Melo Josefa, Folgosa Elena, Manjate Delfina, Osman Nafissa, Francois Isabelle, Temmerman Marleen, Cappuccinelli Piero, Colombo Mauro M
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University E. Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique.
Trop Med Int Health. 2008 Jan;13(1):17-20. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.01972.x.
To determine the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in a group of young women attending the Adolescent and Youth Friendly Service, in Maputo, Mozambique, and to evaluate their level of knowledge, practices and attitudes about STI.
A total of 445 women voluntarily participated in the study and filled in a self-administered knowledge, practices and attitudes (KAP) questionnaire; 435 of them underwent a laboratory examination for vaginosis, candidiasis, trichomoniasis, gonorrhoea, chlamydiosis, syphilis and HIV infection.
Women had a high level of awareness and knowledge of STI and HIV. Candidiasis was the most prevalent reproductive tract infection (36%), followed by vaginosis (13%) and trichomoniasis (7.6%), and sexually transmitted diseases. HIV seroprevalence was 4%; 42% were negative in all tests.
The low prevalence of STI and HIV may be related in part to the high level of awareness registered in the group.
确定在莫桑比克马普托参加青少年和青年友好服务的一组年轻女性中性传播感染（STIs）的患病率，并评估她们对性传播感染的知识、行为和态度水平。
共有445名女性自愿参与研究并填写了一份自我管理的知识、行为和态度（KAP）问卷；其中435人接受了关于阴道病、念珠菌病、滴虫病、淋病、衣原体感染、梅毒和艾滋病毒感染的实验室检查。
女性对性传播感染和艾滋病毒有较高的认识和了解。念珠菌病是最常见的生殖道感染（36%），其次是阴道病（13%）和滴虫病（7.6%）以及性传播疾病。艾滋病毒血清阳性率为4%；42%的人所有检测均为阴性。
性传播感染和艾滋病毒的低患病率可能部分与该群体中较高的认识水平有关。
