Verma Anjana, Kumar Meena Jitendra, Banerjee Bratati
Department of Community Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi 110002, India.
Int J Reprod Med. 2015;2015:563031. doi: 10.1155/2015/563031. Epub 2015 Jan 27.
Background. In developing countries, women are at high risk for several reproductive health problems especially RTI/STIs. Since all RTIs/ STIs are preventable and most of them are curable, it is pertinent to study the determinants of the health seeking behaviour. Objectives. To compare the prevalence and treatment seeking behaviour about RTI/STI symptoms among the married women of reproductive age group (18-45 years) living in urban and rural area of Delhi. Methods. A cross-sectional study was done among the married women of reproductive age group residing in Pooth Khurd, a village in North West district of Delhi, and Delhi Gate, an urban locality situated in central Delhi. Results. In this study, the prevalence of RTI/STI symptoms was found to be similar in both urban (42.3%) and rural area (42%). In urban area, 73% sought treatment, while in rural area only 45.6% sought treatment. Prevalence of the symptoms was found to be higher among the study subjects who were not using any contraceptive method, had history of abortion, and were with lower educational status, in both urban and rural areas. Treatment seeking behaviour was significantly higher among the educated women, contraceptive users, and older age group women in both rural and urban area.
背景。在发展中国家，女性面临多种生殖健康问题的高风险，尤其是生殖系统感染/性传播感染。由于所有生殖系统感染/性传播感染都是可预防的，且大多数是可治愈的，因此研究寻求医疗行为的决定因素具有重要意义。目的。比较居住在德里城乡地区的育龄已婚妇女（18 - 45岁）中生殖系统感染/性传播感染症状的患病率及寻求治疗行为。方法。对居住在德里西北区一个村庄普特胡德以及德里市中心一个城市地区德里门的育龄已婚妇女进行了一项横断面研究。结果。在本研究中，发现生殖系统感染/性传播感染症状的患病率在城市（42.3%）和农村地区（42%）相似。在城市地区，73%的人寻求治疗，而在农村地区只有45.6%的人寻求治疗。在城乡地区，未使用任何避孕方法、有堕胎史且教育程度较低的研究对象中，症状的患病率更高。在农村和城市地区，受过教育的女性、使用避孕措施的女性以及年龄较大的女性寻求治疗的行为明显更高。
