Prevalence of gonorrhoea in prostitutes in a Central African town.

Abstract

All observers agree upon the high frequency of gonorrhoea in tropical Africa, but also mention the lack of precise data on the disease. Research has been carried out during the last decade in some English- speaking countries of Africa. In Uganda Bennett (1962) and Kibukamusoke (1965) studied the disease in the general population, Arya and Bennett (1967) in university students, and Ongom (1970) in military communities. Social factors were investigated by Bennett (1962) and Ongom, Lwanga, Mugisha, and Mafigiri (1971). Verhagen and Gemert (1972) studied social and epidemiological aspects of gonorr- hoea in Kenya. In an attempt to study the epidemiology of gonorrhoea in Rwanda, we have investigated student and military populations (Meheus, 1973).