Open AccessIntegrating syndromic case management of sexually transmitted diseases in primary healthcare services in Nigeria
Author(s) -
EB Banwat,
Egah Dz,
Jessica Peter,
C Barau,
Y Majang,
S Mafuyai,
Imade Ge,
DN Bukbuk
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
nigerian journal of medicine/the nigerian journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2667-0526
pISSN - 1115-2613
DOI - 10.4314/njm.v18i2.45069
Subject(s) - medicine , family medicine , primary care , public health , sex organ , health care , etiology , pediatrics , nursing , psychiatry , genetics , economics , biology , economic growth
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are a huge public health problem; both the aetiological and clinical approaches to management have limitations. WHO has therefore developed an alternative strategy--the syndromic case management approach. This paper reports a training of healthcare providers at the Primary Health Centers aimed at integrating STD care into other services in the PHCs to improve management at the community level.