Self-reported reproductive tract infection/ sexually transmitted infection and health care seeking behavior among the women living in a slum of Kolkata

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dc.contributor.authorChakrabarti Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorChakrabarti A.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-02T09:57:42Z
dc.date.available2019-12-02T09:57:42Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractBackground: Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) is a public health problem of significance in most parts of the world. It adversely affects reproductive health in both sexes but its impact on women‟s reproductive health is far devastating. Objectives: The study was conducted to know the prevalence of self-reported STI among the currently married women living in the slum area of Kolkata, the factors related with it and also to study their care seeking behavior following the infection. Materials and methods: This community based descriptive study was conducted by interviewing currently married women residing in a slum of Kolkata. Symptoms of STI and healthcare seeking behavior following the infection were enquired. Symptoms were grouped into complexes and presumptive diagnosis was made. Results: The prevalence of symptoms suggestive of STIs in the study population was found to be 47.8%.The most common symptoms reported by the sufferers were low backache (29.6%), burning micturition (25.2 %), and genital itching (23.5%). All symptoms were more common in the women living in the joint family, having one or more history of abortion. Symptoms of urinary tract infection was more in the age group of >30 years and those with >10 years of marriage. Whereas, vaginitis was more common in <30 years (p= 0.01). Only 49.0% of the sufferers consulted a health facility for Chakrabarti S, Chakrabarti A. Self-reported reproductive tract infection/ sexually transmitted infection and health care seeking behavior among the women living in a slum of Kolkata. IAIM, 2017; 4(4): 46-52. Page 47 treatment and most of them (62.9%) availed health service from the urban health training centre of the area. Conclusion: The present study found high prevalence of self-perceived reproductive morbidity among women in the slum setting. In the study there was no scope of laboratory investigation and was based on recall of the event in preceding three monthsen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDemonstrator, Department of Community Medicine, COM & JNM Hospital, WBUHS, Kalyani, Dist: Nadia, West Bengal, India, docsreetama@gmail.comen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of Medicine, COM & JNM Hospital WBUHS, Kalyani, Dist: Nadia, West Bengal, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationChakrabarti S, Chakrabarti A.. Self-reported reproductive tract infection/ sexually transmitted infection and health care seeking behavior among the women living in a slum of Kolkata. International Archives of Integrated Medicine. 2017 Apr; 4(4): 53-62en_US
dc.identifier.issn2394-0026
dc.identifier.issn2394-0034
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/186548
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherEducational Society for Excellenceen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber4en_US
dc.relation.volume4en_US
dc.subjectReproductive age groupen_US
dc.subjectRTIen_US
dc.subjectSelf-reporteden_US
dc.subjectSlumen_US
dc.subjectSTIen_US
dc.titleSelf-reported reproductive tract infection/ sexually transmitted infection and health care seeking behavior among the women living in a slum of Kolkataen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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