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ABSTRACT: Objectives
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are associated with adverse outcomes in pregnancy, including mother-to-child HIV transmission. Yet there are limited data on the prevalence and correlates of STI in pregnant women by HIV status in low- and middle-income countries, where syndromic STI management is routine.Methods
Between November 2017 and July 2018, we conducted a cross-sectional study of consecutive pregnant women making their first visit to a public sector antenatal clinic (ANC) in Cape Town. We interviewed women ?18 years and tested them for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), Neisseria gonorrhoea (NG) and Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) using Xpert assays (Cepheid, USA); results of syphilis serology came from routine testing records. We used multivariable logistic regression to identify correlates of STI in pregnancy.Results
In 242 women (median age 29 years [IQR = 24-34], median gestation 19 weeks [IQR = 14-24]) 44% were HIV-infected. Almost all reported vaginal sex during pregnancy (93%). Prevalence of any STI was 32%: 39% in HIV-infected women vs. 28% in HIV-uninfected women (p = 0.036). The most common infection was CT (20%) followed by TV (15%), then NG (5.8%). Of the 78 women diagnosed with a STI, 7 (9%) were identified and treated syndromically in ANC. Adjusting for age and gestational age, HIV-infection (aOR = 1.89; 95% CI = 1.02-3.67), being unmarried or not cohabiting with the fetus' father (aOR = 2.19; 95% CI = 1.16-4.12), and having STI symptoms in the past three days (aOR = 6.60; 95% CI = 2.08-20.95) were associated with STI diagnosis.Conclusion
We found a high prevalence of treatable STIs in pregnancy among pregnant women, especially in HIV-infected women. Few women were identified and treated in pregnancy.
SUBMITTER: Joseph Davey DL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6602171 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Joseph Davey Dvora L DL Nyemba Dorothy C DC Gomba Yolanda Y Bekker Linda-Gail LG Taleghani Sophia S DiTullio David J DJ Shabsovich David D Gorbach Pamina M PM Coates Thomas J TJ Klausner Jeffrey D JD Myer Landon L
PloS one 20190701 7
<h4>Objectives</h4>Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are associated with adverse outcomes in pregnancy, including mother-to-child HIV transmission. Yet there are limited data on the prevalence and correlates of STI in pregnant women by HIV status in low- and middle-income countries, where syndromic STI management is routine.<h4>Methods</h4>Between November 2017 and July 2018, we conducted a cross-sectional study of consecutive pregnant women making their first visit to a public sector anten ...[more]