Department of Community Medicine, SBKS MI&RC, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Piparia Vadodara, India.
ICMR Project, Department of Community Medicine, SBKS MI&RC, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Piparia Vadodara, India.
Public Health. 2024 Nov;236:441-444. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2024.08.012. Epub 2024 Sep 20.
The current study investigates the reproductive tract infections (RTIs) among tribal migrant women in urban areas of Gujarat, India. These groups of women face multiple challenges, including limited healthcare access, poor living conditions, and inadequate reproductive and child healthcare services. Therefore, the present study was conducted to assess the RTIs of tribal women living in urban areas.
It was a community-based cross-sectional study.
It was conducted among the four municipal corporation areas in Gujarat. A sample of 592 women, who were in reproductive age (15-45 years) and belonging to tribal community and seasonally migrated to urban areas, were included for the study.
Almost 64% of the participants married before the legal age of 18, with 29% marrying before the age of 15. Furthermore, early pregnancy (at <18 years) was reported by 29% of the women. Approximately 22% of the women experienced reproductive health issues, with a prevalence of 13% for symptomatic RTIs, 8% for urinary tract infections (UTIs), and 8% for menstrual problems. Almost 58.4% of women with RTIs, 54.1% with UTIs, 48.9% with menstrual problems, and 46.1% with polycystic ovary syndrome were classified as underweight. However, this relationship was not statistically significant.
The study revealed the 13% of the prevalence of RTIs among the migratory tribal women. It is matching with national-level community-based study of India National Family Health Survey. The current study explored that there is no association of nutrition and RTI. Also, it is required to plan a larger-level community-based study to understand overall reproductive health issues among all different group of women.
本研究调查了印度古吉拉特邦城市地区部落移民妇女的生殖道感染（RTI）。这些妇女群体面临着多种挑战，包括有限的医疗保健机会、恶劣的生活条件以及不足的生殖和儿童保健服务。因此，进行本研究旨在评估居住在城市地区的部落妇女的 RTI。
这是一项基于社区的横断面研究。
在古吉拉特邦的四个市政公司地区进行了这项研究。共纳入 592 名年龄在 15-45 岁之间、属于部落社区并季节性迁移到城市地区的育龄妇女作为研究对象。
几乎 64%的参与者在法定 18 岁之前结婚，其中 29%在 15 岁之前结婚。此外，29%的妇女报告有过早怀孕（<18 岁）。大约 22%的妇女有生殖健康问题，其中 13%有症状性 RTI，8%有尿路感染（UTI），8%有月经问题。大约 58.4%有 RTI 的妇女、54.1%有 UTI 的妇女、48.9%有月经问题的妇女和 46.1%有多囊卵巢综合征的妇女被归类为体重不足。然而，这种关系没有统计学意义。
研究显示，迁移部落妇女中 RTI 的患病率为 13%。这与印度国家家庭健康调查的全国性基于社区的研究相匹配。本研究发现，营养与 RTI 之间没有关联。此外，需要计划进行更大规模的基于社区的研究，以了解所有不同群体妇女的整体生殖健康问题。
