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Open Access 01-12-2021 | Human Papillomavirus | Editorial

Refocusing on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) to improve reproductive health: a call to further action

Authors: Akaninyene Otu, Georges Danhoundo, Igor Toskin, Veloshnee Govender, Sanni Yaya

Published in: Reproductive Health | Issue 1/2021

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STIs are infections that result from the transmission of a pathogenic organism by sexual contact [1]. Globally, STIs constitute a major burden and a significant public health challenge, driven by health systems challenges related to inadequately resourced, poor quality services on the one hand and social stigma and discrimination surrounding STIs on the other, which together discourage many people from seeking and receiving services (i.e. counselling, testing, and treatment) [2]. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that in 2016 the global annual incidence of four of the eight most prevalent STIs (i.e. chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis and syphilis) among people 15–49 years of age was 376.4 million infections [3]. These four infections are curable, unlike viral infections such as HIV, hepatitis B, herpes simplex virus (HSV) and human papillomavirus (HPV), requiring long term management and treatment. …

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Title: Refocusing on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) to improve reproductive health: a call to further action
Authors: Akaninyene Otu
Georges Danhoundo
Igor Toskin
Veloshnee Govender
Sanni Yaya
Publication date: 01-12-2021
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keywords: Human Papillomavirus
Sexually Transmitted Infection
Hepatitis B
Syphilis
Chlamydia
Sexually Transmitted Infection
Sexually Transmitted Infection
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Gonorrhoea
Sexually Transmitted Infection
Published in: Reproductive Health / Issue 1/2021
Electronic ISSN: 1742-4755
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-021-01296-4

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