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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
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)
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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...
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
Staying Healthy and Reducing Transmission
Treatment
"Me, I try to tell the man that, 'In this house we have been found with this problem. We should accept it. I should not point a finger at you. You, too, should not point a finger at me. Just buy your protection.' And so, little by little what he does now is different from what he did in the past." --Malawi woman living with HIV (Mkandawire-Valhmu and Stephens, 2010: 691)Successfully treated peo...