TY - JOUR
T1 - Low prevalence of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in young women attending a youth counselling service in Maputo, Mozambique
AU - Melo, Josefa
AU - Folgosa, Elena
AU - Manjate, Delfina
AU - Osman, Nafissa
AU - Francois, Isabelle
AU - Temmerman, Marleen
AU - Cappuccinelli, Piero
AU - Colombo, Mauro M.
PY - 2008/1
Y1 - 2008/1
N2 - Objectives: To determine the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in a group of young women attending the Adolescent and Youth Friendly Service, in Maputo, Mozambique, and to evaluate their level of knowledge, practices and attitudes about STI. Methods: A total of 445 women voluntarily participated in the study and filled in a self-administered knowledge, practices and attitudes (KAP) questionnaire; 435 of them underwent a laboratory examination for vaginosis, candidiasis, trichomoniasis, gonorrhoea, chlamydiosis, syphilis and HIV infection. Results: Women had a high level of awareness and knowledge of STI and HIV. Candidiasis was the most prevalent reproductive tract infection (36%), followed by vaginosis (13%) and trichomoniasis (7.6%), and sexually transmitted diseases. HIV seroprevalence was 4%; 42% were negative in all tests. Conclusion: The low prevalence of STI and HIV may be related in part to the high level of awareness registered in the group.
AB - Objectives: To determine the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in a group of young women attending the Adolescent and Youth Friendly Service, in Maputo, Mozambique, and to evaluate their level of knowledge, practices and attitudes about STI. Methods: A total of 445 women voluntarily participated in the study and filled in a self-administered knowledge, practices and attitudes (KAP) questionnaire; 435 of them underwent a laboratory examination for vaginosis, candidiasis, trichomoniasis, gonorrhoea, chlamydiosis, syphilis and HIV infection. Results: Women had a high level of awareness and knowledge of STI and HIV. Candidiasis was the most prevalent reproductive tract infection (36%), followed by vaginosis (13%) and trichomoniasis (7.6%), and sexually transmitted diseases. HIV seroprevalence was 4%; 42% were negative in all tests. Conclusion: The low prevalence of STI and HIV may be related in part to the high level of awareness registered in the group.
KW - Counselling
KW - Mozambique
KW - STI
KW - Young women
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.01972.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.01972.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 18290997
AN - SCOPUS:39449087899
SN - 1360-2276
VL - 13
SP - 17
EP - 20
JO - Tropical Medicine and International Health
JF - Tropical Medicine and International Health
IS - 1
ER -
