Associations between intravaginal practices and incidence of sexually transmitted infections and bacterial vaginosis among women enrolled in the dapivirine vaginal ring trial (The Ring Study) in southwestern Uganda: a retrospective secondary analysis
Conclusions
IVP was not associated with risk of STIs/BV in the Ring Study.
Trial registration number
NCT01539226. (Source: BMJ Open)
Source: BMJ Open - April 8, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Kusemererwa, S., Ruzagira, E., Onyango, M., Kabarambi, A., Abaasa, A. Tags: Open access, Public health Source Type: research
Structured Literature Review to Identify Human Papillomavirus ’s Natural History Parameters for Dynamic Population Models of Vaccine Impacts
This study aimed to identify and synthesize data needed to parametrize DTMs on the natural history of HPV infection and related diseases. Parameters describing data of interest were grouped by their anatomical location (genital warts, recurrent respiratory papillomatosis, and cervical, anal, vaginal, vulvar, head and neck, and penile cancers), and natural history (progression, regression, death, cure, recurrence, detection), and were identified through a systematic literature review (SLR) and complementary targeted literature reviews (TLRs). The extracted data were then synthesized by pooling parameter values across public...
Source: Infectious Diseases and Therapy - April 8, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
The effects of education intervention on the knowledge of some reproductive health issues amongst secondary school students in Douala IV Municipality, Cameroon
This study aimed to determine the effects of education intervention on the knowledge of some reproductive health issues amongst secondary school students. It was longitudinal and interventional study carried out in two phases. Participants were adolescents and young adults randomly selected from secondary establishments using a Probability Proportional to Size sampling method. In phase 1, data were obtained by the use of questionnaire and analyzed using Epi-Info 6.04 and SPSS version 17.0. Education intervention was utilized in 3 randomly selected schools (experiment), but not in 3 others (control). Phase 2 carried out 6 m...
Source: African Journal of Reproductive Health - April 7, 2024 Category: African Health Authors: Mohnchimbare C Mbongueh Etame L Gis èle Assob N J Cl ément Source Type: research
