Correlation of Socio Cultural Factors in Patients of Pelvic Inflammatory Diseases

Abstract

Majority of the patients of PID are from low socio economic status. Unhygienic delivery, post partum infection,
unsafe abortion procedures are observed to be linked to pelvic infection.The sequele to PID include chronic
abdominal pain, infertility, ectopic pregnancy, etc. PID is the most serious complication of Sexually Transmitted
Diseases. It is also related to the number of sexual partners. Social factors are very important in PID like age,
educational status, marital status,socio economic status, religion, type of family etc. The present cross-sectional
study was conducted in Gynaecological OPDs of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Rural and Urban
Health Training Centres (R.H.T.C & U.H.T.C) of the Department of Community Medicine in JN Medical College,
AMU, Aligarh.The study was carried out for a period of one year, from 1st August 2001 to 31st July 2002. A total
of 350 ever married females were selected on the basis of history of PID elicited. The aim of this study was to find
the correlation of socio cultural factors in patients of PID. This study reported that unhygienic deliveries may give
rise to more chances of pelvic infection. It also reported that abortion rate is more in lower social classes(III-V). The
maximum cases of infertility were seen in the age group 25-29 years (37 cases).There were 51 cases presenting with
primary infertility and 9 cases of secondary infertility. Damage to the female reproductive tract from PID is usually
irreversible; therefore, prompt antibiotic treatment is necessary to prevent any scarring of the reproductive tract.