Specific care of women with sexually transmitted diseases

Particulars of care for women suffering from sexually transmitted diseases. The bachelor thesis deals with particulars of care for women suffering from sexually transmitted diseases. Sexually transmitted diseases are an issue worldwide in spite of progresses in modern medicine. In pregnant women this issue is even more vital as not only the mother but also the child is affected and the disease can be transmitted from mother to the child. The greatest risk for the child is vertical transmission. The dermatovenerological and infection departments provide care for women suffering from STD. Pregnant women suffering from such infectious diseases are placed in the hospital Na Bulovce for the whole Czech Republic. Sexually transmitted diseases are those that are passed by sexual intercourse or the way of transmission has an epidemiological significance. Among these diseases more than 25 various microorganisms are included, e.g. fungi, arthropods, maggots, protozoa spirochetes, bacteria, mycoplasma, ureaplasma, chlamydia and viruses. Among sexually transmitted diseases are gonorrhoea, inborn, primary or third stage syphilis, soft sore and veneric lymphogranuloma. The law provides for this diseases to be reported obligatorily and it is the duty of the patient to undergo treatment and come to regular examinations. The first goal of this paper is to find out how the medical staff is informed on particulars of care for women suffering from STD, the second goal aims at evaluating the situation concerning adherence to barrier care for women suffering from STD and the third goal is to create a manual of standards in care for women suffering from STD. To find out the goals a hypothesis and a research question were set. For the quantitative survey a questionnaire was prepared and for the qualitative research a monitoring list was prepared. The researched group was made up by nurses working at dermatovenerological and infection departments. The research was carried out in three medical institutions in the Czech Republic. The results of the research were very good. There is a premise in the hypothesis that the nursing staff know how to take care for women suffering from STD. This hypothesis was confirmed. In majority of questions concerning the care for women suffering from STD more than 70% of respondents replied correctly. The answer on the research question is also very good. The qualitative research has shown that more than 80% of nurses adhere to almost all principles of barrier care. Based on the research a a manual of standards has been created for the care for women suffering from STD that could be applied as a source of information for the nursing staff