Cross-sectional assessment of determinants of STIs among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Kigali, Rwanda.

Jean Olivier Twahirwa RwemaSara HerbstMatthew M HamillBenjamin LiestmanJulien NyombayireCarrie E LyonsPlacidie MugwanezaJean Damascène MakuzaPatrick Sean SullivanSusan AllenEtienne KaritaStefan Baral

Published in: Sexually transmitted infections (2021)

MSM/TGW, especially those living with HIV, are at high risk of STIs in Rwanda with the vast majority being asymptomatic. These data suggest the potential utility of active STI surveillance strategies using highly sensitive laboratory methods among those at high risk given the anatomical distribution and limited symptomatology of STIs observed among Rwandan MSM/TGW.

Keyphrases

men who have sex with men
hiv testing
hiv positive
cross sectional
polycystic ovary syndrome
public health
electronic health record
big data
machine learning
metabolic syndrome
cervical cancer screening
mass spectrometry
living cells
high resolution