Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Gonorrhoeal disease is an infection acquired through risky sexual practices. Even though it is treatable, it must be well managed as a primary HIV prevention strategy. The aim of this study is to evaluate the management of gonorrhoea infection in Pahang to ascertain the management for HIV anticipation. METHODS: We conducted a cross sectional study consists of 109 gonorrhoeal confirmed cases in Pahang in the year 2018. Data was collected by face-to-face interview using structured investigation form. RESULTS: Majority of cases were male (91%) with mean age 25.2±6.719. The main mode of transmission was heterosexual (97%) while the remaining 3% were homosexual. 75.2% of cases had history of sexual intimacy with illegal sex partner while 19.3% had intimacy with commercial sex workers. The remaining 5.5% had sexual intimacy with legal partners. All cases were educated with HIV/STI knowledge and screened for HIV. Two cases were found to be HIV positive. Total number of 127 sexual contacts identified but only 12 were screened for gonorrheal and HIV. CONCLUSIONS: Management of gonorrheal patients as a primary HIV prevention strategy needs to be strengthened. Proper counseling and education on risk of HIV to all gonorrheal patients are mandatory. Repeat HIV testing after window period should be done aggressively including defaulter tracing. Adequate contact identification and investigation should be a priority as other infectious diseases despite of the difficulty.
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@proceedings{APCPH-2019-168,
title = {Evaluation of The Management of Gonorrhoeal Infection in Pahang-To Ascertain the Management for HIV Anticipation},
author = {Nik Hazarif Nik Mahmood and Shahdattul Dewi Nur Khairitza Taib and Mohamed Sapian Mohamed and Zainuddin Idris and Muaz Mustaffa and Nazri Omar},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-07-22},
urldate = {2019-07-22},
journal = {6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Public Health 2019 Proceedings},
issue = {6},
abstract = {INTRODUCTION: Gonorrhoeal disease is an infection acquired through risky sexual practices. Even though it is treatable, it must be well managed as a primary HIV prevention strategy. The aim of this study is to evaluate the management of gonorrhoea infection in Pahang to ascertain the management for HIV anticipation. METHODS: We conducted a cross sectional study consists of 109 gonorrhoeal confirmed cases in Pahang in the year 2018. Data was collected by face-to-face interview using structured investigation form. RESULTS: Majority of cases were male (91%) with mean age 25.2±6.719. The main mode of transmission was heterosexual (97%) while the remaining 3% were homosexual. 75.2% of cases had history of sexual intimacy with illegal sex partner while 19.3% had intimacy with commercial sex workers. The remaining 5.5% had sexual intimacy with legal partners. All cases were educated with HIV/STI knowledge and screened for HIV. Two cases were found to be HIV positive. Total number of 127 sexual contacts identified but only 12 were screened for gonorrheal and HIV. CONCLUSIONS: Management of gonorrheal patients as a primary HIV prevention strategy needs to be strengthened. Proper counseling and education on risk of HIV to all gonorrheal patients are mandatory. Repeat HIV testing after window period should be done aggressively including defaulter tracing. Adequate contact identification and investigation should be a priority as other infectious diseases despite of the difficulty.},
note = {Type: POSTER PRESENTATION; Organisation: Jabatan Kesihatan Negeri Pahang},
keywords = {prevention strategy, risk of HIV, sex partner, window period.},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {proceedings}
}