Background. Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) are the
leading causes of morbidity among young adults. This study assessed the
knowledge and practice of clinicians regarding syndromic management of STIs in
public health facilities of Gamo Gofa Zone, Southern Ethiopia.
Methods. Facility based cross-sectional study with mixed methods of
data collection was conducted in public health facilities of Gamo Gofa Zone.
The study included 250 clinicians and 12 health facilities, 26 mystery clients
were hired, and 120 STI patient cards were reviewed. Data was entered in EPI
info version 7.0.1 and analyzed by SPSS version 20.
Results. Of the participated clinicians, 32 (12.8%) were trained on
syndromic management of STIs. Highest knowledge of clinicians was for urethral
discharge (27.2%). Professional category of clinicians and type of health
facility (AOR = 0.194; 95% CI = 0.092, 0.412) were determinants of urethral
discharge knowledge. Of the cards reviewed, only in 8.3% of cards and 19.23% of
mystery clients did the clinicians correctly follow the guideline.
Conclusion. Knowledge and practice of clinicians regarding syndromic
management of STIs in study area were poor. Efforts should be made to increase
the knowledge of clinicians by providing training on syndromic management of
STIs and supportive supervision should be regular.
Below: Syndromes mystery clients treated for in public health facilities of Gamo Gofa Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2015
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By:
- 1Department of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arba Minch University, P.O. Box 21, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.
- 2Department of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arba Minch University, P.O. Box 21, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.
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