Prevalence and incidence of sexually transmitted infections among South African women initiating injectable and long-acting contraceptives

CONCLUSIONS: Although the study participants received extensive counselling on the importance of condom use, this study highlights the high prevalence and incidence of STIs in South African women, especially amongst young women, emphasising the need for better STI screening and management strategies.PMID:37948399 | PMC:PMC10637674 | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0294285

Source: Herpes - November 10, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Rushil Harryparsad Bahiah Meyer Ongeziwe Taku Myrna Serrano Pai Lien Chen Xiaoming Gao Anna-Lise Williamson Celia Mehou-Loko Florence Lefebvre d'Hellencourt Jennifer Smit Jerome Strauss Kavita Nanda Khatija Ahmed Mags Beksinska Gregory Buck Charles Morris Source Type: research