[HTML][HTML] The association between vaginal microbiota dysbiosis, bacterial vaginosis, and aerobic vaginitis, and adverse pregnancy outcomes of women living in sub …

NCA Juliana, MJM Suiters, S Al-Nasiry… - Frontiers in public …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: Previous studies have described the association between dysbiosis of the
vaginal microbiota (VMB) and related dysbiotic conditions, such as bacterial vaginosis (BV) …

A systematic review of randomized controlled trials of school based interventions on sexual risk behaviors and sexually transmitted infections among Young …

N Shangase, ABM Kharsany, NP Ntombela, A Pettifor… - AIDS and Behavior, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Young adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are at high risk of involvement in
sexual risk behaviors; and curable sexually transmitted infections (STI), herpes simplex virus …

[HTML][HTML] Population prevalence of sexually transmitted infections in a high HIV burden district in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Implications for HIV epidemic control

ABM Kharsany, LR McKinnon, L Lewis… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and Human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) share a complex bidirectional relationship, however, population prevalence and …

Analysis of heavy rainfall in sub-Saharan Africa and HIV transmission risk, HIV prevalence, and sexually transmitted infections, 2005-2017

JM Nagata, K Hampshire, A Epstein, F Lin… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Extreme precipitation, including heavy rains and flooding, is associated with
poor health outcomes mediated in part by decreases in income and food production …

[HTML][HTML] Microbiota-dependent effects of IL-22

M Sabihi, M Böttcher, P Pelczar, S Huber - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cytokines are important contributors to immune responses against microbial and
environmental threats and are of particular importance at epithelial barriers. These …

[HTML][HTML] Determinants of syphilis infection among pregnant women attending antenatal care in hospitals of Wolaita zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2020

TA Lendado, T Tekle, D Dawit, WB Daga, CW Diro… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Objective of the study The objective of this study was to identify determinants of syphilis
infection among pregnant women attending antenatal care in hospitals in the Wolaita zone …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and demographic, socioeconomic, and behavioral risk factors of self-reported symptoms of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among ever …

MN Huda, MU Ahmed, MB Uddin, MK Hasan… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sexually transmitted infections (STI) symptoms (eg, abnormal genital discharge and genital
sores/ulcers) are a major public health concern in Bangladesh because the symptoms can …

The female reproductive tract virome: understanding the dynamic role of viruses in gynecological health and disease

FS Madere, CL Monaco - Current opinion in virology, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•DNA eukaryotic viruses are implicated in preterm birth, FRT inflammation, and
development of cervical cancer.•Little is known about FRT RNA viruses.•FRT bacteriophage …

HIV pathogenesis in the human female reproductive tract

M Rodriguez-Garcia, K Connors, M Ghosh - Current HIV/AIDS Reports, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Women remain disproportionately affected by the HIV/AIDS
pandemic. The primary mechanism for HIV acquisition in women is sexual transmission, yet …

[HTML][HTML] Strong Father–Child Relationships and Other Positive Childhood Experiences, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Sexual Risk Factors for HIV among …

NT Agathis, FB Annor, L Xu, E Swedo… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Using cross-sectional data from the 2019 Namibia Violence Against Children and Youth
Survey and sex-stratified multivariable models, we assessed the associations between four …