Volume : VII, Issue : XII, December - 2017

Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted infections (STI) in ACSR Government General Hospital, Nellore.

Dr. T. Santhi, Dr. P. Ramachandra Rao

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 Sexually transmitted infections (STI) are among the most common causes of illnesses in the world and have far reaching health, social and economic consequences. It is estimated that after maternal causes, STI are responsible for the greatest number of healthy life years lost among women in developing countries. The present study was carried out prevalence of STI’s, out of 800 patients attended to our DVL Department, ACSR Govt Medical College Nellore, out of whom 632 (60.3%) people were suffering from sexually transmitted infections. Sexually transmitted infections were more common in females accounting for about more than 60% (60.9%) than males for about 39% (39.1%). Vaginocervical discharge was the most common sexually transmitted infections, was noted in females in our study accounting for about 22.9% among all patients who are attended to our Hospital, Nellore. Herpes genitalis was the most common ulcerative sexually transmitted genital infection noticed among the males accounting for about 9.7%   Genital warts were the next most common non–ulcerative Sexually transmitted genital disease noted, which is more prevalent among males accounting for about 6%.  Human immunodeficiency virus was found in 221 females for about 57.4%, 128 males were infected with Human Immunodeficiency virus accounting for about 15.1% and Human immunodeficiency virus infection was noticed more commonly in patients with ulcerative Sexually transmitted infections; 39 female patients were suffering from lower abdominal pain (10.1%); 7 patients were infected with inguinal bubo, 3 females and 4 males. Syphilis was diagnosed in 39 patients, among whom females are 12 (3.7%) and males are 27 (10.9%). Herpes genitalis was the most common ulcerative sexually transmitted infection in males, while genital warts were the next most common non–ulcerative STI in males in our study. Vaginocervical discharge was the most common STI in females in our study.

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Dr. T. Santhi, Dr. P. Ramachandra Rao, Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted infections (STI) in ACSR Government General Hospital, Nellore., INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-12 | December-2017

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