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Socio-demographic factors associated with leucorrhoea among reproductive age group | |
Dr. Gowthami S,Dr. Dharini S | |
Leucorrhoea is one of the major problem encountered in gynaecological practice. The most common cause of leucorrhoea is physiological, followed by vaginal infections due to bacteria, virus, fungi and parasites. Other causes includes foreign bodies, cervicitis and atrophic vaginitis. Patients meeting the study criterion and who give consent were recruited. A detailed clinical history-the age of the women, socio economic condition, and marital status were noted. The mean age of study cases was 30.25 years. Majority women were married, and have vaginal discharge as the leading complaint. Majority had studied upto primary school and leucorrhoea is more common in rural women and most of them were home makers and agricultural women. Leucorrhoea is more common in lower middle class. |
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