Situation analysis of sexually transmitted infections in India

Pandit, Niraj; Chhaya, Jatin

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“…10 In India, STIs have become a significant public health concern and rank among the top 10 diseases for which adults seek primary care physician visits. 11 It comes as no surprise that India has the third-largest number of individuals living with HIV/AIDS globally, following South Africa and Nigeria. 12 While the general trend shows a decline in the incidence of HIV infection, it still remains high among high-risk populations, including homosexual men.…”

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Addiction/Drug Use and Usage of Condoms Among Homosexual Males: A Cross-sectional Study

V. Totala,

M. Kasbe

2024

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Background: Despite the legal acceptance of homosexuality in India, it remains a social taboo, resulting in various challenges being faced by homosexual males. These challenges mainly include issues such as addiction/drug use and inconsistent and/ or incorrect condom usage which increase the risk of acquiring sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV among them. This study was thus conducted with the objective of studying the patterns of addiction/drug use and condom usage among homosexual males. Methods: The study was conducted at outreach sites of a non-governmental organization (NGO). A total of 240 participants, consisting of homosexual and bisexual males aged 18-24 years who were residing in the metropolitan city of Mumbai for at least 1 year, were enrolled. Data about addiction/drug use and patterns of condom usage was collected, compiled, entered into Microsoft Excel, and subsequently analyzed using SPSS. Findings: Out of the total participants, 171 (71.2%) reported engaging in addiction/drug use, Among those participants, 105 (61.4%) engaged in alcohol consumption prior to sexual contact to enhance pleasure or delay climax. Cigarette smoking was the most common type of addiction. Statistically significant association was found between habitual addiction/drug use (P=0.0023), use of ecstasy/aphrodisiac drugs (P=0.00654) and, inconsistent and/or incorrect condom use among the participants. However, planned addiction/drug use only before sexual contact did not show a significant association (P=0.066). Conclusion: Habitual addiction/drug use among homosexual males increases the likelihood of engaging in inconsistent and/ or incorrect condom use, thereby elevating the risk of acquiring STIs and HIV. To mitigate this risk, interventions targeting addiction/ drug use prevention should be initiated during adolescence to address this issue at an earlier stage of life.

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Addiction/Drug Use and Usage of Condoms Among Homosexual Males: A Cross-sectional Study

V. Totala,

M. Kasbe

2024

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“…In 2016, the WHO published its Global Health Sector Strategy on STIs (2016-2021), to end RTI/STI epidemics (WHO, 2018). The syndromic approach is considered as the cornerstone in managing STI/RTI in India and the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) is providing free standardized treatment based on syndromic management through the designated STI/RTI clinics (Pandit and Chhaya, 2018). The government has taken several efforts to train health professionals.…”

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Training of women self-help groups against reproductive tract infections - A pilot study

George¹,

Leena²

2020

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Reproductive tract infections (RTIs) are silent epidemics and put a heavy toll on women in developing countries. Women, because of their ignorance and socio-cultural inhibitions, hardly seek treatment for RTIs. Women self-help groups (SHGs) if adequately trained, can play an active role in creating awareness and promote healthy behaviours among women. The present study aimed to evaluate the Effectiveness of STAR (Self-help group Training to Alleviate Reproductive tract infection) program on knowledge, practices, skills and health-seeking behaviours on RTIs among self-help group women in the reproductive age group. A quasi-experimental (non-equivalent control group) study with repeated follow-up was done among 63 women belonging to the selected SHG units. Women in the intervention group (n=33) underwent a training program on RTIs and had regular monthly follow-up for 6months, and the comparison group (n=30) only had a routine follow-up. Post-test observations were conducted at the end of three months and six months. The data were analyzed using repeated-measures ANOVA using SPSS package version 16. There was a significant difference in the knowledge, practice, skill and health-seeking behaviour scores at different points of time (P<0.001). However, the between-group pairwise comparison revealed that the training program was effective in improving the mean knowledge (P=0.001), skill (P=0.014) and health-seeking behaviour (P=0.034) scores and had no effect on the practice score (P=0.74). The STAR program was found to be effective in improving the knowledge, skill and health-seeking behaviours of the self-help group women.

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Situation analysis of sexually transmitted infections in India

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Addiction/Drug Use and Usage of Condoms Among Homosexual Males: A Cross-sectional Study

Addiction/Drug Use and Usage of Condoms Among Homosexual Males: A Cross-sectional Study

Training of women self-help groups against reproductive tract infections - A pilot study

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