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Rose Bosire

Senior Research Officer, Kenya Medical Research Institute
Verified email at uw.edu
Cited by 2803

Male antenatal attendance and HIV testing are associated with decreased infant HIV infection and increased HIV-free survival

A Aluisio, BA Richardson, R Bosire… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To investigate the relationship between male involvement in prevention of mother-
to-child HIV transmission services and infant HIV acquisition and mortality, a prospective …

Predictors of early mortality in a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected African children

EM Obimbo, DA Mbori-Ngacha… - The Pediatric …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Background: Pediatric human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection follows a
bimodal clinical course with rapid progression in 10–45% of children before the age of 2 …

Early response to highly active antiretroviral therapy in HIV-1-infected Kenyan children

DC Wamalwa, C Farquhar, EM Obimbo… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To describe the early response to World Health Organization (WHO)-
recommended nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI)-based first-line highly …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge and acceptability of pap smears, self-sampling and HPV vaccination among adult women in Kenya

AF Rositch, A Gatuguta, RY Choi, BL Guthrie… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Objectives Our study aimed to assess adult women's knowledge of human papillomavirus
(HPV) and cervical cancer, and characterize their attitudes towards potential screening and …

[HTML][HTML] Correlates and outcomes of preterm birth, low birth weight, and small for gestational age in HIV-exposed uninfected infants

JA Slyker, J Patterson, G Ambler… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2014 - Springer
Background Preterm birth (PTB), low birth weight (LBW) and small for gestational age (SGA)
contribute to neonatal mortality. Maternal HIV-1 infection has been associated with an …

Salivary secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor is associated with reduced transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 through breast milk

C Farquhar, TC VanCott… - The Journal of …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI), a protein found in saliva, breast milk, and
genital secretions, is capable of inhibiting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 in …

Male partner participation in antenatal clinic services is associated with improved HIV-free survival among infants in Nairobi, Kenya: a prospective cohort study

AR Aluisio, R Bosire, B Bourke… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Objective: This prospective study investigated the relationship between male antenatal clinic
(ANC) involvement and infant HIV-free survival. Methods: From 2009 to 2013, HIV-infected …

Determinants of failure to access care in mothers referred to HIV treatment programs in Nairobi, Kenya

PA Otieno, PK Kohler, RK Bosire, ER Brown… - AIDS care, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Background. As prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programs and
HIV treatment programs rapidly expand in parallel, it is important to determine factors that …

Genital injury signatures and microbiome alterations associated with depot medroxyprogesterone acetate usage and intravaginal drying practices

KD Birse, LM Romas, BL Guthrie… - The Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background. Increasing evidence suggests depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA)
and intravaginal practices may be associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) …

Longitudinal comparison of chemokines in breastmilk early postpartum among HIV-1-infected and uninfected Kenyan women

R Bosire, BL Guthrie, B Lohman-Payne… - Breastfeeding …, 2007 - liebertpub.com
Breastmilk chemokines have been associated with increased HIV-1 RNA levels in
breastmilk and altered risk of mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission. To characterize CC and …