Curable STIs/RTIs among pregnant women at ANC booking in Tanzania, Kenya, and Malawi: Prevalence, risk factors, and development and validation of a Risk Score​
Curable sexually transmitted and reproductive tract infections (STIs/RTIs) - syphilis, gonorrhoea, chlamydia, trichomoniasis, and bacterial vaginosis (BV) - are important causes of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Universal screening of pregnant women for syphilis at antenatal care (ANC) booking is recommended. Syndromic case management is used in low-resource areas to diagnose and treat gonorrhoea, chlamydia, trichomoniasis, and BV. However, because curable STIs/RTIs are often asymptomatic among women, syndromic-based algorithms fail to identify the majority of infections.
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