Sexually transmitted diseases in a British military force in peacetime Europe, 1970-83.

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: a serious public health issue

“…However, this evidence from 1970-1983 is now outdated (11) and relates only to forces based at home. A study of British forces stationed in the tropics showed a 25-fold increased risk of STI compared with controls in the UK, and recorded 39% of cases as resulting from commercial sex; 70% of those questioned did not normally use a condom (12).…”