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Prevalence of venereal disease in indigent pregnant adolescents.

D M Mumford, P B Smith, J L Goldfarb.   

Abstract

The prevalence of venereal disease in an indigent adolescent maternity population was determined. Of 740 teenagers examined for gonorrhea and syphilis, 2,4% were found to have gonorrhea, whereas 0.6% had primary syphilis. A concomitant study of 740 adult maternity cases at the same hospital revealed a somewhate higher incidence. Some factors in venereal disease prevalence in pregnant teenagers are discussed briefly.

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Year:  1977        PMID: 561188

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Reprod Med        ISSN: 0024-7758            Impact factor:   0.142


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1.  Epidemiology of sexually transmitted diseases among pregnant adolescents.

Authors:  L N Gittens; R R Nichols; J J Apuzzio
Journal:  Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol       Date:  1994
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