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Male urethral discharge incidence

DefinitionNumber of cases of male urethral discharge per 1 000 male population age >= 15 years.

Male urethral discharge (MUD) incidence rate is often used as a direct proxy for sexually transmissable infections since such cases are invariably STIs.

DEFINITION: The number of new cases of Male Urethral Discharge - also called Penile Urethral Discharge (PUD) - per 1,000 males over 15 years in the target population.

USE: Tracking the spread of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in the target population, as well as assessing how many are treated and (hopefully) cured by comparing with data from mass screening surveys.

COMMENTS: This is the best indicator available for Sexually Transmitted Disease incidence, since practically all cases are sexually transmitted. The control of Male Urethral Discharge is also vital to control of the HIV/AIDS virus, since it makes the spread of the HIV virus easier.
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Indicator Type: -> Health Status -> Reproductive Health -> STIs

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ECFSGPKZNLPMPNCNWWCZA
Male urethral discharge incidence [Definition]
2000 50.030.626.332.448.636.37.144.922.5[1] 34.7
2001 38.134.224.742.350.238.827.045.221.6[2] 35.2
2002 33.729.919.840.946.540.116.829.519.4[3] 32.1
EC: Eastern Cape  FS: Free State  GP: Gauteng  KZN: KwaZulu-Natal  LP: Limpopo  MP: Mpumalanga  NC: Northern Cape  NW: North West  WC: Western Cape  ZA: South Africa  

Notes and References

  1. DHIS: District Health Information System Database. National Department of Health.
    Local copy: -
    Not directly comparable with the SADHS figures since not all cases experienced seek care in the public sector. Data extracted January 2003.
  2. DHIS: District Health Information System Database. National Department of Health.
    Local copy: -
    Data extracted January 2003.
  3. DHIS: District Health Information System Database. National Department of Health.
    Local copy: -
    Data extracted January 2003.
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