REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROFILE OF WOMEN ATTENDING RTI/STI CAMP IN A RURAL AREA OF NORTHERN DISTRICT OF KERALA STATE
Journal Title: IJSR-International Journal Of Scientific Research - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
Background; Reproductive Tract Infection/Sexually Transmitted Infection is a major public health issues among women especially those of low socioeconomic status. Early diagnosis and treatment prevents serious complications and sequelae viz. infertility, foetal wastage, PID. OBJECTIVE of this study was to assess the socio demographic characteristics and Reproductive morbidity of women attending the RTI/STI camp Study design; Community based Crossectional Methodology: ASHA workers of CHERUPPA PHC were given a sensitization class on symptoms of RTI/STI and asked to direct those women with symptoms from their respective field areas to attend a RTI/STI camp on a fixed date. A camp was conducted for 5 sub centre areas and women attending the camp were examined by gynaecologist after getting their informed consent. Data collected were analysed RESULTS: 207 ladies attended the camp. Mean age of the women were 35.95yrs ( SD +10.02). Majority of the women (56% ) had high school education .Age at menarche ranged from 10-19years with a mean of 13.7yrs ( SD + 2.2). 91.5% women were home makers and 27.5 % ladies were from BPL Family 94% of women were married. 23.2% of women gave history at least one abortion . 44 % underwent Post Partum Sterilization; Cu T use was only 2.4%. e main symptoms were, vaginal discharge (29%), vulval itching (19%), irregular periods16.9%, abdominal pain 15% . Per speculum examination revealed cervical erosion in 7%, cervix hypertrophied in 19%, cervical congestion in 12% cystocele in 5.5 % and rectocele in 4% cases. Major reported morbidity in this camp were cervicitis, (21%), vaginitis, (19%) DUB (11%)pruritis vulva (5%), incontinence of urine (2%), prolapsed uterus (2%), fibroid uterus (1%). CONCLUSION - Periodic sub centre level RTI/ STI camps, if introduced can be effective tools for the control and prevention of RTI/STI in our setting.
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DR LAILA SHAKIR, DR PRIYA CHANDRAN, DR JAYAKRISHNAN T
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