ABSTRACT
Conferencia Sanitaria Panamericana, 18. Organización Panamericana de la Salud; 28 set.-8 oct. 1970
OMS. Reunión del Comité Regional, 22. Organización Mundial de la Salud
Subject(s)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases , Pan American Health Organization , Pan American Sanitary Conference , Caribbean Region , Latin AmericaABSTRACT
Pan American Sanitary Conference, 18. Pan American Health Organization; Sep.28-Oct.8, 1970
WHO Meeting Regional Committee, 22. World Health Organization
Subject(s)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases , Pan American Health Organization , Pan American Sanitary Conference , Caribbean Region , Latin AmericaABSTRACT
the various casefinding methods used in venereal disease control are discussed, including "educational casefinding" or volunteering for diagnosis; epidemiological case and contact finding; screening and sampling of population groups; multiple and single-purpose surveys, etc. International case and contact finding activities are also referred to. The importance of the physical, biological, economic, and emotional environment is appraised and the particular significance of these and other ecological aspects of special importance in venereal disease control are stressed in relation to the rapidly changing environments prevailing in most countries today. A new epidemiological factor to be taken into account in the venereal disease problem is the increasing use of contraceptive oral gestongens and intrauterine devices, methods which may lead to more active sexual behaviour patterns and to multiple sexual contacts, and which may facilitate the spread of genital infections. In many developing countries of the world resources of money, personnel, facilities, and organization are limited and the VD problem cannot be tackled in terms of venereal diseases alone. The resources in other parts of the program must therefore be appraised so that a broadest possible approach is taken - an approach in which, for example, the maternal and child welfare program and social facilities for adolescent age groups
Subject(s)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases/prevention & control , Sexually Transmitted Diseases/epidemiology , Health Surveys , Health Education , United States , Syphilis/prevention & controlABSTRACT
the various casefinding methods used in venereal disease control are discussed, including "educational casefinding" or volunteering for diagnosis; epidemiological case and contact finding; screening and sampling of population groups; multiple and single-purpose surveys, etc. International case and contact finding activities are also referred to. The importance of the physical, biological, economic, and emotional environment is appraised and the particular significance of these and other ecological aspects of special importance in venereal disease control are stressed in relation to the rapidly changing environments prevailing in most countries today. A new epidemiological factor to be taken into account in the venereal disease problem is the increasing use of contraceptive oral gestongens and intrauterine devices, methods which may lead to more active sexual behaviour patterns and to multiple sexual contacts, and which may facilitate the spread of genital infections. In many developing countries of the world resources of money, personnel, facilities, and organization are limited and the VD problem cannot be tackled in terms of venereal diseases alone. The resources in other parts of the program must therefore be appraised so that a broadest possible approach is taken - an approach in which, for example, the maternal and child welfare program and social facilities for adolescent age groups
Subject(s)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases , Health Education , Health Surveys , United States , SyphilisABSTRACT
Publicado en inglés en el Bull. WHO No. 8, 1953
