Background HIV and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infections cause a substantial
global disease burden and are epidemiologically correlated. Two previous systematic …

Background Female sex workers are a population who are at heightened risk of HIV
infection secondary to biological, behavioural, and structural risk factors. However, three …

Background Women may have persistent risk of HIV acquisition during pregnancy and
postpartum. Estimating risk of HIV during these periods is important to inform optimal …

Abstract Problem/Condition: Gonorrhea is the second most commonly reported notifiable
disease in the United States; 350,062 gonorrhea cases were reported in 2014. Sexually …

Vaginal microbiome (VMB) dysbiosis is associated with increased acquisition of HIV.
Cervicovaginal inflammation and other changes to the mucosal barrier are thought to have …

Objectives Co-infection of syphilis and HIV remains hard to manage and its morbidity shows
a rising tendency. Syphilis has been associated with increased risk of HIV acquisition in high …

Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends periodic
gonorrhoea prevalence assessments in the general population or proxies thereof (including …

Cervicovaginal microbiota not dominated by lactobacilli may facilitate transmission of HIV
and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), as well as miscarriages, preterm births and …

Background There is limited information on factors that influence oral pre-exposure
prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake and adherence among adolescent girls and young women …

Objectives: A previous meta-analysis reported high HIV incidence among pregnant and
breast-feeding women in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), but limited evidence of elevated risk of …