Incidence rate of sexually transmitted infections among HIV infected patients on long-term ART in an urban and a rural clinic in Uganda.

Stephen OkoboiBarbara CastelnuovoDavid M MooreJoseph MusaaziAndrew KambuguJosephine BirungiMastula NanfukaAnnelies Van Rie

Published in: BMC public health (2019)

We found STIs incidence rate of approximately 3 per 1000 person-years among patients on long-term (≥ 4 years) ART followed up-to 3.5 years. Rural and younger persons on ART should be routinely screened for STIs because high incidence of STIs may undo the preventative effects of ART for all.

Keyphrases

antiretroviral therapy
hiv infected patients
hiv infected
risk factors
south africa
primary care