Syndrome-wise diagnosis status of sexually transmitted infection/RTI in a subdivision level hospital of rural West Bengal

According to [Table 1] and [Table 2] of our study, it is obvious that 52.4% cases presented with VCD and accordingly they were given treatment for vaginitis caused by Trichomonas vaginalis (TV), Candida albicans and Mycoplasma causing bacterial vaginosis, and cervicitis by Neisseria. gonorrhoeae, Ch...

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Published in:Annals of African medicine 2014-01, Vol.13 (1), p.55-58
Main Authors: Bandyopadhyay, Ujjwal, Kundu, Dipankar, Sinha, Arijit, Banerjee, Kallol, Bandyopadhyay, Ranjana, Mandal, Tridibeshwar, Ray, Debes
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
AIDS
Behavior
Clinics
Contact Tracing
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diagnosis
Epidemiology
Health services
Hospitalization
Humans
India - epidemiology
Infections
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Mortality
Outpatient Clinics, Hospital
Patients
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Public health
Rural Population
Sexually transmitted diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - diagnosis
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - therapy
STD
Symptom Assessment
Syndrome
Ulcers
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Summary:According to [Table 1] and [Table 2] of our study, it is obvious that 52.4% cases presented with VCD and accordingly they were given treatment for vaginitis caused by Trichomonas vaginalis (TV), Candida albicans and Mycoplasma causing bacterial vaginosis, and cervicitis by Neisseria. gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia. trachomatis, Trichomonas. vaginalis and herpes simplex virus. [...]we should not forget that many other factors play a part in the successful control of STIs, including availability of effective and affordable drugs, accessible and acceptable health services, training and supervision of healthcare workers, and behavioral interventions to prevent new infections by promoting safer sex.
ISSN:1596-3519
0975-5764
DOI:10.4103/1596-3519.126956