Table 1

Frequency of HIV seropositivity in different sexually transmitted diseases

STDsNo screenedHIV seropositiveSeropositivity rate (%)
*The discrepancy in total is due to the presence of more than one STD in some patients.
Ulcerative STDs
Genital herpes1881910.1
Syphilis10765.6
Chancroid2114.76
Donovanosis500
Lymphogranuloma venereum500
All ulcerative STDs322257.6
Non-ulcerative STDs
Condyloma accuminata184137
Balanoposthitis7522.66
Gonorrhea3512.85
Molluscum contageosum27311.1
Non-gonococcal urethritis2700
Vaginosis2314.3
All non-ulcerative STDs368184.9
All STD clinic attendees*981404