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Female Genital Schistosomiasis in Tanzania

Italy, Tanzania206 participantsStarted 2022-07-04

Plain-language summary

A cross-sectional survey will be conducted among 200 volunteering women aged 18- 45 years and having had prior sexual activity living in the target villages of Itilima and Maswa districts, North-western Tanzania. A single midday urine sample and two cervical-vaginal swabs (both self-collected and speculum-aided collected by a female healthcare worker) will be obtained from participating women and processed using urine filtration and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for cervico-vaginal samples. A pre-tested structure questionnaire will be used to collect sociodemographic, clinical, and sampling acceptability information from participants.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 45 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Women aged 18-45 years, * having had prior sexual activity (to allow speculum-aided gynaecological visit and genital sampling), * resident in any of the selected village of Itilima and Maswa districts, * irrespective of complaining of urogenital symptoms, * not reporting any exclusion criteria, * willing to participate to the study as documented by signing the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * Menstruation at the time of visit (since this limits visualization of the cervix and correct sampling); * no prior sexual activity (since this does not allow the use of a speculum in the visit); * known pregnancy; * documented treatment for schistosomiasis in the past 6 months; * age \<18 or \>45 years; * unwilling to sign the informed consent form.

What they're measuring

Prevalence of Female Genital Schistosomiasis

Timeframe: 6 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05788003

SponsorIRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria di Negrar

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-03-17