Care Seeking Behaviour and Barriers to Accessing Services for Sexual Health Problems among Women in Rural Areas of Tamilnadu State in India

Table 1

Percentage of women who experienced/sought treatment of RTIs (multiple responses).

Various types of RTIs	Experienced RTIs		Sought treatment
	Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage
Experienced/sought treatment of RTIs	88	14.5	71	80.7
Itching/irritation over vulva	54	8.9	41	75.9
Thick white discharge	28	4.6	27	96.4
Pain in lower abdomen (not related to menses)	28	4.6	17	60.7
Pain during urination	16	2.6	13	81.2
Boils/ulcer around vulva	8	1.3	8	100.0
Swelling in the groin	2	0.3	2	100.0
Total	605		88