Prevalence and risk factors associated with STIs among women initiating contraceptive implants in Kingston, Jamaica

Margaret Christine Snead; Jeffrey Wiener; Sinmisola Ewumi; Christi Phillips; Lisa Flowers; Tina Hylton-Kong; Natalie Medley-Singh; Jennifer Legardy-Williams; Elizabeth Costenbader; John Papp; Lee Warner; Carolyn Black; Athena P Kourtis

doi:10.1136/sextrans-2016-052963

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Prevalence and risk factors associated with STIs among women initiating contraceptive implants in Kingston, Jamaica

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Margaret Christine Snead Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jeffrey Wiener Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sinmisola Ewumi Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Christi Phillips Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Lisa Flowers Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Tina Hylton-Kong Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, MOH, Kingston, Jamaica PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Natalie Medley-Singh University Hospital of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jennifer Legardy-Williams Office of Science and Integrated Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Elizabeth Costenbader Family Health International (FHI 360), Durham, North Carolina, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
John Papp Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Lee Warner Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Carolyn Black Division of Scientific Resources, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Athena P Kourtis Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Margaret Christine Snead. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford HWY, MS-F-74, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA; msnead{at}cdc.gov

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Snead MC, Wiener J, Ewumi S, et al

Prevalence and risk factors associated with STIs among women initiating contraceptive implants in Kingston, Jamaica

Sexually Transmitted Infections 2017;93:503-507.

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Received November 23, 2016
Revised March 30, 2017
Accepted April 18, 2017
First published May 5, 2017.

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April 30, 2018

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