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South Africa’s burden of disease resulting from sexually transmitted infection is currently one of the greatest in the world. It is estimated that there are now more than five million people infected with HIV in South Africa. The prevalence of other sexually transmitted infections is also high. Sexually transmitted infections are a common cause of infertility and adverse pregnancy outcomes, and also increase the risk of HIV transmission. Read more about the HIV and AIDS epidemic at AfroAIDSInfo
Cervical cancer, which accounts for more female deaths than any other cancer in South Africa, is also attributable to sexually transmitted infection, being caused by the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV). The prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted infections is immensely important to public health in South Africa. Read more about CANCA in South Africa and statistics from the National Cancer Register for South Africa.
This study estimates the burden of disease attributable to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) for South Africa in 2000 using the comparative risk assessment methodology developed by the WHO. View the results. (pdf format, 368 kb) |
