Prevalence of sexually transmissible infections (STI) among male patients with STI in Denpasar and Makassar, Indonesia: are symptoms of urethritis sufficient to guide syndromic treatment?

Background: There are few data on sexually transmissible infections in men in Indonesia. We conducted a prevalence study and compared symptoms alone with clinical signs to manage urethritis.

Methods: We recruited symptomatic male patients at public clinics, and used standardised questionnaires, examinations and laboratory tests.