Prevalence of Curable Sexually Transmitted Infections in a Population-Representative Sample of Young Adults in a High HIV Incidence Area in South Africa

• Published in: Sexually transmitted diseases Vol. 50; no. 12; p. 796
• Main Authors: Jarolimova, Jana, Chidumwa, Glory, Chimbindi, Natsayi, Okesola, Nonhlanhla, Dreyer, Jaco, Smit, Theresa, Seeley, Janet, Harling, Guy, Copas, Andrew, Baisley, Kathy, Shahmanesh, Maryam, Herbst, Carina, McGrath, Nuala, Zuma, Thembelihle, Khoza, Thandeka, Behuhuma, Ngundu, Bassett, Ingrid V, Sherr, Lorraine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2023
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Female; Gonorrhea - epidemiology; HIV Infections - epidemiology; Humans; Incidence; Male; Prevalence; Sexually Transmitted Diseases - epidemiology; South Africa - epidemiology; Trichomonas Infections - epidemiology; Young Adult; South Africa

Recent population-representative estimates of sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevalence in high HIV burden areas in southern Africa are limited. We estimated the prevalence and associated factors of 3 STIs among adolescents and young adults (AYA) in rural South Africa. Between March 2020 and M...