One in five young people test positive for STIs
This project targets young people who are offered sexual reproductive health services at the mobile clinics
Gaddafi Zulu
One of the services provided by the mobile clinics in Mpukunyoni outside Mtubatuba, set there by the Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) under its Thetha Nami PreP Implementation Project, is to test people between the ages of 15 and 30 for sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
This project targets young people who are offered sexual reproductive health services at the mobile clinics, based in various clusters.
Sexual reproductive health services provided at the mobile clinics include HIV testing, offering of PreP, family planning, and screening for STIs, among others.
Locally recruited peer navigators interact with young people either at school or at their homes to determine the sexual reproductive health services they need, which are then provided at the mobile clinics.
AHRI’s study co-ordinator Thandeka Danisa said it has been found that the area has a ‘high burden of STIs’, most of which, she added, are not symptomatic.
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