Social Demography Study of Gonorrhea and Syphilis at RSUD dr. Soedono Madiun

Abstract

An understanding of the socio-demographic characteristics is the first step to conduct preventive and promotive measures to reduce the number of sexually transmitted infections. This study described the socio-demographic characteristics of gonorrhea and syphilis in dr. Soedono Hospital Madiun. A descripttive study with a quantitative approach used secondary data from outpatient medical records. This research was conducted in dr. Soedono Hospital Madiun, East Java. The sam-ples used in this study were 61 patients who had been diagnosed with gonorrhea and syphilis in the period from July 2013 -June 2016. The data consisted of 50 (82%) medical records with the diagnosis of gonorrhea and 11 (18%) medical records with a diagnosis of syphilis. Characteristics of patients/ respondents are the highest age group of 21-30 years, 22 female patients (36.1%), 55 male patients (90.2%), unmarried status 33 people (54.1%), work as private employees 37 people (60.7%), pay without insurance 48 people (78.7%), and live around Madiun 52 (86.0%). The socio-demographic factors were dominant in patients with gonorrhea and syphilis in dr. Soedono Hospital period of 2013-2016 was 21-30 years old, male, unmarried, living as private sector employees, pay without insurance, and Madiun origin.