Feasibility and acceptability of sexually transmitted infection screening during antenatal care of women in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Roksana KarimSameena ChoudhuryFarzana BariJeffrey D KlausnerMahbuba NargisHusne Ara KhatunShohela ParveenSayda Aysha SheddikaSameena ChoudhuryFazlur RahmanPublished in: International journal of STD & AIDS (2024)
Screening women for STIs during antenatal care was highly feasible and well-accepted in Bangladesh. While the prevalence of common curable STIs was very low, hrHPV infection prevalence was moderately high. Our findings support period monitoring of STIs and continued prevention efforts for cervical cancer in Bangladesh.