A Cross-Sectional Study of Prevalence of Genital Herpes Infections in Middle Aged Women
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 9
Abstract
The incidence of the HSV-2 infections is increasing nowadays. In addition to cause of morbidity, it is also a risk factor for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) acquisition and transmission. Previous studies showed increased risk for HIV in patients with recent seroconversion to HSV-2. Thus HSV-2 infections may be a key factor of determinant of HIV incidence rates in the public and therefore HSV-2 infection detection and its management offers a prevention strategy for the HIV. Thus present study was planned to study the prevalence of genital herpes infections in middle aged womans. The study was conducted at the department of gynaecology at the SMBT institute of medical sciences, Dhamangaon, Ghoti, Nasik. The study was consisted of outpatient coming to the department of gynaecology and was done over a period of 1 year. Total 230 patients came to the OPD with a complaint of genital infections were taken into consideration. The participants taken for the study were of the age group of 21 to 40 years and were sexually active. Diagnostic testing was done using type-specific ELISA test to detect HSV-2 antibodies. Manufacturer’s instructions were followed using an index value of 1.1 as positive HSV-2 specimen. Out of 230 females examined for the presence of genital infections, 132 (57.39%) were found to have HSV infection. From the present study, it can be concluded that among the genital infections, the incidence of genital herpes infections was high. Keywords: Genital herpes; Herpes simplex virus; Sexually transmitted disease.
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Kiran Mahendra Rajole, Jaywant Yashwant Aher
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