antibody to herpes simplex virus type 2 as a marker of sexual risk behavior in rural tanzania. | a serosurvey was conducted in a random sample of 259 women and 231 men in 12 rural communities in mwanza region, tanzania, using a type-specific elisa for herpes simplex virus type 2 (hsv-2) infection. seroprevalence rose steeply with age to approximately 75% in women >=25 years old and 60% in men >=30. after adjusting for age and residence, hsv-2 prevalence was higher in women who were married, in a polygamous marriage, treponema pallidum hemagglutination assay (tpha)-positive, had more lifetim ... | 1999 | 9841817 |
syphilis in pregnancy in tanzania. i. impact of maternal syphilis on outcome of pregnancy. | to measure the impact of maternal syphilis on pregnancy outcome in the mwanza region of tanzania, 380 previously unscreened pregnant women were recruited into a retrospective cohort at delivery and tested for syphilis. stillbirth was observed in 18 (25%) of 73 women with high-titer active syphilis (i.e., women with a rapid plasma reagin titer > or = 1 :8 and a positive treponema pallidum hemagglutination assay or indirect fluorescent treponemal antibody test result), compared with 3 (1%) of 233 ... | 2002 | 12232834 |
improved treatment services significantly reduce the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in rural tanzania: results of a randomized controlled trial. | to evaluate the impact of improved case management for sexually transmitted diseases (std) at the primary health care level on the incidence and prevalence of std. | 1997 | 9412707 |