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Evaluation of Patients Who were Referred to Our Outpatient Clinic with Suspicious Sexual Contact

Şüpheli Cinsel Temas ile Polikliniğimize Başvuran Hastaların Değerlendirilmesi

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396–401
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2022-10-12
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Considering the possibility of increasing infection rates in the comingyears; we think that the necessary importance should be given to sexually transmitted diseases and frequent publictrainings should be provided.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Aim: Sexually transmitted infections are preventable, common diseases with serious complications and high morbidity.Patients with suspicious sexual contact in Turkish society, find it difficult to consult a physician due to public pressure.Patients with suspicious sexual contact who applied to the Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology outpatientclinic were analyzed.Material and Methods: Patients (62 patients) over the age of 18, who applied to Infectious Diseases and ClinicalMicrobiology outpatient clinic with suspicious sexual contact, between March 2018-January 2019, were included in thestudy.
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Key Findings & Data:The demographic characteristics of the patients such as age, gender, marital status; also complaints, using ofcondom, physical examination findings, and all examinations during the six-month follow-up were recorded.Results: In this study, 56 (90%) male and 6 (10%) female patients with a mean age of 33.40 ± 14.11 years wereincluded.
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Conclusion & Impact:Considering the possibility of increasing infection rates in the comingyears; we think that the necessary importance should be given to sexually transmitted diseases and frequent publictrainings should be provided.
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Aim: Sexually transmitted infections are preventable, common diseases with serious complications and high morbidity.Patients with suspicious sexual contact in Turkish society, find it difficult to consult a physician due to public pressure.Patients with suspicious sexual contact who applied to the Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology outpatientclinic were analyzed.Material and Methods: Patients (62 patients) over the age of 18, who applied to Infectious Diseases and ClinicalMicrobiology outpatient clinic with suspicious sexual contact, between March 2018-January 2019, were included in thestudy. The demographic characteristics of the patients such as age, gender, marital status; also complaints, using ofcondom, physical examination findings, and all examinations during the six-month follow-up were recorded.Results: In this study, 56 (90%) male and 6 (10%) female patients with a mean age of 33.40 ± 14.11 years wereincluded. High percentage (58;93%) of patients didn’t use condoms during sexual contact, 21(34%) of the patients hadmore than one partner, the most common diagnosis was urethritis (21; 34%), one patient in a bisexual relationship wasdiagnosed with acute HIV infection, and was observed that the diagnosis of syphilis (9; 15%) was quite high.Conclusion: Results such as the low rate of use of condoms made us think that there is a lack of knowledge aboutsexually transmitted diseases in the society. Considering the possibility of increasing infection rates in the comingyears; we think that the necessary importance should be given to sexually transmitted diseases and frequent publictrainings should be provided.

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Amaç: Cinsel yolla bulaşan enfeksiyonlar önlenebilir, ciddi komplikasyonları ve yüksek morbiditesi olan yaygın hastalıklardır. Türk toplumunda şüpheli cinsel temasta bulunan hastalar, toplum baskısı nedeniyle bir hekime başvurmakta zorlanmaktadırlar. Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji polikliniğine başvuran şüpheli cinsel temaslı hastalar incelenmiştir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Mart 2018 ve Ocak 2019 tarihleri arasında şüpheli cinsel temas öyküsü ile Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji polikliniğine başvuran, 18 yaş üstü olan, 62 hasta çalışmaya dahil edildi. Hastaların yaş, cinsiyet, medeni durum gibi demografik özellikleri; ayrıca şikayetleri, kondom kullanımı, fizik muayene bulguları ve altı aylık takipteki tüm fizik muayene bulguları kaydedildi. Bulgular: Bu çalışmaya; yaş ortalaması 33,40 ± 14,11 yıl olan, 56 (% 90) erkek ve 6 (% 10) kadın hasta alındı. Yüksek oranda hasta (58; 93%) cinsel temas sırasında kondom kullanmamıştı; hastaların 21'inin (% 34) birden fazla partneri vardı; en sık tanı üretritti (21; %34); biseksüel ilişkisi olan bir hastaya akut HIV enfeksiyonu tanısı konuldu ve sifiliz tanısının oldukça yüksek olduğu görüldü (9; %15). Sonuç: Kondom kullanım oranının düşük olması, toplumda cinsel yolla bulaşan hastalıklar hakkında bilgi eksikliği olduğunu bize düşündürdü. Önümüzdeki yıllarda enfeksiyon oranlarının artma olasılığı göz önüne alındığında; cinsel yolla bulaşan hastalıklara gerekli önemin verilmesi ve sık sık halk eğitimlerinin yapılması gerektiğini düşünüyoruz.

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YEKENKURUL, D. (2022). Evaluation of Patients Who were Referred to Our Outpatient Clinic with Suspicious Sexual Contact. Düzce Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi, Cilt: 11 - Sayı: 3, 396–401. https://ajindex.com/articles/494639

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