Evaluation of the management of sexually transmitted infections by private practitioners in pulau pinang, malaysia.

نویسندگان

  • Mudassir Anwar
  • Syed Azhar Syed Sulaiman
چکیده

UNLABELLED To determine the current practices of private practitioners for the management of STIs in Pulau Pinang, Malaysia, evaluation of pharmacotherapy for STIs in private clinics and to ascertain the management of STIs compared to standard guidelines. METHODS Data was collected by self-administered questionnaire for private practitioners, which gathered information on their socio-demographic as well as practice characteristics. Descriptive statistical analysis was performed by using SPSS for Windows version 13.0. RESULTS Data was collected from 78 practitioners. Most of the treatment choices mentioned for the treatment of gonorrhea were inconsistent with the guidelines. About 51.2% of practitioners did not screen their patients for HIV/AIDS. Majority of private practitioners counseled their patients about HIV/AIDS on an irregular basis. A high percentage of 59% did not inform health authorities about STI cases and 32.1% mentioned that they did not use any guidelines. CONCLUSIONS Management of STIs by private practitioners with respect to selection of antibiotics, patient counseling and case notification leaves a lot to be desired. Current management practices can adversely impact on HIV/AIDS transmission in the country. Interventions are needed to improve the management practices of private practitioners.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS

دوره 15 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008