Of particular concern for women are gonorrhoea and chlamydia, little talked about venereal diseases that quietly destroy a young woman's reproductive tract and make her infertile. The national infertility prevalence in Kenya is estimated to be around 11.9 per cent, with Western and Coast provinces having the highest rates. It found a 13 per cent prevalence of chlamydia, with the highest age-specific prevalence in the 25-29 years age group (21 per cent). “Gonorrhoea and chlamydia are major causes of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and infertility in women,” the guidelines say. Prevalence of chlamydia was 14.9 per cent, gonorrhoea one per cent and bacterial vaginitis at 19.3 per cent.

Source: The Star June 15, 2021 18:00 UTC