AEGiS-14IAC: Decline in STI Cases - A field Study by ASHA Project.

14th International AIDS Conference

Barcelona, Spain - July 7-12, 2002

Decline in STI Cases - A field Study by ASHA Project.

Int Conf AIDS 2002 Jul 7-12; 14:(abstract no. C10710)

Keskar PS
Assistant Health Officer, Public Health Department, Mumbai Municipal Corporation, Mumbai, India

BACKGROUND: ASHA Project focuses its AIDS Prevention activities for CSWs, their clients and other high-risk population in the Red Light Area of Mumbai. STD Clinic of the Project is situated in the heart of the area providing curative, counseling and referral services. STI cases have shown the declined trend. However, HIV incidence remains high.

METHOD: A questionnaire based retrospective field survey was conducted amongst the Private Medical Practitioners and chemists/pharmacists in the Project area with the objective of determining the trends of occurrence of STIs in the informal sector.

RESULTS: 1. STI cases have declined by 50.31% in males and by 52.8% in females from year 1998 to 2001 in informal sector. 2. STI cases have declined by 41.61% at Male STD Clinic and increased by 3.7% at Female STD Clinic from year 1998 to 2001 3. Consumption of the antibiotics in the project area is increased and rise of demand of Antiviral drugs and Condoms is noted significantly.

CONCLUSION: 1. STI declined due to comprehensive strategies of STI and HIV/AIDS Control Programme (Health Care, Targeted Intervention Programmes and Social mobilization), increase in the use of condom. 2. Indiscriminate use of antibiotics might have suppressed bacterial STIs.

Keywords: AEGIS, Condoms, HIV Infections, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, HIV, Evaluation Studies, Incidence, Research Design, HIV Seroprevalence, Ambulatory Care Facilities, Retrospective Studies, Questionnaires, Human, Female, Male

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