ArticleSexually transmitted infections2023
High incidence of asymptomatic genital tract infections in pregnancy in adolescent girls and young women: need for repeat aetiological screening.
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- Assessing N. gonorrhoeae prevalence and testing capacity for new treatment rollout: a scoping review for Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam and South Africa.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- A conceptual framework for integrating HIV, STIs and pregnancy prevention services in Vhembe District, Limpopo, South Africa: improving teenagers' health outcomes.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Development and Validation of an Integrated HIV/STI, and Pregnancy Prevention Programme: Improving Adolescent Sexual Health Outcomes.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2025Article
- Prevalence, symptomology, and correlates of curable sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women in Eastern Cape, South Africa.International journal of STD & AIDS · 2025Article
- Validation of Rapid Point-of-Care Diagnostic Tests for Sexually Transmitted Infection Self-Testing Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Does a waiting room increase same-day treatment for sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women? A quality improvement study at South African primary healthcare facilities.BMC health services research · 2025Observational
- Sexually transmitted infections and bacterial vaginosis among adolescent girls and young women in the early postpartum period: a cross-sectional study.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Implementation considerations for a point-of-care Neisseria gonorrhoeae rapid diagnostic test at primary healthcare level in South Africa: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2024Article
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Abstract
introductionSexually transmitted infection (STI) prevalence and incidence estimates for pregnant adolescents are under-reported. We estimated prevalence and incidence of STIs in pregnant adolescents (15-19 years) in comparison with pregnant women 20-24 and >25 years.
methodsPregnant women registering at primary care clinics in Umlazi, a periurban subdistrict in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, were enrolled in an HIV incidence cohort study during February 2017-March 2018. Women were examined for abnormal vaginal discharge, received empirical treatment, tested for HIV-1 and had vaginal swabs taken at their first and a subsequent visit in the third trimester. Vaginal swabs were stored for STI testing at completion of study and tested for
resultsA total of 752 HIV-negative pregnant women were enrolled at a median gestational age of 17 weeks: 180 (23.9%), 291 (38.7%) and 281 (37.4%) in the 15-19, 20-24 and >25 years age groups. Pregnant adolescents had an STI prevalence of 26.7% at baseline, not significantly lower than the 20-24 (34.7%, OR 1.4; 95% CI 1.0 to 2.1, p=0.09) and >25 years (33.8%, OR 1.4; 95% CI 0.9 to 2.1, p=0.12) age groups.
conclusionsPrevalence of asymptomatic curable STIs in pregnant adolescents is high and comparable with women >20 years old. Adolescents remain at substantial risk of asymptomatic incident STIs during pregnancy.
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