Research Article
A Comparative Study of Prevalence of RTI/STI Symptoms and Treatment Seeking Behaviour among the Married Women in Urban and Rural Areas of Delhi
Table 5
Prevalence of symptoms suggestive of RTI/STI in relation to sociodemographic, obstetric, and behavioural factors in urban and rural area.
| | Characteristics | Urban | Rural | | Symptoms present (%) | Total (%) | value | Symptoms present (%) | Total (%) | value |
| | Age | | | | | | | | 18–25 | 29 (54) | 54 (25) | 0.710 | 32 (53.3) | 60 (28) | 0.622 | | 26–35 | 53 (48) | 110 (51) | 48 (46.6) | 103 (48) | | 36–45 | 9 (17.6) | 51 (24) | 10 (19.2) | 52 (24) | | Education | | | | | | | | Illiterate | 28 (54) | 52 (24) | 0.032 | 27 (43) | 63 (29.3) | 0.046 | | Up to high school | 40 (40) | 101 (47) | 45 (45.5) | 99 (46) | | Post-high school | 23 (37.1) | 62 (29) | 18 (34) | 53 (24.7) | | Occupation | | | | | | | | Working | 6 (40) | 15 (7.5) | 0.970 | 7 (41.2) | 17 (7.9) | 0.952 | | Housewife | 85 (42.5) | 200 (93) | 83 (42) | 198 (92.1) | | Monthly income per capita | | | | | | | | Up to 1000 | 30 (42.8) | 70 (32.6) | 0.124 | 28 (36) | 77 (35.8) | 0.121 | | 1001–2000 | 21 (42) | 50 (23.3) | 28 (54) | 52 (24.2) | | 2001 or more | 40 (42) | 95 (44.1) | 34 (40) | 86 (40) | | Menstrual hygiene practices | | | | | | | | Ordinary cloth | 23 (42) | 54 (25) | 0.198 | 32 (46.4) | 69 (32.1) | 0.201 | | Sanitary pad | 58 (45) | 129 (60) | 48 (43.2) | 111 (51.6) | | Both sanitary pad and cloth | 10 (31.25) | 32 (15) | 10 (28.6) | 35 (16.3) | | Parity | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 (0) | 2 (1) | 0.124 | 4 (17.4) | 23 (10.7) | 0.009 | | 1-2 | 43 (42.6) | 101 (47) | 60 (43.4) | 138 (64.2) | | 3-4 | 45 (42) | 107 (50) | 24 (48) | 50 (23.3) | | >4 | 3 (60) | 5 (2) | 2 (50) | 4 (1.8) | | Contraceptive usage | | | | | | | | Yes | 63 (38.6) | 163 (76) | 0.021 | 39 (35.1) | 111 (51.6) | 0.029 | | No | 28 (54) | 52 (24) | 51 (49) | 104 (48.4) | | Gynaecological risk factors | | | | | | | | Abortion | 47 (56) | 84 (39) | 0.04 | 43 (54) | 80 (37.2) | 0.004 | | CuT | 0 (0) | 6 (2.8) | 6 (30) | 20 (9.3) | | Nil | 44 (35) | 125 (58.2) | 41 (35.7) | 115 (53.5) |
|
|
