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  • Title: [Sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS].
    Author: Ndoye I.
    Journal: Vie Sante; 1990 Oct; (5):11-3. PubMed ID: 12342921.
    Abstract:
    There are 23 types of sexually transmitted diseases (STD). In Sub- Saharan Africa (SSA) AIDS is considered to be a type of STD because an estimated 80% of its transmission is heterosexual. The epidemiology of STDs are due to several factors: 1) the age of young people with STD has now decreased to 16-24 as compared to the 1960's when it was 20-30; 2) sexual liberation; 3) multiple sex partners; 4) clandestine prostitution; 5) ignorance regarding the effects of STDs 6) self treatment; and 7) the number of asymptomatic STDs such as chlamydia trachomatis. Complications from STDs are increasing such as infertility, extra-uterine pregnancies and cervical cancer. The prevalence of AIDS is also increasing, pressuring society as it relates to hospitalizations and the cost of caring for these patients. The prevention of STDs requires training physicians, biologists, paramedical personnel, pharmacists and commercial workers. The public should be sensitized to the morbidity and mortality indicators of STDs. Senegal, as other African countries, has instituted a national committee for AIDS and STDs and has regional committees responsible for coordinating and disseminating its goals nationally and regionally. These committees should play key roles in IEC to inform the public about the socio- cultural, traditional and political implications of such disease. To avoid any misunderstandings, the information can be given as results from surveys with recommendations that include abstinence, loyalty among couples and the use of condoms for extra marital affairs.
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