Int Conf AIDS 1994 Aug 7-12; 10:5 (abstract no. PS7) Ngeow YF; Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
Published epidemiological data suggest that STD and the complications of these diseases are highly prevalent in Asia. While decreasing incidences of gonorrhoea, infectious syphilis and genital ulcers have been recorded in some economically more advanced countries, the reverse trend is still seen in many poorer communities. Antimicrobial resistances are common and develop rapidly to new antibiotics. Female prostitutes and their male clients in urban centres form the most important core group of high frequency transmitters but of growing importance are adolescents and adults indulging in casual sex with multiple partners. High STD prevalence has also been shown in rural folks like aboriginals and hill tribes. HIV is believed to be imported into Asia, being recognized first among homosexual men, haemophiliacs and IVDUs. The spread of the virus into commercial sex workers has triggered off an explosive epidemic of heterosexual transmission in some communities. International dispersion is facilitated by sex tourism and inter-country movement of commercial sex workers. STD and HIV facilitate each other's transmission and share many epidemiological determinants. It is particularly relevant in Asia that the control of STD should be an essential component in the control of HIV.
Keywords: AEGIS, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, HIV, Prostitution, Prevalence, Sexual Partners, Substance Abuse, Intravenous, Syphilis, Incidence, Gonorrhea, HIV Seroprevalence, Heterosexuality, Asia, Human, Male, Adolescence, Adult, Female, epidemiology, transmission, ICA10
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