An Intervention Study of Reproductive Tract Infections among Married Women of Reproductive Age in Shanghai

• Published in: Journal of reproduction and contraception 2007-06, Vol.18 (2), p.110-120
• Main Authors: JIANG, Zong-min, LI, Yu-yan, WU, Jun-qing, LI, Wen-ying, WEN, Zeng-yu, GAO, Er-sheng, ZHOU, Xiao-ping, ZHOU, Ben-cheng
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: condom; counseling; health education; reproductive tract infections; 健康教育; 已婚妇女; 生殖年龄; 生殖道感染
• ISSN: 1001-7844
• DOI: 10.1016/S1001-7844(07)60014-5

Objective To evaluate the impacts of reproductive tract infections （RTIs） intervention on RTIs-related knowledge, attitudes, practices and prevalence of married women at reproductive age. Methods Four sub-districts from Xuhui district, Shanghai were selected by multistage cluster random sampling and residence committees were randomly assigned to either an intervention group or a control one. RTIs intervention was implemented in intervention group, while routine family planning program was conducted in control group. Results Compared with control group, intervention group have improved the following targets： the increment of RTI knowledge score was higher than that in control group （OR=9. 22, 95%CI： 7.01 - 2.14）; the increment score of individual health behaviors （6. 31） was higher than that in control group （4.50） （OR=1.60, 95%CI： 1.21 -2.10）; the increase of condom use frequency in intervention group was higher than that in control group （4.12% vs 0.69%） （OR=1.84, 95%CI： 1.31-2.57）; the decreased RTIs rate was higher than that in control group （7.45% vs 0.96%） （OR=0.68, 95%CI： 0.49-0.95）. Conclusion It is an effective way to conduct community-based intervention to increase women＇s RTIs knowledge, improve RTIs-related attitudes, promote good individual health behaviors, so as to decrease RTIs prevalence.