Open AccessDiagnostic accuracy of self-reported symptomatic assessment versus per speculum/per vaginal examination for the diagnosis of vaginal/cervical discharge and lower abdominal pain syndromes among female sex workers
Author(s) -
J K Kosambiya,
H Baria,
Rohit Parmar,
Rahul Mhaskar,
Patricia Emmanuel,
Amit Kumar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1998-3816
pISSN - 0253-7184
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7184.180294
Subject(s) - medicine , vaginal discharge , abdominal pain , cohort , gynecology , obstetrics , predictive value , pediatrics , surgery
National AIDS Control Organization guidelines on enhanced syndromic case management of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and reproductive tract infections (RTIs) require per speculum (P/S) and per vaginal (P/V) examinations for diagnosis of STIs. However, it is not known if the addition of P/S and P/V examinations to self-reported symptomatic assessment adds any value for the diagnosis of STI/RTI.