Prevalence and Health Seeking Behavior among Specific Women Group on Reproductive Tract Infection in Rural Community Area of Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu: A Cross Sectional Study Report

A community based cross sectional study was conducted to assess the Prevalence and Health Seeking Behavior on Reproductive Tract Infection among reproductive age group women, in a selected rural community area of Tamil Nadu Door to door survey was conducted for a period of 3 months in rural slums in Kancheepram District. A total of 360 women in the age group of 18 to 45 were included. RTI symptom check list based on NACO guidelines was used to indemnify women with RTI symptoms. Semi structured questionnaire on Health care seeking behavior was also administered. Findings show that prevalence of RTI symptoms in last three months was identified to be 27.2% and health care seeking behavior was 16.2%. Most common RTI symptom was found to be vaginal discharge (47%), Lower abdominal pain (18.2%), back ache (12.1%) and genital ulcer (4.1%).