Developing a culturally appropriate illustrated tool for the self-collection of anorectal specimens for the testing of sexually transmitted infections: lessons from Papua New Guinea

• Main Authors: Angela Kelly-Hanku (Author), Stephen Bell (Author), Sophie Ase (Author), Ruthy Boli-Neo (Author), Andrew J. Vallely (Author), Steven G. Badman (Author), Claire E. Nightingale (Author), Johanna Wapling (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Papua New Guinea (PNG) has a high prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). There is increasing evidence that anorectal STIs are important in terms of the dual epidemics of HIV and STIs in this setting. At the time of this study, anorectal STI testing was not possible...