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 3
Knowledge and prevalence of RTI/STI among study subjects.
| | Characteristic | Urban (%) | Rural (%) |
| | Knowledge of symptoms* | | | | Discharge | 108 (50.2) | 90 (41.8) | | Dyspareunia | 4 (2) | 2 (1) | | Dysuria | 9 (4) | 4 (2) | | Lower abdominal pain | 43 (20) | 22 (10) | | Infertility | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | | Burning micturition | 9 (4) | 6 (3) | | Genital ulcer | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | | How does one get the disease? | | | | Poor genital hygiene | 54 (25.1) | 80 (37) | | Infected sexual partner | 75 (34.9) | 43 (20) | | Do not know | 86 (40) | 92 (42.8) | | History of symptoms experienced | | | | Yes | 91 (42.3) | 90 (42) | | No | 124 (57.7) | 125 (58) | | History of symptoms experienced* | | | | Discharge | 32 (35) | 70 (77.8) | | Lower backache | 57 (63) | 46 (51.1) | | Lower abdominal pain | 45 (49) | 23 (25.6) | | Itching over vulva | 15 (7) | 5 (5.6) | | Dyspareunia | 0 (0) | 2 (2.2) | | Infertility | 2 (2) | 4 (4.4) | | Genital ulcer | 2 (2) | 2 (2.2) | | Burning micturition | 18 (20) | 10 (11.1) |
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Mutually not exclusive.
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