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Sexually transmitted infections in women in a rural hospital in Sierra Leone: a retrospective database study.

Emmanuel Marx Kanu, Henning Rottmann, Ioana D Olaru, Tom Theiler, Islam M Kargbo, Hanna M Mathéron, Laura C Kalkman, Martin P Grobusch, Frieder Schaumburg

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Emmanuel Marx KanuMasanga Medical Research Unit, Masanga Teaching Hospital, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone.
Henning RottmannInstitute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
Ioana D OlaruInstitute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
Tom TheilerInstitute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
Islam M KargboMasanga Medical Research Unit, Masanga Teaching Hospital, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone.
Hanna M MathéronMasanga Medical Research Unit, Masanga Teaching Hospital, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone.
Laura C KalkmanMasanga Medical Research Unit, Masanga Teaching Hospital, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone.
Martin P GrobuschMasanga Medical Research Unit, Masanga Teaching Hospital, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone.
Frieder SchaumburgMasanga Medical Research Unit, Masanga Teaching Hospital, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone.

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Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to determine the frequency of sexually transmitted infections among women of reproductive age in a rural hospital in Sierra Leone. Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional database study included vaginal and endocervical swabs from 104 women of childbearing age (March 2023-March 2024) in Masanga Teaching Hospital, rural Sierra Leone. Samples were screened by loop-mediated isothermal amplification (eazyplex STD complete) for Results: The median age was 26 years (range: 21-33 years). HIV status was available for 84 women, of whom nine (11%) were HIV-positive. Of the 75 women with clinical information available, 73 (97%) were symptomatic. Vaginal discharge (n = 66 of 75, 88%) was the most frequently reported symptom. Tests were positive for at least one target organism in the test panel in 54 of 104 cases (52%). Conclusions: The detection of obligate sexually transmitted infections pathogens (i.e.

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Chlamydia trachomatisLAMP assayNeisseria gonorrhoeaeSexually transmitted diseasesSierra LeoneTreponema pallidum

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