A retrospective study to assess the trends of Sexually Transmitted Infections among the patients attending Skin and STD OPD KIMS, Hubli

Abstract

Background & Objectives: Sexually transmitted infections are on focus since the advent of HIV, as they contribute to the spread of the disease. To simplify the detection of STIs at the community level syndromic approach has been introduced. There is a shift in the trend of aetiology from bacterial to Viral. However the information available on these changing trends is very limited. The present retrospective study was conducted to study the trends of sexually transmitted infections in KIMS, Hubli. Method: A retrospective study where data was collected from the previous records of patients attending Skin and STD OPD, KIMS Hubli. The data was entered in MS Excel and analysed using SPSS software. Results: The study showed that prevalence of STI is highest in the age group of 25-44 years (56.54%), and among females (11.2%) with vaginal discharge being the most common presenting complaint (38.7%). The prevalence of HIV among patients attending skin & STD OPD, KIMS, Hubli was found to be 5.04% during the year 2012 Conclusion: The average prevalence of STI is 5.36% during years 2008-2012. There is an increase in the detection of HIV positive status among the patients attending skin & STD OPD, through the years.