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New publication on STI burden in sub-Saharan Africa (2000–2024) finds rising chlamydia prevalence & key sex differences in trends. By Julia Michalow, @quintonhayre.bsky.social, Salome Kuchukhidze, and @dom-reed.bsky.social from @jeff-imai-eaton.bsky.social Lab & collaborators. bit.ly/44aXQWe
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Prevalence of chlamydia, gonorrhoea, and trichomoniasis among male and female general populations in sub-Saharan Africa from 2000 to 2024: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis
SSA has a high, geographically varied STI burden, with increasing prevalence of chlamydia.
Region-specific sex-prevalence ratios differed from existing global ratios and should
be considered in future...