title: Sexually transmitted diseases in Lusaka.
abstract: This is a preliminary epidemiological report on sexually transmitted diseases in Zambia. An analysis of data derived from a sample study of 1,000 consecutive female and 5,000 male S.T.D. patients seen at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, is presented. The predominant diseases and the prevailing socio-economic, cultural and other factors responsible for the high prevalence of S.T.D. in Zambia are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013587:Syphilis / Q000453:epidemiology; D014245:Trichomonas Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D015024:Zambia