A retrospective study of the pattern of sexually transmitted diseases during a ten-year period.
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol
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2005 Sep-Oct; 71(5): 333-7
Article
Dans Anglais
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-52385
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Proper knowledge of the patterns of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in different geographical regions is necessary for evolving proper strategies for control of these diseases.AIMS:
To study the pattern of STDs and to analyze the changes during a ten-year period from 1990 among patients attending Medical College Hospital, Kottayam.METHODS:
Case records of 686 patients with STDs who attended the outpatient wing of the Department of Dermatology and Venereology were studied.RESULTS:
There were 504 males and 182 females in the total of 686 patients. Marital contact alone was reported by 123 (67.6%) female patients. Genital ulcer diseases (GUDs) accounted for the maximum number of STDs, with 504 cases (73.5%), followed by condyloma acuminatum (17.5%) and gonorrhea (10.1%). Forty-three patients had multiple infections. The total number of patients during the first year of study was 129, while it was 41 during the last year. Bacterial STDs showed a striking reduction in numbers. The decline was less marked in the case of viral STDs.CONCLUSION:
The majority of patients had genital ulcer diseases. Spouses were the most common source of infection for female patients. There was a marked decline in the number of patients with various STDs during the ten-year period. The decline was more evident in the bacterial STDs resulting in an apparent increase of the viral STDs towards the end of the period of study.
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IMSEAR (Asie du Sud-Est)
Sujet Principal:
Femelle
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Humains
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Mâle
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Maladies sexuellement transmissibles
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Dépistage de masse
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Études rétrospectives
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Situation de famille
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Répartition par sexe
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Conjoints
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Adulte
Type d'étude:
Étude observationnelle
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Étude de dépistage
Pays comme sujet:
Asie
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol
Année:
2005
Type:
Article
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