ArticleSexually transmitted diseases2015
Patient-Delivered Partner Treatment for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Trichomonas Infection Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Kenya.
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- Association between partner treatment and repeat sexually transmitted infections positivity in pregnant women in East London, South Africa.Sexually transmitted infections · 2026Article
- Burden and distribution of serologically detected HIV and syphilis infections among pregnant women attending antenatal care in peri-urban Blantyre, Malawi.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- HIV Prevention Tools Across the Pregnancy Continuum: What Works, What Does Not, and What Can We Do Differently?Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2022Review
- Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Incident HIV Infection During Pregnancy Predict Preterm Birth Despite Treatment.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2021Article
- A Pilot Evaluation of Expedited Partner Treatment and Partner Human Immunodeficiency Virus Self-Testing Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women Diagnosed With Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Kisumu, Kenya.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2021Article
- High rates of persistent and recurrent chlamydia in pregnant women after treatment with azithromycin.American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM · 2020Article
- Sexually transmitted infections during pregnancy and subsequent risk of stillbirth and infant mortality in Kenya: a prospective study.Sexually transmitted infections · 2019Article
- Targeted Pregnancy and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention Risk-Reduction Counseling for Young Women: Lessons Learned from Biomedical Prevention Trials.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2018Article
- Molecular typing of Trichomonas vaginalis isolates by actin gene sequence analysis and carriage of T. vaginalis viruses.Parasites & vectors · 2017Article
- High prevalence of curable sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women in a rural county hospital in Kilifi, Kenya.PloS one · 2017Article
- Acceptance of Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Infections for Stable Sexual Partners by Female Sex Workers in Kampala, Uganda.PloS one · 2016Article
- Chlamydia trachomatis infections in Kenya - sexually transmitted and ocular infections: a scoping review.Therapeutic advances in reproductive healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundPatient-delivered partner treatment (PDPT) for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) increases rates of partner treatment and decreases reinfection, but has not been evaluated during pregnancy.
methodsThis prospective cohort was nested within a larger study of peripartum HIV acquisition. Participants with microbiologic diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and/or Trichomonas vaginalis were screened for participation. Questionnaires were administered to determine PDPT acceptability and barriers. Women were reassessed at least 30 days to determine partner treatment and reinfection. Women whose partners did or did not receive PDPT were compared.
resultsOne hundred twelve (22.2%) women in the parent cohort had a treatable STI; 78 within the PDPT study period, of whom 66 were eligible and 59 (89.3%) accepted PDPT. Fifty-one women had PDPT outcome data, 37 (73%) of whom reported partners treated with PDPT. Fourteen women (27%) refused or did not deliver partner treatment. Median age was 22 years (interquartile range, 20-26 years) and 88% were married. Compared with women who delivered PDPT, those who did not were more likely to have a partner living far away (23% vs. 0%, P = 0.004) and to report current intimate partner violence (14% vs. 0%, P = 0.02). Reported PDPT barriers included fear of partner's anger/abuse (5%) and accusations of being STI source (5%).
conclusionPatient-delivered partner treatment was acceptable and feasible for pregnant/postpartum Kenyan women and may reduce recurrent STIs in pregnancy.
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