ArticleInternational journal of STD & AIDS2010
Diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections and bacterial vaginosis among HIV-1-infected pregnant women in Nairobi.
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- Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis and its associated risk factors among women of reproductive age attending Jos University Teaching Hospital, Plateau State, Nigeria.GMS hygiene and infection control · 2025Article
- Incidence, recurrence, and prevalence of bacterial vaginosis from acute to chronic HIV infection in a prospective cohort of women in South Africa.Annals of epidemiology · 2023Article
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- Developing and validating a risk algorithm to diagnose Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis in symptomatic Rwandan women.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
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- Predictors of Bacterial Vaginosis among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic at Tertiary Care Hospital in Tanzania: A Cross Sectional Study.The East African health research journal · 2021Article
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- Public health approach to prevent cervical cancer in HIV-infected women in Kenya: Issues to consider in the design of prevention programs.Gynecologic oncology reports · 2017Review
- Prevalence of Bacterial Vaginosis and Associated Risk Factors among Women Complaining of Genital Tract Infection.International journal of microbiology · 2017Article
- Prevalence and risk factors of three curable sexually transmitted infections among women in Nairobi, Kenya.BMC research notes · 2016Article
- Chlamydia trachomatis Infection in Pregnancy: The Global Challenge of Preventing Adverse Pregnancy and Infant Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.BioMed research international · 2016Review
- Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Tikur Anbessa University Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.BMC research notes · 2014Article
- Correlates and outcomes of preterm birth, low birth weight, and small for gestational age in HIV-exposed uninfected infants.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2014Article
- Chlamydia trachomatis infections in Kenya - sexually transmitted and ocular infections: a scoping review.Therapeutic advances in reproductive healthArticle
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Abstract
HIV-infected women with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) or bacterial vaginosis (BV) during pregnancy are at increased risk for poor obstetric outcomes. In resource-limited settings, diagnostic testing for STIs and BV is often not available and most pregnant women are managed using syndromic algorithms. As part of a Nairobi perinatal cohort, HIV-1-infected pregnant women were interviewed and samples were collected for STIs and BV testing. Diagnostic accuracy of STIs and BV by syndromic algorithms was evaluated with comparison to the reference standard. Among 441 women, prevalence of BV was 37%, trichomoniasis 16%, chlamydia 4%, syphilis 3% and gonorrhoea 2%. Significantly more women with STIs were aged 21-years-old, had not attended secondary school and had a history of STIs. Syndromic diagnosis of STIs and BV demonstrated a sensitivity of 45% and 57%, and positive predictive value of 30% and 42%, respectively. Among these HIV-infected, pregnant women, STIs and vaginal infections were common and syndromic diagnosis was insensitive, resulting in missed opportunities to intervene and improve infant and maternal health.
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