Low prevalence of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in young women attending a youth counselling service in Maputo, Mozambique

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. A total of 445 women voluntarily participated in th...

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Published in:Tropical medicine & international health 2008, Vol.13 (1), p.17-20
Main Authors: Melo, Josefa, Folgosa, Elena, Manjate, Delfina, Osman, Nafissa, Francois, Isabelle, Temmerman, Marleen, Cappuccinelli, Piero, Colombo, Mauro M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
aconsejamiento
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Biological and medical sciences
conseil
Counseling
counselling
Epidemiology. Vaccinations
ETS
Female
General aspects
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
HIV
HIV Infections - epidemiology
HIV Infections - prevention & control
Human immunodeficiency virus
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
IST
jeunes femmes
Medical sciences
Mozambique
Mozambique - epidemiology
mujeres jóvenes
Sexually transmitted diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - epidemiology
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - etiology
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - prevention & control
STD
STI
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teenagers
Treponema pallidum
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
Women
Women's Health
Young adults
young women
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Summary: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. 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. 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. The low prevalence of STI and HIV may be related in part to the high level of awareness registered in the group.
ISSN:1360-2276
1365-3156
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.01972.x