HAND OUT

STD CONTROL PROGRAMME

 STD control is linked to HIV/AIDS control as behavior resulting in the
transmission of STD and HIV are same.
 HIV is transmitted more easily in the presence of another STD. Hence,
early diagnosis and treatment of STD is now recognized as one of the
major strategies to control spread of HIV infection.
 Management of STDs through syndromic approach (management of
sexually transmitted diseases based on specific symptoms and signs and
not dependent on laboratory investigations).
 STDs among women, though highly prevalent, are suppressed because of
the social stigma attached to the disease.
 Department of Family Welfare and NACO will coordinate their activities
for an effective implementation of such integration.
 A massive orientation-training programme would be undertaken to train
all the medical and paramedical workers engaged in providing STDs/RTI
is services through a syndrome approach.
 All STDs clinics would also provide counseling services and good quality
condoms to the STD patients.
 Services of NGOs would be utilized for providing such counseling
services at the STDs clinics.
 NACO has branded the STI/RTI services as suraksha clinic and has
developed a communication strategy for generating demand for these
services

Prepared by:
C. Usha
MSc. Nursing 2nd year