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Acceptability of self-collected vaginal swabs for sexually transmitted infection testing among youth in a community-based setting in Zimbabwe

BACKGROUND: Youth are a high-risk group for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). To increase access to STI testing, convenient approaches for sampling and testing are needed. We assessed the acceptability of self-collected vaginal swabs (SCVS) for STI testing among young women (16–24 years) atten...

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Autores principales:	Rochford, Helena, Larsson, Leyla, Simms, Victoria, Mavodza, Constancia, Sigwadhi, Lovemore, Dauya, Ethel, Machiha, Anna, Mavhura, Mitchell, Bipiti, Tatenda, Mangena, Chido, Bandason, Tsitsi, Ferrand, Rashida A, Francis, Suzanna C, Chikwari, Chido Dziva
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	SAGE Publications 2023
Materias:	Original Research Articles
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10273862/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36964640 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/09564624231152804

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