Abstract
A study of 250 male teenager STD cases was carried out to determine the association between certain medicosocial factors e.g. age, type of infection, educational status, source of infection, knowledge about mode of acquiring infection and prophylaxis etc. Salient findings of the study such as gonorrhoea being the commonest type of STD, curiosity being the main reason for first sexual exposure and prostitutes being the major source of infection have been highlighted in this communication.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 176-182 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Indian journal of public health |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - Oct 1989 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine