Prevalence and risk factors for<i>Chlamydia trachomatis</i>,<i>Neisseria gonorrhoeae</i>and<i>Trichomonas vaginalis</i>infection in pregnant women in Papua New Guinea

Abstract

The prevalences of T. vaginalis, C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae were high among pregnant women in coastal PNG. The poor performance of clinically based syndromic diagnosis suggests that alternative strategies are urgently required to improve detection and reduce the burden of sexually transmitted infections and their associated adverse pregnancy outcomes in this population.