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Treating Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
Prevention for Women
Worldwide, the burden of sexually transmitted infections in women is more than five times that in men (Sciarra, 2009). Multiple observational studies have found an association between STIs and HIV (Venkatesh et al., 2011b; Cohen and Eron, 2011; Mavedzenge et al., 2010b; Weber et al., 2010). A recent study found that the odds of acquiring HIV were 2.4 times higher in women with prior cervical HP...
Screening for and treating STIs syndromatically on a continuous, accessible basis improves overall health, and has been associated with reducing the risks of HIV acquisition in a setting with high STI prevalence. [See %{s:7}]
Structuring Health Services to Meet Women’s Needs
1 study
Screening for and treating STIs syndromically on a continuous, accessible basis improves overall health, and has been associated in one study with reducing the risks of HIV acquisition in a setting with high STI prevalence.
Treating Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
2 studies Gray IIIa, IIIb Eastern, STIs, health facilities, treatment Southern Africa, Tanzania
Interventions are needed to screen and treat both male and female sexual partners for STIs. [See %{s:7}]
Structuring Health Services to Meet Women’s Needs
1 study
STI counseling, diagnosis and treatment represent an important access point for women at high risk of HIV. [See also %{s:43}]
Treating Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
5 studies Gray I, IIIb, V STIs, genital ulcers, herpes simplex, syphilis Gabon, India, Malawi, South Africa, United States
Providing HIV testing and counseling together with STI services can reach women at high risk for HIV. [See %{c:11}]
Treating Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
1 study
Screening and treating HIV-positive women and their partners for STIs may reduce HIV transmission and will improve health. [See %{s:7}]
Meeting the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Women Living With HIV
1 study
While treatment of all STIs can improve everyone’s health and well-being, further interventions are needed to screen and treat ulcerative STIs, which have the most impact on HIV susceptibility and transmission. Studies have found however, that, to date, regimens to suppress genital herpes and other STIs have not been effective in reducing HSV transmission.
Treating Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
1 study
Providing routine, high quality, voluntary and confidential STI clinical services that include condom promotion can be successful in reducing HIV risk among sex workers.
Female Sex Workers
3 studies Gray IIIa, V HIV testing, STIs, community outreach, condom use, counseling, sex workers China, Kenya, South Africa
Providing accessible, routine, high quality, voluntary and confidential STI clinical services that include condom promotion can be successful in reducing HIV risk among sex workers. [See %{s:9}]
Structuring Health Services to Meet Women’s Needs
1 study
Interventions are needed to screen and treat both male and female sexual partners for STIs. Studies found that efforts are needed to reach both men and women: if both partners were not treated, women can get recurrent infections.
Treating Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
1 study
Services to provide sex workers with access to antiretroviral therapy in the same clinics that provide them with condoms, contraceptives, HIV testing and STI services are needed. A study found that sex workers, particularly HIV positive sex workers, wanted integrated comprehensive care to meet all their needs if they tested positive for HIV.
Meeting the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Women Living With HIV
1 study
Improved integration is needed between maternal, sexual and reproductive health services and HIV treatment services. A study found that even though 11.6% of 1,369 pregnant women were eligible for ARV treatment based on their low CD4 counts prior to delivery and 6 % were eligible postpartum, these women were not integrated into ARV treatment programs; another study found high rates of HIV in STI patients.
Structuring Health Services to Meet Women’s Needs
1 study
Promoting the dual use of condoms as a contraceptive as well as for HIV prevention may make use more acceptable and easier to negotiate.
Male and Female Condom Use
2 studies Gray II, IIIa HIV testing, STIs, condoms, contraception, family planning, pregnancy Ethiopia, Zambia
Expanding distribution of female condoms may increase female condom use, thus increasing the number of protected sex acts and preventing HIV acquisition and transmission.
Male and Female Condom Use
6 studies Gray IIIb STIs, counseling, female condoms, sex workers, sexual partners Brazil, China, Kenya, Madagascar, South Africa, Zimbabwe
Involving partners, with women’s consent, can result in increased testing and disclosure and may reduce risk of vertical transmission and infant mortality.
Antenatal Care - Testing and Counseling
4 studies Gray II, IIIa, IIIb HIV testing, PMTCT, STIs, antenatal care, condoms, counseling, pregnancy, sexual partners India, Kenya, South Africa
Mass media campaigns concerning gender equality as part of comprehensive and integrated interventions can increase HIV protective behaviors. [See also %{s:23} – many of the media interventions for young people promote equitable gender norms]
Transforming Gender Norms
2 studies Gray IIIa, IIIb STIs, communication, condoms, gender norms, self-perception, violence, youth Brazil, Nicaragua
Comprehensive prevention programs that include components such as peer education, medical services, and support groups, can be effective in enabling sex workers to adopt safer sex practices.
Female Sex Workers
5 studies Gray II, IIIa, IIIb HIV testing, STIs, community organizing, community outreach, condom use, condoms, peer education, risk reduction, sex workers China, India
Clinic-based interventions with outreach workers can be effective in increasing condom use and HIV testing among sex workers.
Female Sex Workers
5 studies Gray IIIa, IIIb, V HIV testing, STIs, community outreach, condom use, contraception, sex behavior, sex workers, sexually transmitted infections Brazil, China, Guatemala, Mexico, Mozambique
Providing HIV testing and counseling together with other health services can increase the number of people accessing HIV testing and counseling. [See also %{c:25}]
HIV Testing and Counseling for Women
4 studies Gray IIIb, IV HIV testing, STIs, condoms, contraception, counseling, family planning, health facilities, sexually transmitted infections Ethiopia, Haiti, Kenya, South Africa