ArticleSouthern African journal of HIV medicine2019
Sexually transmitted infections, the silent partner in HIV-infected women in Zimbabwe.
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- Traditional ecological knowledge and practices in Zimbabwe: medicinal ethnobotany and ethnozoology among communities in Chipinge district.Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine · 2025Article
- Investigating causes of the high prevalence of sexually transmitted infections in Du Noon.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2024Article
- Antimicrobial resistance and heterogeneity of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated from patients attending sexually transmitted infection clinics in Lusaka, Zambia.BMC genomics · 2024Article
- Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), associations with sociodemographic and behavioural factors, and assessment of the syndromic management of vaginal discharge in women with urogenital complaints in Mozambique.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2024Article
- Antimicrobial resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated from patients attending sexually transmitted infection clinics in Urban Hospitals, Lusaka, Zambia.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Article
- High prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and risk factors among HIV-positive individuals in Yunnan, China.European journal of medical research · 2022Article
- Association of medical male circumcision and sexually transmitted infections in a population-based study using targeted maximum likelihood estimation.BMC public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundCoinfection rates of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are not widely reported in Zimbabwe and no local guidelines regarding the screening of STIs in people living with HIV exist.
objectivesThis cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors for STI coinfection in a cohort of HIV-infected women.
methodsBetween January and June 2016, 385 HIV-infected women presenting for routine cervical cancer screening were tested for five STIs:
resultsTwo hundred and thirty-three participants (60.5%) had a confirmed positive result for at least one STI: HSV 2 prevalence 52.5%, TV 8.1%, CT 2.1%, NG 1.8% and TP 11.4%. Eighty-seven per cent of the women were asymptomatic for any STI; 62.3% of women with a non-viral STI were asymptomatic. Women who had attended tertiary education were 90% less likely to have a non-viral STI (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 0.10, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.03-0.39,
conclusionA high prevalence of predominantly asymptomatic STIs is reported in a cohort of HIV-infected women. Syndromic management results in underdiagnosis of asymptomatic patients. More than three lifetime sexual partners and less formal education are risk factors for coinfection with non-viral STI. High-risk women should be screened using aetiological methods.
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