Incidence and risk factors of C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae among young women from the Western Cape, South Africa: The EVRI study.

Vita Willemijn JongenMaarten F Schim van der LoeffMatthys H BothaStaci L SudengaMartha E AbrahamsenAnna R Giuliano

Published in: PloS one (2021)

The IR of bacterial STIs among young women in the Western Cape is very high. Besides being previously infected and a higher lifetime number of sex partners, no other risk factors were found for CT and NG, suggesting that the majority of these women were at risk. This indicates the need for intensified prevention of STIs as well as screening and treatment programs to increase sexual health in this region.

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