Prevalence and Associated Factors of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Sanam Chaikhet Hospital, Chachoengsao Province, Thailand
Keywords:
Sexually transmitted disease, Prevalence, Chachoengsao Province, ThailandAbstract
Background: Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are disease which transmitted from one person to another via sexual intercourse through vaginal, anal or oral routes. In Thailand the number of gonococcal infection and syphilis are 14.8 and 13.2 cases per 100,000 population respectively and the number is not lessening down since 2015 despite having proper ways to cope with STDs. There are a few numbers of studies reporting prevalence and associated factors of STDs and conducting one in rural area might reveal a hidden cause why the rate of infection is not yet diminishing.
Objective: The study aimed to identify prevalence and associated factors of sexually transmitted diseases in Sanam Chaikhet Hospital, Chachoengsao Province, Thailand.
Methods: This study recruits the data from 22,477 patients who visited Sanam Chaikhet hospital is retrieved as a secondary data from hospital databases and entered SPSS Version 22 to analyze the prevalence and associated factors of STDs.
Results: The prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in Sanam Chaikhet Hospital is 0.5%. The associated factors of STDs with statistically significant value were pregnancy and age between fifteen to twenty-nine years old.
Conclusion: Considering health education support to the students and people of age group 15-29 years old might be able to cover both of the problems including STDs and unwanted pregnancy.
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