Limited syphilis testing for key populations in Zimbabwe : a silent public health threat

dc.contributor.authorDzobo, Mathias
dc.contributor.authorDzinamarira, Tafadzwa
dc.contributor.authorMurewanhema, Grant
dc.contributor.authorMadziva, Roda
dc.contributor.authorHerrera, Helena
dc.contributor.authorMusuka, Godfrey
dc.contributor.emailu19395419@up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-30T10:45:53Z
dc.date.available2022-11-30T10:45:53Z
dc.date.issued2022-06-10
dc.description.abstractIn 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.en_US
dc.description.departmentSchool of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH)en_US
dc.description.librariandm2022en_US
dc.description.urihttps://sajid.co.za/index.php/sajiden_US
dc.identifier.citationDzobo, 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.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2313-1810 (online)
dc.identifier.issn2312-0053 (print)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/sajid.v37i1.385
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/88559
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAOSISen_US
dc.rights© 2022. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_US
dc.subjectSyphilisen_US
dc.subjectKey populationsen_US
dc.subjectTestingen_US
dc.subjectZimbabween_US
dc.subjectHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)en_US
dc.subjectSexually transmitted infection (STI)en_US
dc.titleLimited syphilis testing for key populations in Zimbabwe : a silent public health threaten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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