title: A study of HIV/STD infections amongst commercial sex workers in Kolkata (India). Part-III, clinical features of sexually transmitted diseases.
abstract: The clinical features of sexually transmitted disease (STD) infection in female sex workers found in a community based study in different red light areas of Kolkata are discussed in this paper. Out of 867 sex workers clinically examined in the clinics in their respective areas, 80.16% were having different signs and symptoms of sexually transmitted diseases. The vaginal discharge was the commonest feature present in 49.6% sex workers. The chronic vaginal discharge of more than a month was found in 47.44%, while 37.90% sex workers had vaginal discharge of less than one month. The genital ulcer was present in 25.03% (217) sex workers. The other sexually transmitted infection that was found includes genital warts 13.73%, scabies 12.11 and Inguinal bubo in 1.73% sex workers. The sex workers were also having other symptoms e.g. chronic weight loss, prolonged fever and chronic diarrhoea in 13.73% (119), 10.03% (87) and in 1.96% (17) sex workers respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, All India Institute of Hygiene & Public Health, 110 CRAv, Kolkata-700 073.
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Raut
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Das
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D011477:Sex Work; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D019522:Vaginal Discharge / Q000209:etiology*