Bacterial vaginosis (BV) enhances the acquisition and transmission of a range of sexually
transmitted infections including human immunodeficiency virus. This has made it more …

Introduction Childhood undernutrition is a major public health problem especially in low and
middle-income countries (LMIC). The prevalence of early introduction of complementary …

Background Prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) programmes have
traditionally been narrow in scope, targeting biomedical interventions during the perinatal …

Background Women living with HIV and co-infected with bacterial vaginosis (BV) are at
higher risk for transmitting HIV to a partner or newborn. It is poorly understood which …

This study aimed to determine the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis (BV) and aerobic
vaginitis (AV) and their associated risk factors among pregnant women from Ethiopia. Also …

Background Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection is a prevalent, sexually
transmitted infection with a sizable disease burden that is highest in sub-Saharan Africa …

Background: Factors associated with neonatal sepsis, an important cause of child mortality,
are poorly described in Africa. We characterized factors associated with early-onset (days 0 …

Background Bacterial vaginosis is one of the most common genital tract infections among
reproductive age group. The prevalence of bacterial vaginosis varies from country to country …

Background Despite the available cost effective antenatal testing and treatment, syphilis and
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are still among common infections affecting pregnant …

Background There is no recent epidemiological data on HIV infection in Gabon, particularly
in pregnant women. To close this gap, an HIV-prevalence survey was conducted among …