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Table 1 Median (interquartile range) prevalence of seven sexually transmitted infections in all countries and those in sub Saharan Africa

From: Strong associations between national prevalence of various STIs suggests sexual network connectivity is a common underpinning risk factor

 

Na

All countries

Na

Sub Saharan Africa

HIV

170

0.4 (0.1–1.6)

51

3.5 (1–7.9)

HSV-2

64

27.2 (17.5–50.9)

20

64 (50.9–79.5)

Chlamydia

166

2.5 (2.2–3.4)

51

2.2(2.1–2.2)

Gonorrhea

166

0.9 (0.8–1.0)

51

1.1 (1.0–1.2)

Syphilis

166

0.01 (0.009–0.02)

51

0.02 (0.02–0.02)

BV

42

18.3 (13.7–29.2)

13

30.3 (25.0–38.1)

Trichomoniasis

166

2.3 (2.0–3.9)

51

4.1(4.0–4.2)

  1. a Number of countries with data for those with peak HIV prevalence data available
  2. Abbreviations: HIV human immunodeficiency virus, HSV-2 herpes simplex virus-2, BV bacterial vaginosis