Table 6.
Perceived STI/RTI related symptoms by women in the last year
|
STI related symptoms |
Dhaka |
Raipur |
Nabigonj |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base n = 5838 | End n = 6026 | Base n = 6752 | End n = 6602 | Base n = 6928 | End n = 7009 | |
| Sore/ulcer in genital area |
8.2 |
7.6 |
12.0 |
13.1 |
6.5 |
5.2 |
| Burning during urination |
13.8 |
6.3 |
22.3 |
18.6 |
9.3 |
4.6 |
| Pain at the time of sexual intercourse |
4.2 |
2.7 |
7.5 |
3.6 |
2.6 |
1.7 |
| Excessive per vaginal bleeding |
4.2 |
2.9 |
10.7 |
6.9 |
3.2 |
1.2 |
| Did not have such problems |
76.8 |
84.8 |
64.6 |
72.2 |
83.8 |
91.0 |
|
Action taken for reported STI symptoms |
Dhaka |
Raipur |
Nabigonj |
|||
| |
Base n = 1354 |
End n = 903 |
Base n = 2487 |
End n = 1840 |
Base n = 1135 |
End n = 631 |
| Consulted doctors |
22.2 |
29.2* |
24.6 |
20.3 |
28.4 |
31.2 |
| Visited to hospital/clinics |
5.2 |
9.6 |
6.4 |
5.8 |
5.6 |
6.3 |
| Consulted pharmacist |
9.8 |
12.0* |
12.3 |
14.4 |
8.9 |
13.9 |
| Consulted kabiraj(traditional healer) |
1.7 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
| Consulted village doctor |
0.4 |
1.0 |
11.1 |
14.0 |
5.4 |
7.9 |
| Consulted homeopath doctor |
1.5 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
| Consulted peercp fakir(religious healer) |
1.0 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
| Have taken extra amount of liquids, drinks |
3.2 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
| Used hot water/detol to wash genitalia |
5.7 |
8.4 |
3.5 |
5.3* |
2.1 |
4.1 |
| Others |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
| Nothing was done | 50.2 | 38.0* | 32.4 | 36.4 | 44.4 | 28.5* |
Note: *Shows statistically significant difference between baseline and endline (p < .001).