Acknowledgments
The authors would like to acknowledge Becca Feldman, Patricia Jackson, Dilip Parajuli, and Melanie Ross for their outstanding support in the preparation of this chapter.
17. Sexually Transmitted Infections
CHAPTER INFO
Editors/Authors: Sevgi O. Aral and Mead Over, with Lisa Manhart and King K. Holmes
Pages: 20
Region
East Asia and Pacific
Europe and Central Asia
Latin America and the Caribbean
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Disease / Condition
Adolescent & Childhood Diseases
Cancers
Contraception
Helminth Infections
HIV/AIDS
Infectious Diseases
Maternal & Neonatal Conditions
Maternal Conditions
Neonatal Conditions
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Women's Health
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Chapter Sections
- Intro
- Introduction
- Bacterial and Viral STIs and Their Sequelae
- Burden of STIs and Benefits of Control
- Effectiveness of the Principal Interventions
- Intervention Costs and Cost-Effectiveness
- Scaling Up Control Strategies
- Research and Development Agenda
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
Figures
Tables
- 17.1 Cross-Country Regressions of Average STI Prevalence on Per Capita Income and the Gini Coefficient of Inequality for Low- and High-Risk Groups, Selected Countries
- 17.2 Discounted DALYs Saved per Case Prevented or Cured
- 17.3 Multiple Regression of Circa 2002 Urban HIV Prevalence on circa 1995 STI Prevalence and Other Socioeconomic Variables
- 17.4 Average Estimated Costs per Unit of Output, by Disease or Syndrome and Type of Output (2001 US$)
