54 STI Control Programmes

• Interrupt Transmission
• Prevent Complications
• Prevent new HIV cases

STI rates can be affected by:

• Transmission coefficient (efficiency of new infection for sexual partners)
• Mean Rate of Sex Partner change
• Mean Duration of Infectiousness

Affect transmission coefficient with barrier contraception and male circumsision. Affect duration by treatment.

You can improve management and treatmnt seeking behaviour. Improve acceptability of treatment, and primary prevention.

Comprehensive management needs the right diagnosis and effective treatment. A syndromic approach increases chance of getting right diagnosis.

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