Reducing the burden of sexually transmissible infections in Papua New Guinea requires strengthening of clinical services and engaging men

Jane S. Hocking; Cathy Vaughan; Andrew Lau; Dorothy A. Machalek; Simon Graham

doi:10.1071/SH16058

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Reducing the burden of sexually transmissible infections in Papua New Guinea requires strengthening of clinical services and engaging men

Jane S. Hocking ^A ^E , Cathy Vaughan ^B , Andrew Lau ^A , Dorothy A. Machalek ^C ^D and Simon Graham ^A

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^A Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Vic. 3010, Australia.

^B Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Vic. 3010, Australia.

^C Department of Molecular Microbiology, Royal Women’s Hospital, 30 Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic. 3052, Australia.

^D Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, 50 Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic. 3052, Australia

^E Corresponding author. Email: j.hocking@unimelb.edu.au

Sexual Health 13(5) 401-403 https://doi.org/10.1071/SH16058
Submitted: 8 April 2016 Accepted: 31 May 2016 Published: 7 July 2016

Abstract

In this edition of Sexual Health, Vallely et al. report the results of a cross-sectional prevalence survey of sexually transmissible infections (STIs) among women attending their first antenatal visit in three provinces of Papua New Guinea (PNG). This Editorial examines potential reasons for these high prevalence estimates and discusses strategies for addressing high STIs rates in PNG.

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