Reproductive tract infections (RTIs) including sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are recognized as public health problem and rank second as the cause of healthy life lost among women of reproductive age after maternal morbidity and mortality in developing countries.(1) Emerging epidemics of Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and identification of STIs as a co-factor in its acquisition have made the control of these infections, one of the strategies imperative to decrease the transmission of HIV/AIDS. World over 340 million people are affected by STIs, out of which 30 million reside in India.(1) However baseline information on STI prevalence in India especially in general population which is necessary to formulate control strategies is lacking. Therefore the present community based study was carried out to determine the current prevalence rates of RTIs/STIs (HIV infection, genital herpes, syphilis, chlamydial infection, gonorrhea, trichomoniasis, candidiasis and bacterial vaginosis) in a rural setup.
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Jindal et al. (2009) studied this question.