Limited syphilis testing for key populations in Zimbabwe : a silent public health threat
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Dzobo, Mathias
Dzinamarira, Tafadzwa
Murewanhema, Grant
Madziva, Roda
Herrera, Helena
Musuka, Godfrey
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Abstract
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.
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Syphilis, Key populations, Testing, Zimbabwe, Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Sexually transmitted infection (STI)
Sustainable Development Goals
Citation
Dzobo, M., Dzinamarira, T., Murewanhema, G., Madziva, R., Herrera, H. & Musuka, G. Limited
syphilis testing for key
populations in Zimbabwe: A
silent public health threat. Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases 2022;37(1), a385. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajid.v37i1.385.