About
340 million new cases of the four main curable sexually transmitted infections (STIs) -
gonorrhea, chlamydial infection, syphilis, and chancroid - are recorded every year in the world, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Every year, about 6 percent of the adult population in India are infected with sexually transmitted infections and reproductive tract infections (STIs/RTIs).
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Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) among Men in India
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Syphilis
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12.6 - 57 %
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Chlamydia
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20 - 30 %
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Chancroid
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9.9 - 34.7 %
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Gonorrhea
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8.5 - 25.9 %
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Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infection
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3.0 - 141.9 %
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Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Infection
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4.9 - 14.30 %
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Between the years 2007 and 2017, a total of 34.9 million episodes of sexually transmitted infections and reproductive tract infections (STIs/RTIs) were treated.
Between the years 2016-2017, the National
AIDS Control Society (NACO) covered 3.993 million episodes of sexually transmitted infections and reproductive tract infections (STIs/RTIs).
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Prevalence of Syphilis among Women in India
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Seroprevalence of syphilis
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0.38 %
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Number of women infected with syphilis in 2012
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1,03,960
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Estimated number of adverse outcomes from syphilis-reactive pregnant women in India for the year 2012
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Outcome
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Estimated number of adverse outcomes in India for the year 2012
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Early fetal loss/stillbirths
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21, 488
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Neonatal deaths
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9,213
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Premature or low-birth-weight babies
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6,161
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Clinical evidence of syphilis in newborns
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16, 324
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Any adverse outcomes
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53, 187
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Estimated Number of Annual New HIV Infection, 2015
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Total
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86,309
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Adults
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75,948
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Children (<15Years)
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10,361
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Percentage of Men and Women who have Comprehensive Knowledge of HIV/AIDS
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Gender
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Urban
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Rural
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Total
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Men
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37.8 %
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29.2 %
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32.5 %
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Women
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28.1 %
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16.9 %
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20.9 %
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References:
- Annual Report 2016 - 2017, NACO / Annual Report 2015-2016, NACO / India HIV Estimations 2015.
- National Family Health Survey - 4, 2015 - 2016.
- National Strategic Plan for HIV/AIDS and STI — 2017 – 24.
- The National Strategy & Operational Guidelines Towards Elimination of Congenital Syphils - 2015.
- Training of medical officers to deliver STI/RTI services, NACO.
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