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Zambia Demographic and Health Survey 2001-2002 - Measure DHS

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The peak age for having STI symptoms is 20-24 for both women <strong>and</strong> men. After this peak, thepercentage declines with age for both women <strong>and</strong> men.Figure 13.2 Percentage of Men <strong>and</strong> Women with an STI,Discharge, Genital Sore, or UlcerTotal68No educationPrimarySecondaryHigher34667889PercentWomenMenZ<strong>DHS</strong> <strong>2001</strong>-<strong>2002</strong>A sub-sample of the <strong>2001</strong>-<strong>2002</strong> eligible respondents was tested for syphilis. For more informationon syphilis prevalence, see Chapter 14.13.10 TREATMENT SEEKING AND PROTECTION OF A PARTNER FROM STISRespondents who reported having an STI infection or an STI symptom in the 12 months precedingthe survey were asked whether they sought advice or treatment. Table 13.16 shows that amongwomen <strong>and</strong> men who reported having an STI in the last 12 months, more than half (51 percent) soughttreatment or advice from a clinic, hospital or private doctor. Men are more than twice as likely as womento seek advice from friends or relatives or from a shop or pharmacy when they have an STI. About twothirdsof women <strong>and</strong> men sought advice or treatment from some source. Compared with women, menreporting STIs are much less likely to seek care from a clinic <strong>and</strong> more likely to seek advice or treatmentfrom a traditional practitioner, shop, or friends.AIDS/HIV/STI-Related Knowledge <strong>and</strong> Behaviour | 217

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