ISSN: 2474-9230
Authors: Kitila FL, Amare YW* and Gamada BD
Background: Sexually transmitted diseases refer to those conditions caused by pathogens that can be acquired and transmitted through unprotected sexual intercourse. It is known for causing a variety of clinical syndromes, including abnormal genital discharge, genital ulcer/sore, inguinal bubo, and lower abdominal pain in females. Sexually transmitted infections are a major public health concern in developing countries. In a number of countries the prevalence of HIV and sexually transmitted infections are higher among female sex workers than other women. Objective: To determine the prevalence of sexually transmitted Infection and associated factors among commercial sex workers in Modjo town, East shewa, Ethiopia. Methods: Cross sectional study, design was employed to examine prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and associated factors among commercial sex workers in Modjo town. Two hundred fifty commercial sex workers were selected using systematic random sampling procedure and data was collected using pre-tested semi structured questionnaire. Data was entered into Epi Info version 7, checked, coded and analyzed using SPSS version 21 software. The degree of association between outcome and predictors was assessed using Odds ratio with 95% confidence interval. In all cases, P-values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant Result: The magnitude of sexually transmitted infections among commercial sex workers with at least one syndrome in the study area was 40.7%. Among them, 68(27.6%), 30(12.2%), and 21(8.5%) of the total respondents had experienced vaginal discharge, vaginal ulcer, and inguinal bubo syndromes, respectively. Drug use (AOR=6.95, 95% CI= 1.62-29.72), condom slippage (AOR=3.73, 95% CI=1.79-7.75) and having children (AOR=1.86 95% CI 1.01-3.41) were significantly associated with sexually transmitted infections. Conclusion: A considerable proportion of commercial sex workers were infected by sexually transmitted infections. Had samples for laboratory been collected and examined, the actual prevalence in the study area could even be worse than the current finding.
Keywords: Sexually Transmitted Infections; Associated Factors; Commercial Sex Workers; Modjo Town
