Infertility in Africa South of the Sahara

TABLE 1. Different strategies and activities that could be used in the control of sexually transmitted diseases as a measure to prevent infertility, at various levels of the health system.

Strategy / Activity	Community	Health centre	District hospital	Provincial hospital	Referral hospital
1. Screening	+	+	++	++	++
2. Case Finding	-	+	+++	++	++
3. Diagnosis	-	-	++	++	++
4. Treatment & Control	-	+	++	++	++
5. IEC	++	++	++	++	++
6. Training	+	+	++	++	++
7. Support (Laboratory)	-	+	+++	++	++
8. Support (Managerial skills)	-	-	++	++	++
9. Support (Evaluation)	-	-	+	++	++
10. Integration into PHC	++	++	+	+	+