The incidence of gonorrhoea in urban Rhodesian Black women.
The incidence of gonorrhoea in urban Black women seen in an antenatal clinic, a gynaecological clinic and a family planning clinic, was studied. Swabs taken from the urethra, endocervix and rectum were cultured by means of the Clinicult system. The overall incidence of gonorrhoea was 9.7%. In the antenatal clinic the incidence was 2%, in the gynaecological clinic it was 11% and in the family planning clinic it was 12%.
D001741:Black or African American; D044383:Black People; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014505:Urban Population; D015030:Zimbabwe