Table 1

Study populations and data sources for STI/HIV prevalence and STI aetiologies in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, 1990–2000

Populations	Period	No*	HIV test	STI tests	Reference
*Sample size.
High risk groups
Bar girls	1989–91	182	Yes	Yes	Lankoande et al, 1992⁶
Bar girls and CSW	1994	215	Yes	Yes	Lankoande et al, 1998⁷
Bar girls and CSW	1998–2000	259	Yes	Yes	Nagot et al, 2002⁸
General population
Pregnant women	1990	118	Yes	Yes	Unpublished data
Pregnant women	1991	172	Yes	Yes	Unpublished data
Pregnant women	1994	408	Yes	No	Meda et al, 1998¹²
Sentinel surveillance among pregnant women	1995–2001	1004	Yes	No	Meda et al, 1999¹⁰ and 2001¹¹
Female general population	2000	1004	No	Yes	Unpublished data
Females with vaginal discharge
Hospital (outpatients)	1992	223	Yes	Yes	Ledru et al, 1996⁹
Health centres	1998	636	Yes	Yes	Unpublished data
Males with urethral discharge
Health centres	1990–1	205	No	Yes	Lankoande et al, 1992⁶
Health centres	1998	50	No	Yes	Unpublished data