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- Title
Breaking the Silence: Reproductive Tract Infections (RTIs) Among Women in Slums of Khulna City, Bangladesh.
- Authors
Elahee, S. M. Ashikur; Mahmud, Saleh; Tanvir, Sezan; Rahman, Md. Zishan
- Abstract
Reproductive tract infections are public health problems in women of reproductive age and can result in serious consequences if not treated. The objective of the study was to estimate the prevalence and risk factors of reproductive tract infections (RTIs) which increase the vulnerability among the slum dwelling married women of Bangladesh. A community based cross-sectional study was undertaken among the three hundred married women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Khulna City, Bangladesh who were drawn through purposive sampling techniques and interviewed using a structured questionnaire. The study results revealed that among all the respondents, 72.6 per cent reported one or more symptoms of RTIs. Only, 31 per cent of the respondents were aware about RTIs and 21 per cent about HIV/AIDS. Bivariate analysis indicated statistically significant association between educational level, age at marriage, place of delivery and awareness about RTIs with presence of self-reported symptoms of RTIs among the study population. Regarding the results of this study, improving literacy and increasing awareness level among married women about reproductive health is needed to reduce incidence of RTIs in the study area.
- Subjects
BANGLADESH; GENITALIA infections; DISEASE prevalence; MARRIED women; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors; SYMPTOMS; DISEASES
- Publication
Bangladesh e-Journal of Sociology, 2013, Vol 10, Issue 2, p119
- ISSN
1819-8465
- Publication type
Article