Prevalence of self-reported symptoms of sexually transmitted infections, knowledge and sexual behaviour among youth in semi-rural Tanzania in the period of adolescent friendly health services strategy implementation

Prevalence of self-reported symptoms of sexually transmitted infections, knowledge and sexual behaviour among youth in semi-rural Tanzania in the period of adolescent friendly health services strategy implementation

Abstract Background Global evidence shows that sexually transmitted infections (STIs) prevalence and sexual risk behaviours are high among youth, and knowledge about STIs is low. In Tanzania, there is limited recent evidence regarding these issues. The aim of this study was to describe the health se...

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Main Authors: Ramadhani Abdul, Annette A. M. Gerritsen, Mary Mwangome, Eveline Geubbels
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Sexually transmitted infections
Adolescents
Youth
Health services
Sexual risk-behaviour
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3138-1

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