OVERVIEW OF THE CHARACTERISTICS AND USE OF DRUGS FOR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION (STI) PATIENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020 - 2021 AT RSUD ABDUL WAHAB SJAHRANIE SAMARINDA

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many infectious diseases other than are often neglected in their spread. One of most common is Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI). STIs reproductive tract infections caused by bacteria, viruses, and parasites, which transmitted through sexual contact. The high incidence shows that public's knowledge still low. This study aims to determine use drugs characteristics STI patients during pandemic 2020-2021 at RSUD Abdul Wahab Sjahranie Samarinda. research non-experimental. method used descriptive quantitative, done retrospectively. results showed a decrease increase number pandemic. total this was 48 patients, consisting 17 2020 increasing 31 2021. male majority aged 17-25 years, school education level, working as private employees, unmarried. types were gonorrhea syphilis frequently drug for treatment injection benzathine penicillin, azithromycin, condyloma acuminata cefixime genital herpes acyclovir.