HIV testing in community based research: a case study of female genital schistosomiasis and HIV in the Volta Basin of Ghana

Yirenya-Tawiah, Dzidzo; Amoah, C; Apea-Kubi, K. A.; Dade, Maggie; Annang, Ted; Bosompem, KM

doi:10.4314/jgsa.v11i1.46997

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“…Of the eight included observational studies, seven were cross-sectional studies [18][19][20]22,[29][30][31] and one was a nested case-control study [25]. All the studies were conducted in Africa-three from Zimbabwe, two from Tanzania, one each from Ghana, South Africa and Zambia.…”

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“…The most recent publication being in 2018. As shown in Table 1, the sample size of the included studies ranged from 331 [30] to 2,145 [25]. Most studies included participants aged 18 years and above.…”

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“…All studies assessed the association between UGS and HIV/AIDS. The unadjusted OR across all the eight papers ranged from 0.82 to 3.8 as summarised in Table 2 below. Of the eight studies, five studies reported the unadjusted OR between UGS and HIV infection in females [19,20,[29][30][31].As shown in Fig 2, pooled estimate from the unadjusted ORs showed that female UGS was not associated with HIV infection (OR 1.31, 95% CI 0.87-1.99). Similar estimate was observed in our sensitivity analysis excluding one study with an overall rate of "weak" (OR 1.32, 95% CI 0.83-2.10).…”

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A systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the association between urogenital schistosomiasis and HIV/AIDS infection

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Background Urogenital schistosomiasis and HIV/AIDS infections are widespread in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) leading to substantial morbidity and mortality. The co-occurrence of both diseases has led to the possible hypothesis that urogenital schistosomiasis leads to increased risk of acquiring HIV infection. However, the available evidence concerning this association is inconsistent. The aim of this study was to systematically review and quantitatively synthesize studies that investigated the association between urogenital schistosomiasis and HIV/ AIDS infection. Methods A systematic review basing on PRISMA guidelines was conducted. It is registered with PROSPERO, number CRD42018116648. We searched four databases, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Global Health and Global Index Medicus for studies investigating the association between urogenital schistosomiasis and HIV infection. Only studies published in English were considered. Results of the association were summarised by gender. A meta-analysis was performed for studies on females using random-effects model and a pooled OR with 95% confidence interval was reported. Results Of the 993 studies screened, only eight observational studies met the inclusion criteria. Across all studies, the reported unadjusted OR ranged from 0.78 to 3.76. The pooled estimate of unadjusted OR among females was 1.31 (95% CI: 0.87-1.99). Only four of the eight studies reported an adjusted OR. A separate meta-analysis done in the three studies among females that reported an adjusted OR showed that the pooled estimate was 1.85 (95% CI: 1.17-2.92). There were insufficient data to pool results for association between urogenital schistosomiasis and HIV infection in the males.

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“…Nearly a fifth of those aware of urinary schistosomiasis wrongly selected the use of insecticides as a preventive measure. The findings regarding treatment and prevention of urinary schistosomiasis contrast with those from Tanzania [ 17 ] where all the interviewed healthcare workers knew that Praziquantel was the drug of choice and recommended for treatment of schistosomiasis. The different study populations between the present study and the Tanzanian study would account for this observed difference.…”

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“…Urinary schistosomiasis remains prevalent all over Ghana with increased presence in surrounding areas of the Volta Lake [ 15 , 16 ]. A prevalence of about 47% was reported among adults living in the Volta Basin of Ghana about a decade ago [ 17 ]. More recently, a prevalence of about 7.6% has been observed among female adolescents, 11–15 years old, in the Oti Region which was formerly part of the Volta Region [ 18 ].…”

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Knowledge of female genital schistosomiasis and urinary schistosomiasis among final-year midwifery students in the Volta Region of Ghana

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Osarfo,

Appiah

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Background Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) is a gynaecological complication of urinary schistosomiasis (US) with an estimated burden of 20–120 million cases in endemic areas. A neglected sexual and reproductive health disease in sub-Saharan Africa, FGS increases susceptibility to sexually transmitted infections including cervical cancer and infertility among other morbidities. However, there appears to be limited FGS knowledge among practicing and pre-service health providers with implications for control. We assessed FGS awareness among final-year midwifery students who would soon be delivering primary maternal and reproductive health care. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among 193 randomly selected final-year students from all three midwifery training institutions in the Volta region of Ghana in August/September, 2022. Data on participants’ demographics and knowledge of the transmission, signs and symptoms, complications, treatment and prevention of both FGS and US were collected using structured questionnaires. Summary statistics were presented as frequencies, proportions and percentages. Results Only 23.3% (44/189) of participants had heard about FGS compared to 64% (123/192) for US. Of the former, 42 (95%), 40 (91%) and 36 (81.8%) respectively identified genital itching/burning sensation, bloody vaginal discharge and pelvic pain/pain during intercourse as part of the symptoms of FGS. Less than a third (13/44) and about half (25/44) of those who indicated hearing about FGS knew it can be a risk for ectopic pregnancies and infertility respectively. Majority of these participants, 40 (91%), wrongly selected antibiotics as treatment for FGS while 9 indicated it is prevented by sleeping in insecticide-treated nets. Conclusion Awareness of FGS was limited among the study participants. The high prevalence of knowledge of some FGS symptoms related to the genitalia needs cautious interpretation. Health care training institutions must make deliberate efforts to highlight FGS in the training of midwives as the condition has diagnostic and management implications for some sexual and reproductive health conditions.

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HIV testing in community based research: a case study of female genital schistosomiasis and HIV in the Volta Basin of Ghana

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A systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the association between urogenital schistosomiasis and HIV/AIDS infection

A systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the association between urogenital schistosomiasis and HIV/AIDS infection

Knowledge of female genital schistosomiasis and urinary schistosomiasis among final-year midwifery students in the Volta Region of Ghana

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