Clinical Study

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Cervical Neoplasia in Women from a Rural Area of Southern Mozambique

Table 2

Prevalence of STIs and cervical neoplasia in women from Manhiça, Mozambique.

/totalPrevalence (%)95% Confidence interval

Gonococcal infection34/25014(10; 19)
Syphilis (RPR & IgG)31/25812(8; 17)
HPV DNA100/25340(33; 46)
HIV antibodies30/25612(8; 16)
HSV-2 antibodies213/25783(78; 87)
Chlamydia trachomatis19/2538(5; 11)
Trichomona vaginalis78/25431(25; 37)
HBsAg antibodies20/2558(5; 12)
Anti-HBc antibodies160/25663(56; 68)
Any treatable STI*128/25251(44; 57)
Any active STI**179/25470(64; 76)
Cervical neoplasia30/24512(8; 17)

*Any treatable STI: syphilis (RPR confirmed by IgG), gonococcal infection, trichomona vaginalis or chlamydia trachomatis.
**Any active STI: syphilis (RPR confirmed by IgG), gonococcal infection, trichomona vaginalis, chlamydia trachomatis, HPV or HIV infection.