Singh Swati, Singh Satyendra Kumar
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Indian J Sex Transm Dis AIDS. 2021 Jul-Dec;42(2):125-131. doi: 10.4103/ijstd.IJSTD_77_19. Epub 2021 Oct 20.
Patients with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) suffer not only with the physical problems but also with various psychological problems. Majority of bacterial STIs are treatable in a short period, while viral STIs may persist for longer duration or have frequent recurrences.
The aim of the study was To study different aspects of psychological health and well-being in patients with STIs.
Study design was a prospective cross-sectional hospital-based study. Data were collected during July 2016-April 2018. STIs were divided into four groups (genital herpes, genital warts, and genital discharge and syphilis). One way analysis of variance and Scheffe Test were used for analysis of the data.
A total of 410 patients were included in the study. Majority of patients were suffering with genital herpes (139), followed by warts (104), discharge (92), and syphilis (75). Genital herpes and genital warts indicated significantly more cognitive affective (CA) depression as compared to the patients suffering with syphilis. Satisfaction with life was more with genital discharge and syphilis in comparison to the patients with genital warts and genital herpes. Genital herpes showed more perceived stress in comparison to genital discharge. Genital warts indicated more somatic depression as compared to syphilis and genital discharge patients while genital herpes showed more somatic depression than in patients suffering with genital discharge. Genital warts and genital herpes indicated significantly more overall depression as compared to the patients suffering with syphilis.
Overall depression was more in patients with genital herpes and warts. The findings provide empirical bases for extended studies on behavioral intervention programs.
性传播感染（STIs）患者不仅遭受身体问题，还面临各种心理问题。大多数细菌性性传播感染在短期内可治愈，而病毒性性传播感染可能持续更长时间或频繁复发。
本研究旨在探讨性传播感染患者心理健康和幸福感的不同方面。
本研究设计为一项基于医院的前瞻性横断面研究。数据收集于2016年7月至2018年4月期间。性传播感染分为四组（生殖器疱疹、尖锐湿疣、生殖器分泌物异常和梅毒）。采用单因素方差分析和谢弗检验对数据进行分析。
本研究共纳入410例患者。大多数患者患有生殖器疱疹（139例），其次是尖锐湿疣（104例）、生殖器分泌物异常（92例）和梅毒（75例）。与梅毒患者相比，生殖器疱疹和尖锐湿疣患者的认知情感（CA）抑郁显著更多。与尖锐湿疣和生殖器疱疹患者相比，生殖器分泌物异常和梅毒患者对生活的满意度更高。与生殖器分泌物异常患者相比，生殖器疱疹患者感知到的压力更大。与梅毒和生殖器分泌物异常患者相比，尖锐湿疣患者的躯体抑郁更明显，而生殖器疱疹患者的躯体抑郁比生殖器分泌物异常患者更明显。与梅毒患者相比，尖锐湿疣和生殖器疱疹患者的总体抑郁显著更多。
生殖器疱疹和尖锐湿疣患者的总体抑郁更严重。这些发现为行为干预项目的进一步研究提供了实证依据。
