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* |