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Sexually Transmitted Infections

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Handbook of Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health

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Sexually transmitted infections (STI) constitute a major burden of disease for women globally and include bacterial infections (syphilis, gonorrheal infection, chlamydial infection, and chancroid) and viral infections [herpes simplex virus (HSV), human papillomavirus (HPV), and hepatitis B virus (HBV)]. Rates of STIs in developing countries, especially those in Sub-Saharan Africa, far exceed those found in industrialized countries and STIs have been recognized as a major contributor to the global burden of disease (Gerbase et al., 1998; Wasserheit, 1989; Brunham & Embree, 1992). In 1995 there were over 333 million cases of the four major curable STDs in adults between the ages of 15 and 49: 12 million cases of syphilis, 62 million cases of gonorrhea, 89 million cases of chlamydia, and 170 million cases of trichomoniasis, making STDs among the most common causes of illness in the world.

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