Awareness of STDs and HIV/AIDS among the adolescent girls of classes IX-XII in amritsar, punjab: An interventional study

Abstract

Letters to the Editor high usage of topical traditional herbal medications in Sarawak. These agents were the culprit in 71.2% (n = 42) of cases. Eczematous changes were seen in 55.9% (n = 33) of drug-related dermatoses. Psoriasiform changes were seen in 18.6%, (n = 11), vasculitic in 13.6% (n = 8), lichenoid in 5.1% (n = 3), erythema multiforme in 5.1% (n = 3) and fixed drug eruption in 1.7% (n = 1). Other studies found morbilliform rash constituting majority of cases clinicopathologically. [2,3] This is in marked contrast with the current study where eczematous changes were the commonest drug-related dermatoses because maculopapular morbilliform rashes due to drugs are not biopsied in Sarawak.Another interesting finding was the high proportion of cutaneous lymphoma. Cutaneous lymphoma was seen as the third most common malignancy constituting 11.1% (n = 3) of the 27 cases of cutaneous malignancies. It ranked behind basal cell carcinoma with 51.9% (n = 14) and squamous cell carcinoma with 33.3% (n = 9). Malignant melanoma was seen in only 3.7% (n = 1) of cases. The malignant melanoma was of acral lentiginous type. In neighboring Singapore, Koh et al. noted that basal cell carcinoma make up 55.6% of the 4765 skin cancer cases seen from 1968 to 1997 followed by squamous cell carcinoma with 29.5% and malignant melanoma with 5.9%. [4] Although the frequencies of basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma were almost similar, this study showed that cutaneous lymphoma was more common in Sarawak compared to malignant melanoma. However, due to the small number of cases, this finding cannot be conclusively confirmed.In conclusion, a high clinicopathologic correlation was noted in Sarawak and the pattern of drug-related dermatoses and cutaneous malignancies seen here differ from other studies.

A study on knowledge, attitude and practice of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV in adolescent population in Wardha, Maharashtra, India

“…This problem was also addressed by Kaur S et al who conducted study among the adolescent girls in Amritsar, Tavoosi A et al among Iranian students, Sallar AM among adolescents in Ghana. [18][19][20] Similar results were obtained by study conducted by Benera et al in Delhi, Majumdar R and Ganguly S among the adolescents girls in Pune. 21,22 In their study, students were having adequate knowledge (higher than present study) about HIV/AIDS, however misconceptions regarding the routes of transmission were found in significant proportion of students.…”

Knowledge and awareness of HIV/AIDS among high school girls in Ghana

“…This is supported by Bandawe and Foster’s10 findings that HIV/AIDS incidence was very high among females aged 15–19 in the third world. Additionally, studies by Kaur et al11 in India conclude that most girls in developing countries become sexually aware and active in SHS and generally after 15 years.…”

Awareness of RTI/STI and HIV/AIDS among women in Kerala: a district level analysis based on DLHS-4

“…16 It was found that only 42% of girls know about STIs and the same percentage are aware about HIV/AIDS.…”