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Low vitamin D concentrations are common but show limited associations with genital inflammation, bacterial vaginosis, or STIs in South African adolescent girls and young women: a longitudinal cohort study

2026-05-28

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<title>Abstract</title> <p> <bold>Background</bold> : Vitamin D regulates mucosal immunity, influencing antimicrobial defence, inflammatory balance, and epithelial homeostasis. Low vitamin D concentrations are common among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in sub-Saharan Africa, yet relationships with genital inflammation, bacterial vaginosis (BV), and sexually transmitted infection (STI) risk remains unc...

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Literature Corpus work: 5e62ef11-98a9-5ecd-ad03-2e82ef30d4d9
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-9690424/v1

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