Urban–rural and socioeconomic variations in lifetime prevalence of symptoms of sexually transmitted infections among Bangladeshi adolescents

Gani, M.S.; Chowdhury, A Mushtaque R; Nyström, Lennarth

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“…The observed associations of STI symptoms with demographic, socioeconomic, and behavioral risk factors moderately concur with previous studies. The studies demonstrated increased STI symptoms among women aged 25-34 years [16,24], those with limited decision-making capacity regarding healthcare [17], those with lower levels of education [22], and women who used contraceptives such as condoms and oral pills [18]. Thus, the current study's findings contribute to a growing body of literature [9,16,18,19,22,24,27,28] that has documented the association of STI symptoms with varied demographic, socioeconomic, and behavioral risk factors.…”

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“…Explanatory variables were categorized into demographic, socioeconomic, and behavioral factors (Table 1). The choice of these variables and categorization were based on the extensive review of existing Bangladeshi and international studies [18,22,24,[27][28][29][30][31][32]. Demographic factors included in the study were participants' age (15-24, 25-34, 35-49 years), age at first marriage (9-14 years, 15-17 years, ≥18 years), and residence type (urban, rural).…”

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“…In particular, Bangladeshi studies have been limited by the use of nonrepresentative samples, specific occupational groups and subpopulations. For instance, some earlier cross-sectional studies examined only sociodemographic factors (e.g., age, gender, marital status, and education) among men and women [24]. Others examined behavioral factors such as condom use, frequency of intercourse, and the number of sex partners [12,14].…”

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“…Others examined behavioral factors such as condom use, frequency of intercourse, and the number of sex partners [12,14]. Most of these studies were conducted among the specific subpopulations, such as adolescents [24], truck stand workers [14,25], and hospital patients [12]. These studies generally suffer from limited generalizability due to their focus on subgroups with nonrepresentative samples.…”

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Prevalence and Demographic, Socioeconomic, and Behavioral Risk Factors of Self-Reported Symptoms of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) among Ever-Married Women: Evidence from Nationally Representative Surveys in Bangladesh

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Ahmed

Uddin

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Sexually transmitted infections (STI) symptoms (e.g., abnormal genital discharge and genital sores/ulcers) are a major public health concern in Bangladesh because the symptoms can indicate an STI and cause sexual and reproductive health complications in women of reproductive age. To our knowledge, no study examined the prevalence and risk factors of STI symptoms using a nationally representative sample. This study investigates the prevalence of STI symptoms among ever-married women in Bangladesh and the associations of STI symptoms with various demographic, socioeconomic, and behavioral risk factors using the most recent available data (2007, 2011, and 2014) of the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys (BDHS). The BDHS employs a two-stage stratified sampling technique. The analytic sample comprised 41,777 women of reproductive age (15–49 years). Outcome variables included STI symptoms: abnormal genital discharge and genital sores/ulcers. Multivariate logistic regression was employed to find the adjusted odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval to assess the associations of outcome measures with explanatory variables. The study found that the prevalence of abnormal genital discharge and genital sores/ulcers among ever-married women aged 15–49 years was 10% and 6%, respectively. Multivariable analysis revealed that for women aged 25–34 years, those who used contraceptives and married earlier had an increased likelihood of STI symptoms. Furthermore, women from the wealthiest wealth quintile and couple’s joint decision-making were less likely to have STI symptoms. Findings have implications for interventions efforts aiming to improve women’s sexual and reproductive health in Bangladesh.

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Prevalence and Demographic, Socioeconomic, and Behavioral Risk Factors of Self-Reported Symptoms of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) among Ever-Married Women: Evidence from Nationally Representative Surveys in Bangladesh

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Ahmed

Uddin

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“…12 Sebuah studi di Bangladesh tahun 2015 menemukan bahwa kejadian IMS lebih banyak ditemukan pada responden di pedesaan (11,9%) dibandingkan di perkotaan (3,4%). 13 Aksesibilitas menjadi hal penting jika menyangkut pencarian pelayanan kesehatan, jarang ditemukannya pelayanan kesehatan di pedesaan akan membuat seseorang kesulitan untuk mengakses ataupun mencari informasi tentang IMS sehingga dapat memicu pertumbuhan kasus IMS. 14 Wanita merupakan kelompok yang sangat rentan terhadap IMS, terutama usia remaja (15-24 tahun).…”

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Nurhayati

Mawarni

Agushybana

2021

Jurnal Kesehatan Masyarakat (Undip)

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Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections is one of the priorities of the World Health Organization 2016-2021. Women are a group that is still unfamiliar with STI prevention behavior, especially in terms of seeking information and treatment of STIs in health services. Some of the factors related to STI prevention behavior are age, latest education, marital status, residence, level of knowledge, and attitudes. This study aims to analyze the relationship between age, latest education, marital status, residence, level of knowledge, and attitudes with STI prevention behavior. The study was conducted using data from the 2017 IDHS (Indonesian Health and Demographic Survey). The sample consisted of 3,414 women in Central Java Province. Data analysis used chi-square test and logistic regression. Latest education (p-value = 0.009), marital status (p-value = 0.033) and level of knowledge (p-value = 0.008) are associated with STI prevention behavior, while age, residence, and attitude have no significant relationship with STI prevention behavior. The logistic regression test results showed that there was an influence between latest education (OR = 1.134), marital status (OR = 1.124), and level of knowledge (OR = 1.139). This study concludes that there is a significant relationship between latest education, marital status, and level of knowledge with STI prevention behavior.

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Factors associated with awareness about syphilis and gonorrhoea among women in Bangladesh

Hossain¹,

Islam

Sarkar³

2017

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Currently, syphilis and gonorrhoea among women is a topic Background: great concernin Bangladesh. To date, little is known in the existing literature regarding its prevalence, and the current level of syphilis and gonorrhoea awareness among women with regard to prevention is inadequate. This research aims to identify factors associated with awareness of syphilis and gonorrhoea among women in Bangladesh.Data were collected from Methods: women by the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) 2011 as a cross-sectional study. The seven divisions surveyed were Dhaka, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Chittagong, Barisal, Khulna and Sylhet. The number of women in the seven divisions totalled 17,842. The chi-squared test and a logistic regression model were used to determine the social-demographic factors associated with awareness about syphilis and gonorrhoea among women in Bangladesh.The rate of awareness about syphilis and gonorrhoea among women Results: in Bangladesh was 13.3% and 15.7%, respectively. The chi-squared test and logistic analysis demonstrated that there is a significant association between the awareness of syphilis and gonorrhoea with the respondents' age, location of the respondents' house, educational level of the respondent, socioeconomic status, geographic region, and respondents that listened to the radio and watched TV.There is an essential need to expand the learning Conclusions: and teaching program in Bangladesh regarding syphilis and gonorrhoea, mainly among younger women (<25 years) in all topographical and rural areas. Advertising drives and mass broadcasting programs can be used to increase knowledge within societies, particularly among women. In addition, the low awareness of syphilis and gonorrhoea indicates that prevention interventions are required among women.

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Urban–rural and socioeconomic variations in lifetime prevalence of symptoms of sexually transmitted infections among Bangladeshi adolescents

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Prevalence and Demographic, Socioeconomic, and Behavioral Risk Factors of Self-Reported Symptoms of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) among Ever-Married Women: Evidence from Nationally Representative Surveys in Bangladesh

Prevalence and Demographic, Socioeconomic, and Behavioral Risk Factors of Self-Reported Symptoms of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) among Ever-Married Women: Evidence from Nationally Representative Surveys in Bangladesh

Faktor Yang Berhubungan Dengan Perilaku Pencegahan Ims Pada Wanita Di Provinsi Jawa Tengah

Factors associated with awareness about syphilis and gonorrhoea among women in Bangladesh

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