Etiologies of genital inflammation and ulceration in symptomatic Rwandan men and women responding to radio promotions of free screening and treatment services.
Kristin M WallJulien NyombayireRachel ParkerRosine IngabireJean BizimanaJeannine MukamuyangoAmelia MazzeiMatt A PriceMarie Aimee UnyuzimanaAmanda TichacekSusan AllenEtienne KaritaPublished in: PloS one (2021)
Syndromic management guidelines in Rwanda can be improved with consideration of the prevalence of confirmed infections from this study of symptomatic men and women representative of those who would seek care at government health centers. Inclusion of demographic and risk factor measures shown to be predictive of STI and non-STI dysbioses may also increase diagnostic accuracy.