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A Study of the health care seeking behavior about the reproductive tract infection among the rural women in reproductive age group in kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu
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SURYA B, RAVIVARMAN G
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The most common presenting complaint of the reproductive infection is vaginal discharge, followed by lower
abdominal pain which is not related to menstruation ,burning micturition, post coital bleeding, dyspareunia, vulval
itching among which vaginal discharge is the leading cause for gynecological morbidity. When the reproductive
tract infection untreated, lead to several consequences such as infertility, ectopic pregnancy, and it also increases
the chance for the transmission of the sexually transmitted diseases. This infection not only creates the problem at
the individual level but it also affects the economic status in the developing countries . Inspite of increased
complications and consequences of the disease, the condition is still neglected leading to chronic infections.
Though it can be cured with early diagnosis, still remains undiagnosed and untreated . Keeping in mind the
complications and the sequalae, the prevention, control and management of reproductive tract infection given a
high precedence in the national programs such as Reproductive and Child health II and National AIDS Control
Program (NACP –IV)
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Reproductive Tract Infection, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Human Immuno deficiency virus, Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome, Intra uterine contraceptive device, District Level Health Survey, Low Backache
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