Clinical Status and Prevalence of Bacterial STDs in Warangal, Andhra Pradesh
T Bikshapathi, A Srinivas Reddy, and M Krishna Reddy
Reproductive Physiology Unit, Department of Zoology, Kakatiya University, Warangal 506009, AP.
Abstract—Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) have great impact on health of the individual and community. Prevalence of STDs varies in developing countries like India. Bacterial STDs are becoming less common and viral STDs are increasing. Therefore we conducted this study to investigate clinical status and prevalence of bacterial STDs. The author has attended STD clinic MGM hospital(Warangal) during 2008 to 2010 and interacted with registered STD patients were recorded symptoms of STDs. Percentage of gonorrhea patients is higher 38.16% (2008), 39.59% (2009), 33.35% (2010) than all other bacterial STDs. Least percentage was observed in gardenerella 0.94% (2008), 1.59% (2009) and 0.98% (2010). Gonorrhoea and chlamydia prevalence was more in females than males while prevalence of syphilis and chancriod was more in males than in females. Overall, there was not significant increase in bacterial STDs from 2008 to 2010 when compared to population growth.
Index Terms—Gonorrhoea, Syphilis, Chlamydia, Chancroid and Gardnerella
Cite: T Bikshapathi, A Srinivas Reddy, and M Krishna Reddy, "Clinical Status and Prevalence of Bacterial STDs in Warangal, Andhra Pradesh," International Journal of Pharma Medicine and Biological Sciences, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 74-79, October 2012.