Clinical and epidemiological profile of sexually transmitted infections in a tertiary care centre in Kerala: A 1-year observational study

All the patients diagnosed with a new-onset sexually transmitted infection (excluding isolated human immunodeficiency virus infection) in the department of dermatology and venereology, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, from March 2012 to March 2013 were included in the study. [...]individuals w...

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Published inIndian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology Vol. 81; no. 5; pp. 500 - 503
Main Authors Jayasree, Puravoor, Binitha, Manikoth P, Najeeba, Riyaz, Biju, George
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.09.2015
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Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Behavior
Causes of
Condoms
Disease transmission
Distribution
Drug use
Economic aspects
Female
Health aspects
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
India - epidemiology
Infections
Male
Middle Aged
Population
Risk Factors
Sex crimes
Sexual Behavior
Sexually transmitted diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - diagnosis
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - epidemiology
STD
Syphilis
Tertiary Care Centers - trends
Viral infections
Women
Workers
Young Adult
India
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Summary:All the patients diagnosed with a new-onset sexually transmitted infection (excluding isolated human immunodeficiency virus infection) in the department of dermatology and venereology, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, from March 2012 to March 2013 were included in the study. [...]individuals with sexual concurrency, male emigrants and men having sex with men form significant bridge populations who are appropriate subjects for targeted intervention.
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ISSN:0378-6323
0973-3922
1998-3611
DOI:10.4103/0378-6323.158646