Impact of socioeconomic and demographic factors on reproductive tract infections during reproductive age group (18-45) years
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Research - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction The Aims of this study were to identify the prevalence of reproductive tract infection in married women of reproductive age group 1845 years to analyse the impact of socioeconomic and demographic factors on reproductive tract infections to treat the underlying causeMaterials and Methods Total of 500 women were examined out of those 300 women was found to have reproductive tract infections and were enrolled for further study and evaluation Appropriate antibiotics were given to them and then followedResults The study results showed a high prevalence of RTI 60 The highest prevalence was found among the age group between 2629years followed by 3033years and 3437 years The most affected women were from rural population 80 low socioeconomic group 634 and illiterate 59Conclusion The present study showed high prevalence of RTI It needs further depth study on their literacy and economic factors to evaluate and analyse the impact of these factors on reproductive tract infectionsKeywords Reproductive tract infection Socioeconomic Demographic Symptoms
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Vasudha Sawant, Sreesti Jaiswal, Manjiri Desai
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