The role of trust and health literacy in nurse-delivered point-of-care STI testing for pregnant women living with HIV, Tshwane District, South Africa

• Main Authors: Andrew Medina-Marino (Author), Katherine Glockner (Author), Emily Grew (Author), Lindsey De Vos (Author), Dawie Olivier (Author), Jeffrey Klausner (Author), Joseph Daniels (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) during pregnancy result in neonatal morbidity and mortality, and may increase mother-to-child-transmission of HIV. Yet the World Health Organization's current syndromic management guidelines for STIs leaves most pregnant women undiagnos...