Acceptability, feasibility and cost of point of care testing for sexually transmitted infections among South African adolescents where syndromic management is standard of care

[1] Giuliano AR(2015)High HIV, HPV, and STI prevalence among young Western Cape, South African women: EVRI HIV prevention preparedness trial J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 68 227-235

[2] Abbai NS(2013)Sexually Transmitted Infections in Women Participating in a Biomedical Intervention Trial in Durban: Prevalence, Coinfections, and Risk Factors J Sex Transm Dis 2013 499-883

[3] Wand H(2018)A high burden of asymptomatic genital tract infections undermines the syndromic management approach among adolescents and young adults in South Africa: implications for HIV prevention efforts BMC Infect Dis 18 875-302

[4] Ramjee G(2020)Acceptability, safety, and patterns of use of oral tenofovir disoproxil fumarate and emtricitabine for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in South African adolescents: an open-label single-arm phase 2 trial Lancet Child Adolesc Health 4 294-534

[5] Kaida A(2018)Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and bacterial vaginosis among women in sub-Saharan Africa: An individual participant data meta-analysis of 18 HIV prevention studies PLoS Med 15 625-5

[6] Gill K(2005)Sexually transmitted infections in pregnancy: Prevalence, impact on pregnancy outcomes, and approach to treatment in developing countries Sexually Transmitted Infections 81 528-106

[7] Johnson L(2014)Young people’s perceptions of youth-oriented health services in urban Soweto, South Africa: a qualitative investigation BMC Health Serv Res 14 4-137

[8] Dietrich J(2018)Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among young people in South Africa: A nested survey in a health and demographic surveillance site PLOS Med 15 e25343-600

[9] Myer L(2008)Low effectiveness of syndromic treatment services for curable sexually transmitted infections in rural South Africa Sex Transm Infect 84 101-566

[10] Marcus R(2016)Advancing STI care in low/middle-income countries: Has STI syndromic management reached its use-by date? Sex Transm Infect. 93 135-412

[1] Giuliano AR(2015)High HIV, HPV, and STI prevalence among young Western Cape, South African women: EVRI HIV prevention preparedness trial J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 68 227-235

[2] Abbai NS(2013)Sexually Transmitted Infections in Women Participating in a Biomedical Intervention Trial in Durban: Prevalence, Coinfections, and Risk Factors J Sex Transm Dis 2013 499-883

[3] Wand H(2018)A high burden of asymptomatic genital tract infections undermines the syndromic management approach among adolescents and young adults in South Africa: implications for HIV prevention efforts BMC Infect Dis 18 875-302

[4] Ramjee G(2020)Acceptability, safety, and patterns of use of oral tenofovir disoproxil fumarate and emtricitabine for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in South African adolescents: an open-label single-arm phase 2 trial Lancet Child Adolesc Health 4 294-534

[5] Kaida A(2018)Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and bacterial vaginosis among women in sub-Saharan Africa: An individual participant data meta-analysis of 18 HIV prevention studies PLoS Med 15 625-5

[6] Gill K(2005)Sexually transmitted infections in pregnancy: Prevalence, impact on pregnancy outcomes, and approach to treatment in developing countries Sexually Transmitted Infections 81 528-106

[7] Johnson L(2014)Young people’s perceptions of youth-oriented health services in urban Soweto, South Africa: a qualitative investigation BMC Health Serv Res 14 4-137

[8] Dietrich J(2018)Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among young people in South Africa: A nested survey in a health and demographic surveillance site PLOS Med 15 e25343-600

[9] Myer L(2008)Low effectiveness of syndromic treatment services for curable sexually transmitted infections in rural South Africa Sex Transm Infect 84 101-566

[10] Marcus R(2016)Advancing STI care in low/middle-income countries: Has STI syndromic management reached its use-by date? Sex Transm Infect. 93 135-412