       Document 0032
 DOCN  M9550032
 TI    Prevalence of vaginitis, syphilis and HIV infection in women in the
       Orange Free State.
 DT    9505
 AU    Cronje HS; Joubert G; Muir A; Chapman RD; Divall P; Bam RH; Department
       of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of the; Orange Free State,
       Bloemfontein.
 SO    S Afr Med J. 1994 Sep;84(9):602-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/95141213
 AB    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.
 DE    Adolescence  Adult  Cluster Analysis  Female  Human  HIV
       Infections/DIAGNOSIS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  Middle Age  Prevalence  Rural Health
       South Africa/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
       Syphilis/DIAGNOSIS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  Urban Health  Vaginal Smears
       Vaginitis/DIAGNOSIS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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