Evaluation and optimization of the syndromic management of female genital tract infections in Nairobi, Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Genital tract infections pose a public health concern. In many low-middle-income countries, symptom-based algorithms guide treatment decisions. Advantages notwithstanding, this strategy has important limitations. We aimed to determine the infections causing lower genital tract symptoms in women, evaluated the Kenyan syndromic treatment algorithm for vaginal discharge, and proposed an improved algorithm.

Methods

This cross-sectional study included symptomatic non-pregnant adult women presenting with lower genital tract symptoms at seven outpatient health facilities in Nairobi. Clinical, socio-demographic information and vaginal swabs microbiological tests were obtained. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to find predictive factors for the geni

SUBMITTER: Omosa-Manyonyi GS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10463802 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature