ArticleInternational journal of public health2020
Modelling the impact of screening for chlamydia and gonorrhoea in youth and other high-prevalence groups in a resource-limited setting.
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- Optimal Deployment of Gonorrhoea Point-of-Care Tests: Modeling the Potential Impact of Diagnostic Confirmation Testing and Screening Strategies Across Five Priority Populations in Kenya.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Key mechanisms for chlamydia control in Guangdong, China: a mixed-methods causal-loop analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Divergent Burden Profiles of HIV/AIDS and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Women of Child-Bearing Age, 1990-2021.International journal of women's health · 2026Article
- Unveiling the Cost-Effectiveness of Chlamydia Screening Strategies: A Systematic Review.Portuguese journal of public health · 2025Review
- The effect of STI screening during pregnancy on vertical transmission of HIV and adverse pregnancy outcomes in South Africa: a modelling study.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2025Article
- Understanding the Effects of Trauma Exposure, Life Stress, Intimate Partner Violence, and Depression on Sexually Transmitted Infection Risk in Post-Conflict Liberia.Archives of sexual behavior · 2024Article
- High prevalence and incidence of gonorrhoea and chlamydia in young women eligible for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in South Africa and Zimbabwe: results from the HPTN 082 trial.Sexually transmitted infections · 2023Article
- Controversies and evidence on Chlamydia testing and treatment in asymptomatic women and men who have sex with men: a narrative review.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectivesModelling the potential impact of screening for chlamydia and gonorrhoea in youth and other populations in a resource-limited setting.
methodsWe extended an agent-based model of heterosexual chlamydia and gonorrhoea transmission in South Africa to investigate the impact of screening strategies in key populations including youth, patients in HIV care, pregnant women and female sex workers (FSWs). Additionally, we compared the modelled impact of a standardised screening programme to results obtained from other published mathematical models of chlamydia screening.
resultsAll strategies resulted in reductions in general and targeted population chlamydia and gonorrhoea transmission. Opportunistic screening of patients in youth and HIV care was shown to be the most effective, and FSW screening was shown to be the most efficient strategy. Differences between models could be attributed to differences in the modelled heterogeneity in sexual behaviour as well as differences in assumptions about immunity following chlamydia recovery.
conclusionsTaking modelling assumptions into account, opportunistic chlamydia and gonorrhoea screening of youth and those in HIV care represents a viable intervention for reducing sexually transmitted infections in the South African population.
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