Prevalence of vaginitis, syphilis and HIV infection in women in the Orange Free State
| Autor: | Cronje, H. S., Gina Joubert, Muir, A., Chapman, R. D., Divall, P., Bam, R. H. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Zdroj: | South African Medical Journal; Vol 84, No 9 (1994); 602-605 Scopus-Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 2078-5135 0256-9574 |
| Popis: | Objective. To determine the prevalence of vaginitis, syphilis and HIV infection in women in the Orange Free State.Method. By cluster sampling, 120 rural (farm) and 120 urban (local authority) clusters, each containing 4 women, were selected. Women aged 18 - 49 years who were included in the study had a cervical smear taken for cytological evaluation and blood specimens drawn for syphilis and HIV testing; they were questioned on their knowledge of AIDS.Results. Trichomonas vaginalis vaginitis was present in 27,4% of the rural women and 29,6% of the urban women, Gardnerella vaginalis in 7,2% and 8,4% and Candida spp. in 2,6% and 6,7% respectively. Syphilis serology was positive in 12% of rural and 16% of urban women. HIV was present in 0,4% of rural and 1,5% of urban women. Ninety per cent of urban women and 74% of rural women knew AIDS was a sexually transmitted disease.Conclusions. The prevalences of trichomonas vaginitis and syphilis were unusually high, while HIV positivity was similar to that in other reports in South Africa. |
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