Open AccessPattern of sexually transmitted infections: A profile from a rural- and tribal-based sexually transmitted infections clinic of a tertiary care hospital of Eastern India
Author(s) -
Sonali Sarkar,
Aparesh Chandra Patra,
P Srinivas,
Alakendu Ghosh,
Ganesh Kushbaha,
Supratim Saha
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_80_17
Subject(s) - medicine , genital ulcer , sex organ , population , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , family medicine , vaginal discharge , demography , sexually transmitted disease , syphilis , gynecology , environmental health , sociology , biology , genetics
Prevalence of Sexually transmitted infections (STI's) in developing nations is very high where the measures for STI treatment and prevention are limited. Enormous variation in clinical presentation make STI's very difficult to be studied epidemiologically. To know the exact prevalence of STI's is very important for a region or community for planning preventive strategies. The aim of the present study is to observe the pattern of sexually transmitted infections among the tribal and non-tribal population attending a rural and tribal base tertiary care Centre.