Purpose Infection with and persistence of high-risk human papillomavirus (HR HPV) are the strongest risk factors for cervical cancer. Little is known about the prevalence and role of concurrent sexually transmitted ...

Vesicovaginal fistulas from obstructed labor no longer exist in wealthy industrialized countries. In the impoverished countries of sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia obstetric fistulas continue to be a prevalent clinical ...

The development of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines provides new opportunities in the fight against cervical cancer. Many acceptability studies have revealed high interest in these vaccines, but acceptance is only a ...

Background: Estimately, 70–80% of cancer cases are diagnosed in late stages in Kenya with breast cancer being a common cause of mortality among women where late diagnosis is the major ubiquitous concern. Numerous studies have ...

Background: Estimately, 70–80% of cancer cases are diagnosed in late stages in Kenya with breast cancer being a common cause of mortality among women where late diagnosis is the major ubiquitous concern. Numerous studies have ...

Abstract In Africa, the HIV prevalence in rural areas has begun to reach levels estimated within urban settings, where women are also more at risk for both malaria and intestinal parasitic infections. The objective of ...

Objectives The reproductive desire of women following genital fistula repair surgery is complex, varied and often not addressed, although it carries significant consequences. The aim of this study was to better understand ...

Background: Cervical cancer caused by human papilloma virus (HPV) nevertheless preventable has claimed the lives of many women worldwide. Human papillomavirus is the main contributory agent of cervical cancer. The HPV ...

Cervical cancer is a critical public health concern in sub-Saharan Africa. Adolescents are key targets in primary prevention strategies. Following a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination initiative (Gardasil) in Eldoret,Kenya, ...

Whilst the imputed role of High Risk (HR) HPV infection in the development of cervical lesions andcancer has been established, the high number of HPV genotypes that Female Sex workers (FSW) harbour warrantsthat the synergistic ...