Prevalence and correlates of prevalent sexually transmitted infections among young women employed as domestic workers in Central Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study
Annet Onzia, Andrew Mujugira, Vivian Nakate, Joseph Musaazi, Eric Ssegujja, Justine Bukenya, Rosalind Parkes Ratanshi, Patricia A Ajeru, Johan H Melendez, Matthew M Hamill, Yukari Carol Manabe, Barbara Castelnuovo · 2026
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Annet Onzia led a 2026 community survey on sexually transmitted infections among young women working as domestic workers near Kampala, Uganda. Little was known about infection burden in this group, aged 14 to 24, despite possible high risk. Fieldwork ran from November 2023 to March 2024 in the Kampala Metropolitan Area with self-collected swabs and blood tests.
Among 262 participants with a median age of 20 years, 87 had at least one infection tested. Chlamydia was most common, then syphilis, HIV, and gonorrhea in falling order. About 14.9 percent carried more than one infection at once in testing. Half had gotten symptom-based treatment in the prior year, yet few told partners. Non-cash pay and lower schooling each linked to higher infection rates.
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| CREATOR | Annet Onzia, Andrew Mujugira, Vivian Nakate, Joseph Musaazi, Eric Ssegujja, Justine Bukenya, Rosalind Parkes Ratanshi, Patricia A Ajeru, Johan H Melendez, Matthew M Hamill, Yukari Carol Manabe, Barbara Castelnuovo |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35701 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |