Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections among Married Women in Rural Nepal

Table 2

Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among women participating in a population-based study in rural Nepal.

Type of STI	Number of samples tested	STI prevalence
		n	%	95% CI
Curable STIs	1428	82	5.7	4.7-7.1
Trichomoniasis	1306	70	5.4	4.3-6.7
Chlamydia trachomatis infection	1329	11	0.8	0.5-1.5
Gonorrhoea	1329	0	0
Syphilis	1362	3	0.2	0.1-0.6
Viral STIs
Hepatitis B virus infection	1360	4	0.3	0.1-0.8
Human immunodeficiency virus infection	1360	0	0
Human papillomavirus infection	1289	186	14.4	12.6-16.5
Any STI	1428	250	17.5	15.6-19.6

Classified as curable STIs by the WHO.
Data from the same population, Shakya S et al. Prevalence of human papillomavirus infection among women in rural Nepal. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2017; 96:29-38.
Presence of any of the STIs listed above.