National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692 Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) are a major public health challenge in India. In addition to the physical and psychological consequences of STIs, these diseases also exact a tremendous economic toll. To study the socio-demographic, clinical and microbiological characteristics among patients attending the STI clinic of a tertiary care hospital of South India from January 2014 to March 2016 (26 months). A retrospective analysis was done by obtaining data from the predesigned STI case records. The majority of patients were females (63.8%) and belonged to young age group and upper lower socioeconomic class. The most common STI was mixed infection (35.7%) seen most commonly in females (vaginal / cervical discharge syndrome), followed by candidiasis (30.7%), herpes genitalis (12.6%), condylomata acuminata (6.5%). Mixed infections were most frequently caused by Trichomoniasis (83.1%), Candidiasis (73.2%), Bacterial vaginosis (50.7%) and Non gonococcal cervicitis/ urethritis (30.98%). Prevention programs, active screening strategies and better access to STI diagnosis and treatment services are necessary to reduce the incidence and the burden of STIs.
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