Sexual Risk Behaviour and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Adolescents Attending Sti Clinic

Abstract

BACKGROUNDAdolescents and young people constitute 31% of Indian population. Socioeconomic and political reforms depend on the healthier development of young people. In this transition period from childhood to adulthood, young people face significant risks pertaining to sexual and reproductive health. In addition to behavioural risk factors, anatomically and biologically also they are at increased risk of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Human Immunodeficiency virus disease.The aim of this study is to know the sexual risk factors and prevalence of STI/HIV among young people aged 10-24 years, attending STI clinic of Dermatology and Venereology Outpatient