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November 30, 2025BMJ OpenOpen Access

Prevalence of selected curable sexually transmitted infections and predetermining factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Gebretsadik Shawo General Hospital, Bonga, Southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

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SKSintayehu KochitoDFDemissie Assegu FentaTWTeshale Worku

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Cross-sectional study shows 16.4% prevalence of curable STIs in pregnant women, indicating gaps in diagnosis and treatment.

Key Points

  • Overall prevalence of curable STIs was found to be 16.4%, with specific rates of gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis, and syphilis.
  • Alcohol intake, symptomatic treatment, residency, and pain while urinating were associated factors for STIs.
  • Diagnosis of infections was performed using culture, microscopic examination, and serological testing methods.
  • Study findings call for improved management and diagnostic tools in antenatal care settings.

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Kochito et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/692b9da01d383f2b2a37a268https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-093088
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