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Doctoral Thesis | Nursing | India | Volume 12 Issue 12, December 2023
Health Seeking Behaviour of Women in the Reproductive Age Group regarding Reproductive Tract Infections in Selected Areas of Indore, M. P.
Abstract: Background: Reproductive tract infections (RTIs) include three types of infections: sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), 2) endogenous infections that are caused by overgrowth of organisms normally present in the genital tract of healthy women, such as bacterial vaginosis or vulvovaginal candidiasis, and 3) iatrogenic infections that are associated with improperly performed medical procedures, such as unsafe abortion or poor delivery procedures. RTIs are preventable and many are also treatable. Female RTIs usually originate in the lower genital tract as vaginitis or cervicitis and can cause symptoms such as abnormal vaginal discharge, genital pain, itching and burning during urination. However, there is a high prevalence of asymptomatic disease, which is an obstacle to effective control. Even when symptoms appear, their presentation may overlap and be diagnosed as a normal physiologic change, and a normal physiologic discharge may be misdiagnosed as an RTI. Despite the availability of health services, symptomatic persons do not seek or delay treatment. The global burden of reproductive tract infections (RTIs) is a huge and major public health problem, especially in developing countries where RTIs are endemic. The problem is more pronounced in developing and underdeveloped countries, where women often have to deal with unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortions, problems arising from poor contraceptive practices, different socio - cultural norms and lack of economic independence, which further increase the risk of contracting STIs/sexually transmitted infections. Transmitted infections. Reproductive tract infections (RTIs) affect the health and social well - being of women, especially women of reproductive and most economically productive age and their offspring. Objectives: Assess the health seeking behaviour of women in the reproductive age group regarding reproductive tract infections. Find out the association between prevalence of reproductive tract infections and health seeking behavior among women in the reproductive age group. Find out the association between reproductive tract infections and health seeking behaviour among women in the reproductive age group. Find out the association between health seeking behaviour regarding reproductive tract infections and selected variables. Materials and Method: . Research design consists of blueprint for the collection, measurement and the analysis of data. The design selected for the present study was a cross sectional survey design. Sample size is 200. Results: The pre test knowledge level of housewives revealed that the mean of knowledge score in pretest 60%of housewives had below average knowledge, 40% of housewives had average knowledge. Whereas in post test 23.33% of housewives had average knowledge and76.67% of housewives had above average knowledge. Conclusion: The findings revealed that most of the housewives were present with inadequate knowledge regarding health hazards of plastic wastage. After conducting awareness teaching progamme their knowledge level is improved about health hazards of plastic usage.
Keywords: Reproductive age, RTI, Health Seeking Behaviour
Edition: Volume 12 Issue 12, December 2023,
Pages: 1972 - 1975