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Improved screening technologies to distinguish transient HPV infections from longer duration cancer-inducing infections to improve HPV test-based screening is needed.
Meeting the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Women Living With HIV
1 study
Routine screening and treatment of TB and HIV patients in endemic countries can increase detection of co-infection and increase patient survival.
Tuberculosis
3 studies Gray II, IIIb TB, screening, treatment Brazil, Rwanda, Sub-Saharan Africa
Interventions are needed to scale up CD4 count screening, especially for pregnant women. [See %{s:49}]
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. [See %{s:7}]
Structuring Health Services to Meet Women’s Needs
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
Further interventions are needed to ensure that women, especially women living with HIV, are screened and treated for cervical pre-cancer and cancer. Studies found that women were not aware of and/or did not receive regular screening and treatment of cervical cancer, despite higher risk of developing cervical cancer.
Meeting the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Women Living With HIV
1 study
Routine screening and treatment of TB and HIV patients in endemic countries can increase detection of co-infection and increase patient survival. [See %{s:51}]
Structuring Health Services to Meet Women’s Needs
1 study
Cervical cancer screening and treatment integrated into HIV care can reduce morbidity and mortality in women living with HIV. [See %{c:15}]
Structuring Health Services to Meet Women’s Needs
1 study
Screening for TB during routine antenatal care in high HIV prevalent settings may result in increased TB detection rates in women and is acceptable to most women, although stigma may be a barrier.
Tuberculosis
3 studies Gray IV, V PMTCT, TB, antenatal care), screening, stigma, treatment Malawi, South Africa
Screening for TB during routine antenatal care in high HIV prevalent settings may result in increased TB detection rates in women and is acceptable to most women, although stigma may be a barrier. [See %{s:51}]
Structuring Health Services to Meet Women’s Needs
1 study
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
Cervical cancer screening and treatment integrated into HIV care reduces morbidity and mortality in women living with HIV. [See also %{c:9} for a discussion of access to the HPV vaccine for young women]
Meeting the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Women Living With HIV
3 studies Gray II, IIIb, V HAART, cervical cancer, treatment Cameroon, South Africa, Zambia
Screening for post-partum depression among HIV-positive women may be warranted. [See also %{s:71}] A study found high rates of postpartum depression among HIV-positive women.
Postpartum
1 study
Increased efforts are needed to actively plan for screening and treating HIV-TB co-infection, particularly in antenatal clinics. A study found no planning for HIV-TB co-infection across all levels of the health care system. Other studies found separate services and no information for co-infected patients on the risks of co-infection, plus no screening and treatment of co-infection. [See also %{c:17}]
Tuberculosis
1 study
Interventions are needed to scale up CD4 count screening, especially for pregnant women. A study found that several barriers limited CD4 cell count screening in rural areas, including “availability of laboratories equipped to perform CD4 cell count enumeration, reagent stockouts, and lack of sample transport systems” (Carter et al., 2010: 408). For mothers with CD4 counts above 500, there may be a low risk of HIV transmission through breastfeeding, though further research is necessary.
Postpartum
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
Further interventions are needed to incorporate violence prevention, screening and counseling services into PMTCT testing and counseling. [See also %{s:59}] Studies found high rates of violence, sexual coercion and abuse among HIV-positive pregnant women, particularly when accessing HIV testing or during disclosure.
Antenatal Care - Testing and Counseling
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
Access to antiretroviral treatment (and minimization of treatment interruption for those with access) is needed in prisons. Screening and treatment for TB is needed in prison settings as well. A study found that while one in three participants in HIV services has been in prison, officials report that antiretroviral therapy was available to fewer than one in ten of over 6,000 people with HIV incarcerated in 2009.
Women Prisoners and Female Partners of Male Prisoners
1 study