SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES IN WOMEN ATTENDING FAMILY PLANNING CLINICS IN YAOUNDE - CAMEROON
STDs are a major public health problem in the developing as well as developed world. Over 250 million new cases of cllrable SrDs occur annually world wide~ meanwhile lout of every 10 sexually active individual is infected by an STD. 400/0 of individuals of the reproductive age in Cameroon are exposed to at least I STD. Chlamydial infection has replaced gonoco,ccal infection with highest prevalence in Cameroon and world wide. An average of 20~/0 of women attending Family Planning, antenatal and other clinics in Africa has trichomonas.
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