Impact of health education and condom distribution on incidence of RTI/STI among the newly married urban poor women in Delhi.
J Commun Dis
; 42(1): 53-61, 2010 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-22468552
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to find out the impact of a specially designed preventive intervention on menstrual and sexual hygiene practices and incidence of RTI/STI among the newly married women. A community based intervention study with controls was conducted in two resettlement colonies of Delhi. Total 74 subjects in intervention group and 71 subjects in the control group were studied. Each subject was followed up for 9 months every three monthly. The intervention package included education about menstrual and sexual hygiene, RTI/STIs and contraceptive usage, and packets of condoms. RTI/STI was diagnosed using syndromic approach. Only 2 and 8 subjects in the intervention and control group respectively used condoms (p>0.05 after adjustment). Practice of washing genitals improved in the intervention group (p<0.05 both with and without adjustment). 19 (25.68%) women in intervention and 22 (30.99%) in the control group (p=0.478) reported RTI/STI symptoms during study period; after adjusting for other variables OR=0.37 (p=0.007). 57.89% of RTI/STI patients consulted doctor in intervention group as compared to 18.18% in control group (p<0.05). Increasing awareness and providing intervention at the very beginning of sexual life of newly married women can modify some of the high risk behaviors and thus reduce the risk of acquiring RTI/STIs.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Higiene
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Educação em Saúde
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Preservativos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article