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Sexually transmitted disease among women attending a family planning clinic in Zaria, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Nsofor B.I.,
Bello C.S.S.,
Ekwempu C.C.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(89)90610-3
Subject(s) - medicine , family planning , family medicine , sexually transmitted disease , disease , obstetrics , gynecology , environmental health , population , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , research methodology , syphilis
Three types of sexually transmitted infections were investigated among 150 family planning clients using different methods of contraception and 50 controls. For oral contraception, intrauterine contraceptive device, medroxyprogesterone acetate (depo‐provera) and controls, the incidence of trichomonas was 0%, 6%, 8% and 4%; for gonorrhoea it was 0%, 8%, 2% and 6%; for syphilis it was 4%, 34%, 16% and 12%. Only the difference in prevalence of syphilis among intrauterine contraceptive users and control was statistically significant (P < 0.3).