Sexually transmitted diseases in South Africa.

Sexually transmitted diseases in South Africa.

AIM To review the epidemiology of and data collection for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in South Africa. METHODS Literature published since 1980 on STDs in South Africa were complied and evaluated. Historical reports and salient unpublished literature were also used in the literature review. Studies were critically reviewed in the light of sample populations and study methods, and a ba...

Sexually transmitted diseases in South Africa: epidemic donovanosis in Durban?

Sexually transmitted diseases in South Africa: epidemic donovanosis in Durban? In their review of sexually transmitted diseases in South Africa, Pham-Kanter and colleagues state that donovanosis may have disappeared only to reemerge in 1981 in Johannesburg, with subsequent case reports from other areas including Durban.' This scenario is exceedingly unlikely if the Annual reports of the Medical...

Quality and equity of private sector care for sexually transmitted diseases in South Africa.

The private sector plays a major role in the delivery of health care in South Africa. Over the past two decades, the quality and equity of such provision has been questioned internationally. A study was conducted in Gauteng Province to explore these issues, using care for sexually transmitted disease (STD) as a case study. Private general practitioners (GPs) were interviewed by telephone. Each ...

Sexually transmitted diseases in sexually abused children.

To determine the prevalence and pattern of sexually transmitted diseases among sexually abused children, we evaluated 532 victims under 14 years of age for the presence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Treponema pallidum. Twenty-five girls with vaginal discharge and six children with perineal skin lesions underwent more detailed microbiologic examination. Thirty-four infections were identified in 3...

[Sexually transmitted diseases (S.T.D.)].