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Characterization of patients diagnosed with sexually transmitted diseases attended at a public health institution in Manizales (Caldas) during the years 2009-11

Caracterización de los pacientes diagnosticados con enfermedades de transmisión sexual atendidos en una institución pública de 1° nivel de la ciudad de Manizales (Colombia), 2009-11./Characterization of patients diagnosed with sexually transmitted disease





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Castaño Castrillón, C. M., Castaño Castrillón, J. J., Dávila Alzate, N., González Londoño, S. P., gonzález morcillo, L. fernanda, López Ubaque, V., Restrepo Osorio, D. C., Serna Toro, N. M., Vásquez López, D., & Villegas Arenas, O. A. (2012). Characterization of patients diagnosed with sexually transmitted diseases attended at a public health institution in Manizales (Caldas) during the years 2009-11. Archivos De Medicina (Manizales), 12(2), 154-167. https://doi.org/10.30554/archmed.12.2.3.2012
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Castaño Castrillón, C. M., Castaño Castrillón, J. J., Dávila Alzate, N., González Londoño, S. P., gonzález morcillo, L. fernanda, López Ubaque, V., Restrepo Osorio, D. C., Serna Toro, N. M., Vásquez López, D., & Villegas Arenas, O. A. (2012). Characterization of patients diagnosed with sexually transmitted diseases attended at a public health institution in Manizales (Caldas) during the years 2009-11. Archivos De Medicina (Manizales), 12(2), 154-167. https://doi.org/10.30554/archmed.12.2.3.2012

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Claudia Marcela Castaño Castrillón
José Jaime Castaño Castrillón
Natalia Dávila Alzate
Sandra Paola González Londoño
Luisa fernanda gonzález morcillo
Valentina López Ubaque
Diana Cristina Restrepo Osorio
Norma Milena Serna Toro
Daniela Vásquez López
Oscar Alberto Villegas Arenas

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Objective: To characterize patients diagnosed with sexually transmitted diseases treated at ASSBASALUD ESE in Manizales (Colombia) from 2009 to 2011. Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional study, which collected information from the database of health centers from ASSBASALUD ESE, 933 medical records were analyzed, of which 503 met the inclusion criteria. The variables studied include gender, age at first intercourse, condom use, marital status and diagnosis of STDs. Results: The year with greatest prevalence of STD was 2010 by 55%, the female gender
was predominant by 87.5%, average age was found of 28.64 years. The most frequent reason for consultation was to non-specific symptoms by 34.8%. Candidiasis was the most prevalent STD among women by 60,3%, followed by genital herpes among men by 33.3%. Patients with an unstable union had higher proportion of sexuallytransmitted diseases.
Conclusions: Sexually transmitted diseases are diagnosed more frequently in women, because that population consults more frequently the health services of ASSBASALUDESE. Although the prevalence of STD has decreased year after year, it is clear thatmore and better methods of diagnosis and treatment are needed for this population

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