Clinico-Epidemiological Profile of Patients Attending Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic at the Department of Dermatology, GMC Jammu

摘要

The current Study was done to understand the demographic factors and pattern of diseases in patients of STDs. This is a tertiary care based retrospective study of all the patients attending STD clinic at the department of Dermatology, Government Medical College, Jammu for a period of 2 years from Jan 2014 to Dec 2015. Detailed history, demographical data and clinical features with relevant investigations were recorded and analysed in all the patients. All the patients were screened for HIV and Venereal disease research laboratory (VDRL) test. A total of 275 patients with complaints of genital lesion were included in this study. The male to female ratio was 1.3:1. Most of the patients were in the age group of 15-30 years. 79.3% patients were married. The history of extramarital and premarital sexual exposure was seen in 38.5% of the married and 86% of the unmarried patients respectively. Herpes genitalis was the most common STD (24.7%), followed by molluscum contagiosum (23.3%), genital warts (22.6%), syphilis (20%) and others. Syphilis was the most common bacterial STD observed. 5.1% of the STDs patients were found to be HIV positive.A comprehensive study of the epidemiological data of STDs is very important in order to reduce the incidence or prevalence of STDs in a geographical area. The persistent and recurrent nature of viral infections is responsible for their increasing trends in current STD scenario. STD being higher in married individuals further emphasizes the importance of contact tracing, counselling and prompt management of the partner.