Prevalence of chlamydia and gonorrhoea among Kenyan adolescents
Nearly 10% of adolescents were diagnosed with chlamydia or gonorrhoea. STI prevalence was two times higher among girls than boys. Two-thirds of adolescents with a positive STI test result did not report experiencing symptoms and thus would have been missed by syndromic management. Undiagnosed and untreated STIs can result in onward transmission and significantly impact their reproductive health. Our findings lend support for expanding STI testing services in resource-constrained settings and developing point-of-care diagnostic assays that are rapid, inexpensive and accurate to address the STI epidemic and reduce the risk of sequelae.
Authors
- Lara Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8406-5159)
- Elsa Heylen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0518-5804)
- Craig R. Cohen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8654-6634)
- Elizabeth A. Bukusi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2031-2808)
- David Ogolla
- Sayo Amboka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3011-3308)
- Beatrice Otieno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4007-0073)
- Kevin Kadede
- Damaris Odeny
- Marion Hewa
- Maurice Opiyo
- Hanningtone Odhiambo
- Fidel Opondo
- Hong-Ha M. Truong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1283-5748)
Institutions
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Published
- 2025-04-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2024-056333
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.63