Sexually transmitted diseases among Polish soldiers serving in the U.N. peace missions in Lebanon and Cambodia.

The results are presented of a survey conducted on the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) among Polish military personnel of the United Nations Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in 1993-2000, and Cambodia (UNTAC) in 1992-1993. The analysis was based on the medical documentation of the patients treated in the UNIFIL Hospital in years 1993-2000. The most frequently recorded cases of sexually transmitted diseases in Cambodia were those of gonorrhoea. The results showed that sexually transmitted diseases did not present a serious health problem among soldiers in Lebanon, but were a problem in Cambodia. Specific living conditions and social norms characteristic for these countries were taken into consideration in presenting the results of the survey.