Ultrasensitive functionalized CeO2/ZnO nanocomposite sensor for determination of a prohibited narcotic in sports pethidine hydrochloride

SY Al Omar, AM Al-Mohaimeed, MF El-Tohamy - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
The extraordinary features of cerium oxide (CeO 2) and zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures
have encouraged substantial attention to those nanocomposites as probable electroactive …

Prevalence and correlates of violence among sexual and injecting partners of people who inject drugs living with HIV in Kenya: a cross-sectional study

SWKH Aung, H Kingston, LW Mbogo, B Sambai… - Harm reduction …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background In Kenya, violence is common among people who inject drugs (PWID)
living with HIV and their sexual and injecting partners and may lead to decreased uptake of …

Young people need more HIV prevention options, delivered in an acceptable way

R Schaefer, H Peralta, M Radebe… - Journal of Adolescent …, 2023 - jahonline.org
Globally, in 2022, about 350,000 new HIV infections occurred among young people aged
15e24 years, with 140,000 infections among adolescents aged 10e19 [1]. About two thirds of …

Circulating 25-hydroxycholecalciferol and calcium levels, and alkaline phosphatase activity among people living with and without human immunodeficiency virus and …

AO Onyango, N Shaviya, V Budambula… - BMC Infectious …, 2024 - Springer
Background People who inject drugs (PWID) and living with the human immunodeficiency
virus (PLHIV) are at higher risk of suffering marked derangements in micronutrient levels …

A phylogenetic assessment of HIV-1 transmission trends among people who inject drugs from Coastal and Nairobi, Kenya

H Kingston, G Nduva, BH Chohan, L Mbogo… - Virus …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Although recent modeling suggests that needle–syringe programs (NSPs) have reduced
parenteral HIV transmission among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Kenya, the …

Respondent-driven sampling to recruit adolescents in Kenya

HHM Truong, R Fatch, D Ogolla, B Otieno… - Annals of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) uses long-chain referral whereby members of
the target population recruit other members. We describe the use of RDS for a mixed …

Using HIV and Hepatitis C Molecular Epidemiology to Investigate Assisted Partner Services Recruitment Among People Who Inject Drugs in Kenya

H Kingston, BH Chohan, L Mbogo… - AIDS Research and …, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Sexual and/or injecting partners of people who inject drugs (PWID) may have an elevated
risk of HIV infection either from sharing a transmission network or an epidemiological …

Assisted partner services for people with HIV who inject drugs

TA Tembo, S Ahmed, NE Rosenberg - The Lancet Global Health, 2024 - thelancet.com
In The Lancet Global Health, Aliza Monroe-Wise and colleagues examine the effectiveness
of assisted partner services for people who inject drugs (PWID) living with HIV at eight harm …

HIV-1 Transmission Cluster in Injection Drug Users in Nairobi City, Kenya

SK Webale, M Kilongosi, G Munyekenye… - Ethiopian Journal of …, 2023 - ajol.info
BACKGROUND: While there is a striking increase in the prevalence of HIV in injection drug
users, information on envelope-gene subtypes and transmission clusters in injection drug …

“We only trust each other”: A qualitative study exploring the overdose risk environment among persons who inject drugs living with HIV in Nairobi, Kenya

M Maurano, D Bukusi, S Masyuko… - PLOS global public …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
In Kenya, overdose remains a major public health concern with approximately 40% of
persons who inject drugs (PWID) reporting personal overdoses. PWID living with HIV (PWID …