       Document 0715
 DOCN  M9610715
 TI    Sexually transmitted diseases and human immunodeficiency virus infection
       among women with genital infections in Burkina Faso.
 DT    9601
 AU    Meda N; Ledru S; Fofana M; Lankoande S; Soula G; Bazie AJ; Chiron JP;
       Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Centre Hospitalier; National
       Souro SANOU, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
 SO    Int J STD AIDS. 1995 Jul-Aug;6(4):273-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96056098
 AB    This study reports the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases
       (STDs) among gynaecological outpatients presenting at the Bobo-Dioulasso
       Hospital (Burkina Faso) with genital infections and examines the factors
       associated with HIV infection in this population. Of 245 eligible
       non-pregnant women, 220 consented to participate in the study.
       Seventy-seven per cent had sexually transmitted infections. The most
       common were: Trichomonas vaginalis (28%), Chlamydia trachomatis (27%),
       bacterial vaginosis (20%), Candida albicans (17%), Neisseria gonorrhoeae
       (11%). The prevalence of HIV infection was 42% (95% c.i. 35.3, 48.3).
       Logistic regression analyses revealed Neisseria gonorrhoeae to be the
       only STD significantly associated with infection with HIV (P = 0.04). A
       sedimentation rate greater than or equal to 100 mm in the first hour was
       also associated with HIV infection (P < 0.001). Women consulting for
       genital infections constitute a high risk group for HIV infection and
       other STDs. Management of these women should focus on the early
       diagnosis and treatment of STDs.
 DE    Adult  Blood Sedimentation  Burkina Faso  Case-Control Studies
       Cross-Sectional Studies  Female  Genital Diseases,
       Female/BLOOD/*COMPLICATIONS  Human  HIV Infections/BLOOD/*COMPLICATIONS
       HIV Seronegativity  Logistic Models  Prevalence  Risk Factors  Sexually
       Transmitted Diseases/BLOOD/*COMPLICATIONS  Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
       JOURNAL ARTICLE

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