DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2014.v02i01.0020

Pages: 104-108

Reproductive tract infections generally seen as a silent epidemic can have severe consequences including infertility, ectopic pregnancy, chronic pelvic pain, miscarriage, neonatal blindness, increased risk of HIV infection and even death. Aims and Objectives of the study was to find out the prevalence of reproductive tract infections; fertility profile, anxiety, depression, to co-relate the findings with reproductive tract infections. The sample size of study as per statistical calculation (4pq/l2, where p =50, q=100-p and l= 10% of p) came out to be 400. Prior enlisting all villages of Surendranagar district, one village was selected randomly. After random selection the village found was Khodu. Women married at the age of 18 yrs and less than that were 2 times more symptomatic (OR=2.090, CI=1.380 to 3.165).. Women having birth spacing of 3 yrs or less than that were 2 times more symptomatic in number (OR=2.194, CI= 1.432 to 3.361). Study has indicated various responsible factors like early marriage, contraceptive usage etc. for the reproductive tract infections.