Large-scale STI services in Avahan improve utilization and treatment seeking behaviour amongst high-risk groups in India: an analysis of clinical records from six states

Table 6 Trends of STI syndromes diagnosed amongst clinic attendees: 2005-2009, adjusted for age and typology

Category	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	Odds ratio*
No of syndromes diagnosed	听	听	听	听	听	听
听	Percentage diagnosed out of total visits
FSW	听	听	听	听	听	听
VD (287,070)	30	24	16	12	10	0.7
GUD (11,913)	2	1	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.67
LAP (63,499)	10	6	4	3	2	0.63
Any STI^搂 (353,699)	39	30	20	15	11	0.67
MSM	听	听	听	听	听	听
UD (16,574)	6.6	6.2	4.7	3.3	1.7	0.67
ARD (8,638)	2	3.2	1.7	1.9	1.2	0.79
GUD (5,191)	3.4	2.2	1.3	1.1	0.5	0.63
Any STI^& (30,242)	12	11	8	6	3	0.61
MSM Kothi**	听	听	听	听	听	听
UD (6,964)	4.02	4.75	3.74	3.17	1.49	0.71
ARD (5471)	2.28	3.94	2.23	2.61	1.4	0.79
MSM Panthi^&&	听	听	听	听	听	听
UD (3,981)	25.55	15.68	8.55	3.95	2.2	0.48
ARD (764)	3.8	3.61	1.05	0.71	0.7	0.61
MSM Double decker^##	听	听	听	听	听	听
UD (4,201)	7.77	5.46	4.93	3.36	1.63	0.64
ARD (1,967)	1.58	2.62	1.39	1.8	1.01	0.81
TG	听	听	听	听	听	听
Any STI (1,039)	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0	0.92
IDU	听	听	听	听	听	听
Any STI (6,267)	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.47

* p-value for all syndromes = <0.001.
^搂 Any STI FSW: includes vaginal discharge (VD), genital ulcer disease (GUD), lower abdominal pain (LAP), ano-rectal discharge, genital warts, genital scabies etc.
^& Any STI MSM/TG/IDU: includes urethral discharge (UD), ano-rectal discharge (ARD), genital ulcer disease (GUD), scrotal swelling, inguinal bubo, genital warts, genital scabies etc.
^** Kothi MSM who are self identified as anal receptive.
^&& Panthi MSM who self identified as anal penetrative.
^## Double decker MSM who self identify as both anal recpetors as well as penetrator.

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