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HIV, STD and their current impact on reproductive health: the need for control of sexually transmitted diseases
Author(s) -
Dam C.J.
Publication year - 1995
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(95)02499-3
Subject(s) - medicine , reproductive health , sexually transmitted disease , welfare , vulnerability (computing) , gerontology , developing country , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , family medicine , environmental health , population , economic growth , syphilis , computer security , political science , computer science , law , economics
STD and HIV are the second most important cause of Disability Adjusted Life Years lost in women in the developing world. Reasons for this are multiple, and include their higher vulnerability for STD and HIV, poor health care seeking behavior and lack of accessible and acceptable services. There is considerable synergism between family welfare services and STD programs: complications and sequelae of STD affect the reproductive tract and child health and survival; reproductive and child health and survival are the focus of family welfare programs. Family welfare services are thus well positioned to incorporate STD and HIV prevention and control measures. This is feasible, although practical and logistical problems need to be addressed. Where indicated, pilot integration projects can assess the cost‐effectiveness and outcome of such programs.