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Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevalence Among Women At Risk For Hiv Exposure Initiating Safer Conception Care In Rural, Southwestern Uganda, Pooja Chitneni, Mwebesa Bosco Bwana, Moran Owembabazi, Kasey O'Neil, Paul Kato Kalyebara, Winnie Muyindike, Nicholas Musinguzi, David R. Bangsberg, Jeanne M. Marrazzo, Jessica E. Haberer, Angela Kaida, Lynn T. Matthews
Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevalence Among Women At Risk For Hiv Exposure Initiating Safer Conception Care In Rural, Southwestern Uganda, Pooja Chitneni, Mwebesa Bosco Bwana, Moran Owembabazi, Kasey O'Neil, Paul Kato Kalyebara, Winnie Muyindike, Nicholas Musinguzi, David R. Bangsberg, Jeanne M. Marrazzo, Jessica E. Haberer, Angela Kaida, Lynn T. Matthews
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Background Knowledge of sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevalence and risk factors is important to the development of tenofovir-based preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and safer conception programming. We introduced STI screening among women at risk for HIV exposure who were participating in a safer conception study in southwestern Uganda. Methods We enrolled 131 HIV-uninfected women, planning for pregnancy with a partner living with HIV or of unknown HIV serostatus (2018-2019). Women were offered comprehensive safer conception counseling, including PrEP. Participants completed interviewer-administered questionnaires detailing sociodemographics and sexual history. We integrated laboratory screening for chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomoniasis, and syphilis as a substudy to …