Sexually transmitted diseases in prostitutes in Moshi and Arusha, Northern Tanzania. |
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| Authors: | W M Nkya S H Gillespie W Howlett J Elford C Nyamuryekunge C Assenga B Nyombi |
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| Affiliation: | Northern Zone Reference Centre for Parasitic and Infectious Diseases, Kilimanjiro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania. |
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| Abstract: | Sexually transmitted diseases are thought to be important in facilitating transmission of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. This study reports the prevalence of several sexually transmitted diseases in 106 prostitutes in Arusha and Moshi Northern Tanzania. The seroprevalence of HIV was 73% compared with 3% for local blood donors. Over half (51%) of the subjects had evidence of N. gonorrhoeae infection. Seventy-four per cent had a positive TPHA and 27% a positive RPR. Of 47 subjects tested 12 (25%) had Chlamydia trachomatis antigen detected in endocervical swabs. No significant statistical association was found between the presence of any of the STDs investigated and HIV seropositivity. |
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