Population-Based Estimates and Predictors of Child and Adolescent Linkage to HIV Care or Death in Western Kenya.

Background: Population-level estimates of linkage to HIV care among children and adolescents (CAs) can facilitate progress toward 95-95-95 goals.

Setting: This study was conducted in Bunyala, Chulaimbo, and Teso North subcounties, Western Kenya.

Methods: Linkage to care was defined among CAs diagnosed with HIV through Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH)'s home-based counseling and testing initiative (HBCT) by merging HBCT and AMPATH Medical Record System data.

Diastolic dysfunction in people with HIV without known cardiovascular risk factors in Western Kenya.

Objectives: Diastolic dysfunction (DD) has been reported to be highly prevalent in people living with HIV (PLWH) on antiretroviral therapy (ART) leading to the hypothesis that it may be an early marker of myocardial disease. Our objective was to evaluate the prevalence of DD in people living with human immunodeficiency virus without known history of diabetes or hypertension in Western Kenya.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study in western Kenya, 110 PLWH on ART and without known diabetes or hypertension were matched for age ±5 years and sex to HIV-uninfected controls.

Focused Training of Community Health Volunteers on Cervical Cancer in Rural Kisumu.

The cancer disease burden is higher in the low- and middle-income countries like Kenya where uptake of screening services is low. Community health volunteers (CHVs) have been shown to be effective in improving uptake of health services and could also be used in cervical cancer screening. However, they still have inadequate knowledge hindering effective public education.

HIV Prevalence and Antenatal Care Attendance among Pregnant Women in a Large Home-Based HIV Counseling and Testing Program in Western Kenya.

Objective: To describe the uptake of and factors associated with HIV prevalence among pregnant women in a large-scale home-based HIV counseling and testing (HBCT) program in western Kenya.

Methods: In 2007, the Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare Program (AMPATH) initiated HBCT to all individuals aged ≥13 years and high-risk children <13 years. Included in this analysis were females aged 13-50 years, from 6 catchment areas (11/08-01/12).

Effects of HIV-1 infection on malaria parasitemia in milo sub-location, western Kenya.

Background: Malaria and HIV infections are both highly prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa, with HIV-infected patients being at higher risk of acquiring malaria. HIV-1 infection is known to impair the immune response and may increase the incidence of clinical malaria. However, a positive association between HIV-1 and malaria parasitaemia is still evolving.