Abstract Background Youth in southern Africa, particularly adolescent girls and young
women, are a key population for HIV prevention interventions. Untreated genital tract …

Introduction In light of the limited impact the syndromic management approach has had on
the global sexually transmitted infection (STI) epidemic, we assessed a care model …

Background The prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among youth is high in
sub-Saharan Africa. We investigated the uptake of testing for and prevalence of Chlamydia …

Adolescents in Africa are at high risk for HIV infection, other sexually transmitted infections
(STIs) and bacterial vaginosis (BV). Since behavior and burden of STIs/BV may influence …

Background Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and bacterial vaginosis (BV) are
associated with increased transmission of HIV, and poor reproductive and sexual health …

Objectives: Globally, the highest rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are among the
15-24 age group. Studying adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) pre-sexual debut …

Background and objectives Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) contribute largely to the
burden of health in South Africa and are recognized as major contributors to the human …

The genital tract of African women has been shown to differ from what is currently accepted
as 'normal', defined by a pH≤ 4.5 and lactobacilli-dominated microbiota. Adolescent girls …

Objective Papua New Guinea (PNG) has among the highest estimated prevalences of
genital Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) and Trichomonas …

PURPOSE: To estimate the prevalence of treatable sexually transmitted infections (STI) in
adolescents visiting a youth health clinic. To evaluate the algorithm for management of the …