Bang R A, Bang A T, Baitule M, Choudhary Y, Sarmukaddam S, Tale O
SEARCH, Gadchiroli, India.
Lancet. 1989 Jan 14;1(8629):85-8. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(89)91438-4.
A population-based cross-sectional study of gynaecological and sexual diseases in rural women was done in two Indian villages. Of 650 women who were studied, 55% had gynaecological complaints and 45% were symptom-free. 92% of all women were found to have one or more gynaecological or sexual diseases, and the average number of these diseases per woman was 3.6. Infections of the genital tract contributed half of this morbidity. Only 8% of the women had undergone gynaecological examination and treatment in the past. There was an association between presence of gynaecological diseases and use of female methods of contraception, but this could explain only a small fraction of the morbidity. In the rural areas of developing countries, gynaecological and sexual care should be part of primary health care.
在印度的两个村庄开展了一项基于人群的农村女性妇科和性疾病横断面研究。在接受研究的650名女性中，55%有妇科问题，45%无症状。发现92%的女性患有一种或多种妇科或性疾病，每位女性这些疾病的平均数量为3.6种。生殖道感染占该发病率的一半。过去只有8%的女性接受过妇科检查和治疗。妇科疾病的存在与女性避孕方法的使用之间存在关联，但这只能解释一小部分发病率。在发展中国家的农村地区，妇科和性保健应成为初级卫生保健的一部分。
