Venereal disease in an elite group (university students) in East Africa.
- 1 December 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Vol. 43 (4) , 275-279
- https://doi.org/10.1136/sti.43.4.275
Abstract
Venereal disease accounted for 23% of all visits by students to a College health service in East Africa. Almost 1 in 4 men at risk contracted venereal disease in 1 year''s time. Ugandan Asians had the lowest rate, students from African states other than Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania the highest rates. Those enrolled in the medical school had the lowest rates, those in agriculture the highest. Half of the infections incurred in students in their 1st year in college, and repeated attacks were also most frequent among the freshmen. The peak incidence occurred at the beginning of the term. Gonorrheal urethritis and non-specific urethritis were the most common venereal diseases encountered.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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