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Are women who work in bars, guesthouses and similar facilities a suitable study population for vaginal microbicide trials in Africa?
BACKGROUND: A feasibility study was conducted to investigate whether an occupational at-risk cohort of women in Mwanza, Tanzania are a …
Andrew Vallely, Ian R. Hambleton, Stella Kasindi, Louise Knight, Suzanna C. Francis, Tobias Chirwa, Dean Everett, Charles Shagi, Claire Cook, Celia Barberousse, Deborah Watson-Jones, John Changalucha, David Ross, Richard J. Hayes
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Association of schistosomiasis with false-positive HIV test results in an African adolescent population.
This study was designed to investigate the factors associated with the high rate of false-positive test results observed with the …
Dean B. Everett, Kathy J. Baisely, Ruth McNerney, Ian Hambleton, Tobias Chirwa, David A. Ross, John Changalucha, Deborah Watson-Jones, Helena Helmby, David W. Dunne, David Mabey, Richard J. Hayes
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Anaesthetic morbidity at the University Hospital of the West Indies.
OBJECTIVE: There is little information on adverse anaesthetic outcomes from the Caribbean. The aim of this study was to investigate the …
I. A. Tennant, R. Augier, A. Crawford-Sykes, I. R. Hambleton, M. Tha, H. Harding
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Measurement and predictors of adherence in a trial of HSV suppressive therapy in Tanzania.
This study estimates adherence and identifies predictors of good adherence among 1305 Tanzanian women participating in a randomised, …
Deborah Watson-Jones, Kathy Baisley, Mary Rusizoka, Clare Tanton, Kokugonza Mugeye, Helen A. Weiss, John Changalucha, Tim Clayton, Ian Hambleton, David A. Ross, Richard J. Hayes
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Retained placenta in homozygous sickle cell disease.
OBJECTIVE: To document an increased prevalence of retained placenta in mothers with homozygous sickle cell disease. METHODS: A …
Donnette Simms-Stewart, Minerva Thame, Aleith Hemans-Keen, Ian Hambleton, Graham R. Serjeant
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Bacterial vaginosis in female facility workers in north-western Tanzania: prevalence and risk factors.
OBJECTIVES: To determine prevalence of, and risk factors for, bacterial vaginosis (BV) among herpes simplex virus (HSV) 2 seropositive …
K. Baisley, J. Changalucha, H. A. Weiss, K. Mugeye, D. Everett, I. Hambleton, P. Hay, D. Ross, C. Tanton, T. Chirwa, R. Hayes, D. Watson-Jones
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Ethnic differences in F cell levels in Jamaica: a potential tool for identifying new genetic loci controlling fetal haemoglobin.
High levels of fetal haemoglobin (HbF) are protective in beta-haemoglobinopathies. The proportion of erythrocytes containing HbF …
Lisa E. Creary, Colin A. McKenzie, Stephan Menzel, Neil A. Hanchard, Veronica Taylor, Ian Hambleton, Tim D. Spector, Terrence E. Forrester, Swee Lay Thein
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Breast cancer incidence and mortality in a Caribbean population: comparisons with African-Americans.
We describe breast cancer incidence and mortality in the predominantly African-origin population of Barbados, which shares an ancestral …
Anselm J. Hennis, Ian R. Hambleton, Suh-Yuh Wu, Maria Cristina Leske, Barbara Nemesure
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Risk factors for breast cancer in a black population--the Barbados National Cancer Study.
The Barbados National Cancer Study (BNCS) is a nationwide case-control study investigating environmental and genetic factors for breast …
Barbara Nemesure, Suh-Yuh Wu, Ian R. Hambleton, M. Cristina Leske, Anselm J. Hennis
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Interpersonal violence in three Caribbean countries: Barbados, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago.
OBJECTIVES: This article reports the prevalence of two types of interpersonal violence (IPV) (sexual and physical) and one type of …
Elsie Le Franc, Maureen Samms-Vaughan, Ian Hambleton, Kristin Fox, Dennis Brown
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