The role of trust and health literacy in nurse-delivered point-of-care STI testing for pregnant women living with HIV, Tshwane District, South Africa

The role of trust and health literacy in nurse-delivered point-of-care STI testing for pregnant women living with HIV, Tshwane District, South Africa

Abstract Background Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) during pregnancy result in neonatal morbidity and mortality, and may increase mother-to-child-transmission of HIV. Yet the World Health Organization’s current syndromic management guidelines for STIs leaves most pregnant women undiagnosed an...

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Main Authors: Andrew Medina-Marino, Katherine Glockner, Emily Grew, Lindsey De Vos, Dawie Olivier, Jeffrey Klausner, Joseph Daniels
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Sexually transmitted infections
Point-of-care testing
Patient-provider communications
Pregnancy
HIV
South Africa
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-08689-3

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