Sexually transmitted diseases in Assam: An experience in a tertiary care referral hospital.
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol
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2009 May-June; 75(3): 329
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) including AIDS are becoming a major public health problem in developing countries worldwide.Aims:
All the adult patients attending VCTC and STD clinics of Assam Medical College between May 2002 and December 2005 were enrolled in the study.Methods:
Records of patients with high-risk sexual behavior and presence of STD on clinical examination were recorded in a predesigned proforma.Results:
Of 479 individuals, 186 (38.8%) had evidence of STD and 70 were positive for HIV. Most (64%) were in the age group of 15 to 30 years. Candidiasis (vulvovaginal candidiasis in women and candidal balanitis/balanoposthitis in men) was the most common finding on clinical examination (21.5%) followed by syphilis (17.2%), genital warts (15%), herpes genitalis (11.3%), non-gonococcal urethritis (10.8%), and gonococcal urethritis (7%).Conclusion:
High percentage of unmarried people (>45%) reporting with STD, which points to potential danger of HIV transmission in the region.
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Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol
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2009
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