Prevalence and incidence of sexually transmitted infections among South African women initiating injectable and long-acting contraceptives.
Rushil HarryparsadBahiah MeyerOngeziwe TakuMyrna SerranoPai Lien ChenXiaoming GaoAnna-Lise WilliamsonCelia Mehou-LokoFlorence Lefebvre d'HellencourtJennifer SmitJerome StraussKavita NandaKhatija AhmedMags BeksinskaGregory BuckCharles MorrisonJennifer DeeseLindi MassonPublished in: PloS one (2023)
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.