Investigation on status of clinic-visiting and reproductive tract infections among rural married reproductive women

Objective To understand the prevalence of reproductive tract infections(RTls)and influence factors of the clinic-visiting status among rural married women at childbearing age in Anhui province.Methods Structured questionnaire was used and 1398 rural women at childbearing age selected by convenient cluster sampling were surveyed by trained interviewers at respondents'households.Results A total of 1221 women were interviewed.The results showed that the percentage of women with self-reported symptoms of RTIs in past one year was 70.43% and 36.74% of the respondents with RTIs had soughthealth service.52.53% of the respondents with RTIs went to the county-level hospital for health service.Of women seeking health care,51.63% were treated adequately.70.77% of the non-users of health service thought it was unnecessary to consult a doctor.The rate of women who thought doctors with excellent skills and good service attitude was 42.59% and 47.66%.The influence factors of clinic-visiting status include age and education.Conclusion The rate of self -reported symptoms of RTIs was high in the rural women of Anhui province,but the rate of seeking heath care and adequate treatment was low.