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Original Research

Published on 18 Dec 2025

Assessment of knowledge and attitudes toward human papillomavirus and its vaccination among female nursing students at Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia

in Infectious Diseases in Women

Mona Seleh Alwadai
Nawal Abdulghani

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1669950

780 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Dec 2025

Global burden and trends of pelvic inflammatory disease associated with sexually transmitted infection excluding HIV from 1990 to 2021

in Infectious Diseases in Women

Jie Li
Tianyu Li
Zhong Lin
Hui Li
Zengnan Mo
Jinling Liao
Yang Chen

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1658086

510 views

Opinion

Published on 15 Sep 2025

National human papillomavirus vaccination (GH_PV) programme: Ghana at a crossroads; is vaccine supply alone enough to ensure success?

in Infectious Diseases in Women

Kwabena Amo-Antwi
Yvonne Nartey
Ramatu Agambire
Akwasi Antwi-Kusi

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1667727

1,829 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Aug 2025

Vulvovaginal candidiasis: knowledge, practices and occurrence among pregnant women receiving antenatal care in a teaching hospital, Ghana

in Infectious Diseases in Women

Florence Shine Edziah
Princess Ruhama Acheampong
Philip Apraku Tawiah
Cedric Dzidzor Amengor
Godsway Edem Kpene
Grace Otobea Amponsah
Priscilla Appiah Baffoe
Georgina Korankye
John Gameli Deku

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1647140

1,865 views

Editorial

Published on 20 Aug 2025

Editorial: Disclosure in sexual and reproductive health

in Infectious Diseases in Women

Pooja Chitneni
Shan Qiao
Simon M. Manga
Janet M. Turan

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1681646

939 views

Systematic Review

Published on 01 Jul 2025

Surgical site infections after caesarean section across sub-Sahara Africa: a scoping review of prevalence and associated factors

in Infectious Diseases in Women

Rebekah Wood
Anna Borodova
Sophie Wolter
Micheline N’Guessan
Amadou Aziz Diallo
Mamadou Kamis Diallo
Katharina Heldt
Carlos Rocha
Ibrahima Nabé
Bamourou Diané

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1605049

3,864 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 22 May 2025

Intimate partner violence related to disclosure of sickle cell disease during pregnancy: evidence from the sickle cell belt of central India

in Infectious Diseases in Women

Nafisa Halim
Archana Patel
Janet M. Turan
Anuradha V. Shrikhande
Patricia L. Kavanagh
Mari-Lynn Drainoni
David Henderson
Shweta Murali Anand
Nandini Agarwal
Patricia L. Hibberd

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1525168

2,108 views

Original Research

Published on 02 May 2025

Factors associated with sexually transmitted infections among reproductive age women in Ivory Coast: evidenced by 2021 Ivory Coast Demographic and Health Survey

in Infectious Diseases in Women

Gosa Mankelkl
Beletu Kinfe

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1490762

3,576 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 20 Mar 2025

Identifying barriers and coping strategies for pre-exposure prophylaxis disclosure: experiences of Ugandan adolescent girls engaged in transactional sex—a qualitative study

in Infectious Diseases in Women

Simon Mwima
Laura M. Bogart
Steela Neema
Richard Komo
Stephen Obbo

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1517448

2,370 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 13 Mar 2025

Lived experiences of women suffering from Tuberculosis in Kashmir: an interpretative phenomenological study

in Infectious Diseases in Women

Rubeena Akhter
Wakar Amin Zargar
Fayaz Ahmad Paul

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1464091

1,547 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Feb 2025

Prevalence of viral hepatitis B and C infection and associated factors among pregnant women in southeast Ethiopia: community-based crossectional study

in Infectious Diseases in Women

Nuruzelam Mohammed
Jeylan Kassim
Ahmednur Adem Aliyi
Muhammed Jemal Abdurebi

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1508788

2,787 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 23 Jan 2025

Urinary human papillomavirus DNA as an indicator of gynaecological infection in young women in Schistosoma and HIV endemic South Africa

in Infectious Diseases in Women

P. Pillay
H. N. Galappaththi-Arachchige
M. Taylor
B. Roald
E. F. Kjetland

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2024.1436064

2,244 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 07 Jan 2025

Disclosure of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis use for HIV prevention among women enrolled in a contraceptive study: qualitative findings from Durban, South Africa

in Infectious Diseases in Women

Ivana Beesham
Mags Beksinska
Cecilia Milford
Leila E. Mansoor

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2024.1505643

1,819 views
2 citations

Mini Review

Published on 27 Nov 2024

Positive, Open, Proud: an adapted disclosure-based intervention to reduce HIV stigma

in Infectious Diseases in Women

Tiffany Chenneville
Kristin Kosyluk
Kemesha Gabbidon
Molly Franke
Dylan Serpas
Jerome T. Galea

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2024.1469465

2,350 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 24 Oct 2024

Knowledge and awareness toward human papillomavirus vaccination among Saudi female nursing students

in Infectious Diseases in Women

Amal Khulaif Alanazi
Eithar Kayal
Shahad Alanzi
Hanadi Al Hodian
Alhanouf Bin Rusayes

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2024.1470048

5,390 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 14 Oct 2024

Determinants of hepatitis B virus infection among pregnant women in Bench Sheko zone, Southwest Ethiopia: a case-control study

in Infectious Diseases in Women

Tewodros Yosef
Ephrem Eyasu
Nigusie Shifera
Gossa Fetene Abebe
Desalegn Girma
Aklilu Habte
Ahmed Fentaw Ahmed
Adane Asefa

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2024.1453231

3,364 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 30 Jul 2024

COVID-19 and menstrual-related disturbances: a Spanish retrospective observational study in formerly menstruating women

in Infectious Diseases in Women

María González
Miriam Al-Adib
Ana B. Rodríguez
Cristina Carrasco

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2024.1393765

3,314 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 10 Jul 2024

Parental willingness to vaccinate their daughters against human papilloma virus and its associated factors in Woldia town, Northeast Ethiopia

in Infectious Diseases in Women

Sisay Melese Bittew
Seteamlak Adane Masresha
Getahun Fentaw Mulaw
Mohammed Ahmed Yimam
Abiot Alebel Zimamu
Atnaf Alem Abriham
Atitegeb Abera Kidie

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2024.1243280

3,006 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 23 May 2024

Second trimester vaginal Candida colonization among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo: prevalence, clinical correlates, risk factors and pregnancy outcomes

in Infectious Diseases in Women

Mulumeoderhwa Guy Mulinganya
Karen De Keyser
Irenge Jules Mongane
Mirindi Freddy Kampara
Annelies De Vulder
Jerina Boelens
Hans Duyvejonck
Erick Hendwa
Bisimwa Yvette Kujirakwinja
Balaluka Ghislain Bisimwa

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2024.1339821

4,754 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 03 Jan 2024

Thirty years of HIV pregnancies in French Guiana: prevention successes and remaining obstetrical challenges

in Infectious Diseases in Women

Mathieu Nacher
Julie Blanc
Sebastien Rabier
Aude Lucarelli
Antoine Adenis
Celia Basurko
Alphonse Louis
Dominique Dotou
Malika Leneuve
Lindsay Osei

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2023.1264837

2,082 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 06 Oct 2023

A cross-sectional survey on mother-to-child transmission of HIV among the migrant population in Dongguan, China

in Infectious Diseases in Women

Congcong Pan
Haiyan Pan
Dongmei Liang
Yuanyuan Liu
Sichun Yin
Jianbo Zhong
Songmei He

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2023.1106959

2,260 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 19 Jun 2023

Triple sexually transmitted infections among pregnant woman in the context of Elimination of mother to child transmission in Southern Ethiopia: Reports from a survey of questionnaires and laboratory studies.

in Infectious Diseases in Women

Eskinder Israel
Iskindir Hizkel
Temesgen Geta
Tihun Feleke
Beniyam Samuel
Desta Markos

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2023.1190170

7,185 views
1 citation

Mini Review

Published on 30 May 2023

Unravelling the mechanisms by which chronic hepatitis B infection is associated with an increased risk of gestational diabetes

in Infectious Diseases in Women

Subashree Paramasivam
Sushena Krishnaswamy
Michelle L Giles

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2023.1184090

2,809 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 27 Apr 2023

Prevalence of hepatitis B infection and its associated factors among pregnant mothers attending antenatal care at public hospitals at Hararghe, Eastern Ethiopia

in Infectious Diseases in Women

Abbas Umer
Zelalem Teklemariam
Firayad Ayele
Melkamu Merid Mengesha

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2023.1056488

14,661 views
22 citations

25 articles

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Assessment of knowledge and attitudes toward human papillomavirus and its vaccination among female nursing students at Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia

Global burden and trends of pelvic inflammatory disease associated with sexually transmitted infection excluding HIV from 1990 to 2021

National human papillomavirus vaccination (GH_PV) programme: Ghana at a crossroads; is vaccine supply alone enough to ensure success?

Vulvovaginal candidiasis: knowledge, practices and occurrence among pregnant women receiving antenatal care in a teaching hospital, Ghana

Editorial: Disclosure in sexual and reproductive health

Surgical site infections after caesarean section across sub-Sahara Africa: a scoping review of prevalence and associated factors

Intimate partner violence related to disclosure of sickle cell disease during pregnancy: evidence from the sickle cell belt of central India

Factors associated with sexually transmitted infections among reproductive age women in Ivory Coast: evidenced by 2021 Ivory Coast Demographic and Health Survey

Identifying barriers and coping strategies for pre-exposure prophylaxis disclosure: experiences of Ugandan adolescent girls engaged in transactional sex—a qualitative study

Lived experiences of women suffering from Tuberculosis in Kashmir: an interpretative phenomenological study

Prevalence of viral hepatitis B and C infection and associated factors among pregnant women in southeast Ethiopia: community-based crossectional study

Urinary human papillomavirus DNA as an indicator of gynaecological infection in young women in Schistosoma and HIV endemic South Africa

Disclosure of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis use for HIV prevention among women enrolled in a contraceptive study: qualitative findings from Durban, South Africa

Positive, Open, Proud: an adapted disclosure-based intervention to reduce HIV stigma

Knowledge and awareness toward human papillomavirus vaccination among Saudi female nursing students

Determinants of hepatitis B virus infection among pregnant women in Bench Sheko zone, Southwest Ethiopia: a case-control study

COVID-19 and menstrual-related disturbances: a Spanish retrospective observational study in formerly menstruating women

Parental willingness to vaccinate their daughters against human papilloma virus and its associated factors in Woldia town, Northeast Ethiopia

Second trimester vaginal Candida colonization among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo: prevalence, clinical correlates, risk factors and pregnancy outcomes

Thirty years of HIV pregnancies in French Guiana: prevention successes and remaining obstetrical challenges

A cross-sectional survey on mother-to-child transmission of HIV among the migrant population in Dongguan, China

Triple sexually transmitted infections among pregnant woman in the context of Elimination of mother to child transmission in Southern Ethiopia: Reports from a survey of questionnaires and laboratory studies.

Unravelling the mechanisms by which chronic hepatitis B infection is associated with an increased risk of gestational diabetes

Prevalence of hepatitis B infection and its associated factors among pregnant mothers attending antenatal care at public hospitals at Hararghe, Eastern Ethiopia