Ter Tiero Elias

Background Men engaged in transactional sex (METS) represent a neglected key population in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), yet little is known about their burden of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and associated factors. This study assessed the prevalence of self-reported STIs (SR-STI) and identified individual, community, and country-level determinants among this group. Methods We analyzed pooled recent nationally representative Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data from 26 SSA countries.

Introduction The sexual health of adolescents and young people and their access to modern contraceptive methods, is an underlying principle of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including SDG3 to enable all people to live in good health and promote well-being for all at all ages (1, 2) and is a fundamental component of the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Youth Health (2016–2030) (3).