Adult gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis prevalence, incidence, treatment and syndromic case reporting in South Africa: Estimates using the Spectrum-STI model, 1990-2017.
Ranmini S KularatneRonelle NiitJane RowleyTendesayi Kufa-ChakezhaRemco P H PetersMelanie M TaylorLeigh F JohnsonEline L KorenrompPublished in: PloS one (2018)
South Africa continues to suffer a high STI burden. Improvements in access and quality of maternal, STI and HIV health care services likely contributed to the decline in syphilis prevalence. The lack of any decline in gonorrhea and chlamydia prevalence highlights the need to enhance STI services beyond clinic-based syndromic case management, to reinvigorate primary STI and HIV prevention and, especially for women, to screen for asymptomatic infections.
Keyphrases
- men who have sex with men
- hiv positive
- hiv testing
- risk factors
- healthcare
- south africa
- primary care
- intellectual disability
- mental health
- pregnancy outcomes
- emergency department
- hiv infected
- high throughput
- antiretroviral therapy
- birth weight
- type diabetes
- adverse drug
- autism spectrum disorder
- hepatitis c virus
- adipose tissue
- metabolic syndrome
- insulin resistance
- quality improvement
- physical activity
- hiv aids
- preterm birth
- young adults