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All lower genital tract infections except candidiasis were more prevalent among HIV positive compared to HIV negative women: vaginal candidiasis (36.9% vs 35.4%; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.678), Trichomoniasis (21.2% vs 10.6%; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001), gonorrhoea (10.1% vs 2.5%; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001), bacterial vaginosis (21.2% vs 15.2%; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.026), syphilis (35.9% vs 10.6%; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001), and <jats:italic>Chlamydia trachomatis<\/jats:italic> (38.4% vs 7.1%; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001). Similarly, HIV positive women more likely to have preinvasive cervical lesions: low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (SIL) (18.2% vs 4.4%; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001) and high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (12.1% vs 1.5%; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>We conclude that (i) sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are common in both HIV positive and HIV negative pregnant women in Cameroon, and (ii) STIs and preinvasive cervical lesions are more prevalent in HIV-infected pregnant women compared to their non-infected compatriots. 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