RESUMO
This health center based study was conducted to find out the proportion and distribution of clinico-social factors for sexually transmitted diseases among male OPD attanders of urban health centre, Subharti Medical College, Meerut. Out of the total 150 male cases of genital diseases from January to June 2005, 42 were found to be symptomatic for STDs according to syndromic approach. The most common symptom was urethral discharge (35.7%). Illiteracy, trucker's occupation, multiple sex partners, extra marital relationship and non-usage of condom were found to be important socio-clinical factors for STDs.
Assuntos
Escolaridade , Humanos , Índia/epidemiologia , Masculino , Ocupações , Ambulatório Hospitalar/estatística & dados numéricos , Comportamento Sexual/estatística & dados numéricos , Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis/complicações , Classe Social , População Urbana/estatística & dados numéricosRESUMO
The prevalence of RTIs in 600 married females (15-44 yrs.) representing 12 subcentre villages of Daurala block of Meerut was 35.3%. The reproductive tract infections were significantly associated with place of last delivery (P< 0.001), person conducted the last delivery (P< 0.001) and in women had history of abortions (P< .005).