Abstract
Sexually transmitted diseases are a common disease during the British era in the Straits Settlements (NNS) especially in Penang. Therefore, there are several questions that arise on how prostitution causes the transmission of this sexually transmitted disease. The purpose of writing this article is to study and find out the background of venereal diseases in the Straits Settlements and the causative factors of venereal disease transmission in Straits Settlements (NNS).
Highlights
The more advanced science and technology and in line with the development of civilization, more and more new diseases are discovered so that the term venereal disease previously known as Venereal Disease was changed to Sexually Transmitted Disease
The results found that there were two types of venereal diseases identified in the Straits Settlements (NNS) in 1884 to 1940 namely Gonorrhea and Syphilis
In conclusion for our study, if examined in more depth on all the factors of sexually transmitted diseases, it is related to prostitution because sexually transmitted diseases occur when there is sexual intercourse by those involved and prostitution is the main cause of this problem
Summary
The more advanced science and technology and in line with the development of civilization, more and more new diseases are discovered so that the term venereal disease previously known as Venereal Disease was changed to Sexually Transmitted Disease. Transmitted Disease (STD) is one of the major problems in the world and it was called a phenomenon that is often found in society. This venereal disease is a disease that is spread through sexual intercourse between a couple who have been infected. Transmission of sexually transmitted diseases is caused by prostitution in particular, economic development, imbalance sex ratio, the role of a secret society and culture way of life. The purpose of writing this article is to study and find out the background of venereal diseases in the Straits Settlements and the causative factors of venereal disease transmission in Straits Settlements (NNS). The results showed that there’s five factors were found to be significantly related to the transmission of venereal diseases in the Straits Settlements in 1884 to 1940
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