Limited syphilis testing for key populations in Zimbabwe: A silent public health threat
Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Limited syphilis testing for key populations in Zimbabwe: A silent public health threat | |
| Creator | Dzobo, Mathias Dzinamarira, Tafadzwa Murewanhema, Grant Madziva, Roda Herrera, Helena Musuka, Godfrey | |
| Description | In this article, the authors discuss the problem of high prevalences of active syphilis amongst key populations (KPs) in Zimbabwe, in combination with low testing rates, partly because of a difficult legal and social environment for these populations. The article highlights the need to develop strategies to address the high prevalence of syphilis amongst KPs. The authors discuss requirements for addressing deficits in existing clinical services, predominantly primary care settings, in providing primary healthcare, including sexually transmitted infection (STI) management, to Zimbabwe’s KP communities and utility of point-of-care testing and self-testing and other innovations to improve testing uptake. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS Publishing | |
| Date | 2022-06-10 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajid.v37i1.385 | |
| Source | Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases; Vol 37, No 1 (2022); 4 pages 2313-1810 2312-0053 | |
| Language | eng | |
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