine the microbial aetiologies of vaginal discharge in STD clinic and antenatal clinic (ANC) attenders; (ii) to evaluate the performance and costs of a new WHO algorithm for the detection of gonococcal and chlamydial infections in women complaining of vaginal discharge and/or genital itching, using a risk assessment.
Methods: Two groups were enrolled: (i) 395 consecutive female patients attending a hospital outpatient clinic complaining of genital discharge or itching; and (ii) 628 consecutive pregnant women reporting at an urban ANC these symptoms. Patients were interviewed by a nurse, who applied the WHO risk score.
Objective: To measure HIV-associated adult mortality in a rural population in Tanzania. To record the signs and symptoms associated with deaths of HIV-positive adults.
Design: Prospective cohort study conducted in the context of a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the impact of a sexually transmitted disease treatment programme.