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Prevalence and risk factors of STDs in rural Haiti: implications for policy and programming in resource-poor settings.
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International journal of STD & AIDS [Int J STD AIDS] 2003 Dec; Vol. 14 (12), pp. 848-53. - Publication Year :
- 2003
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Abstract
- The goals of the current study are to: (1) estimate the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among women accessing services at a women's health clinic in rural Haiti; and (2) identify risk factors for STDs in this setting. The design is a case control study, comparing risk factors for women who demonstrated positive laboratory results for chlamydia and/or gonorrhoea to women who tested negative for both of these pathogens. The strongest risk factors for chlamydia and/or gonorrhoea were largely economic variables, with work as a domestic servant increasing the risk by four-fold. Working as a market vendor reduced a woman's risk of having an STD by approximately 45%. Given that economic factors are strongly associated with STD risk in this context, one potential mechanism for reducing the risk of STDs, including HIV, would involve increasing economic opportunities for women in rural Haiti.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Ambulatory Care Facilities
Case-Control Studies
Female
Haiti epidemiology
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Occupations
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Sexual Partners
Socioeconomic Factors
Rural Population
Sexually Transmitted Diseases epidemiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0956-4624
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- International journal of STD & AIDS
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 14678595
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1258/095646203322556200