Effectiveness of structured teaching programme on leucorrhoea among women attending out patient department

Health is not mainly an issue of doctors, social services & hospitals. It is an issue of social justice. Health is a common theme in most cultures. In fact, all communities have their concepts of health, as part of their culture. WHO defines ‘health is a complete physical, mental & social well being & not merely the absence of disease or infirmity’. The statement has been amplified to include the ability to lead a ‘socially & economically productive life’. Among the people the health of women requires high attention. The old medical literatures have been repleted with instances of ‘vaginal whites’, which term is applied to excessive vaginal discharge from pus and blood. It may also result from the inflammation or congestion of the vaginal mucosa. In cases where it is yellowish or gives offensive odour, a doctor should be get consulted since it could be sign of an STD. The majority of women complaining of vaginal discharge had little clinical evidence of infection. Even the discharge of which they complained seemed no more than normal physiological discharge, or the mildly increased discharge associated with overgrowth of naturally occurring vaginal organisms. The treatment of leucorrhoea is both by oral and vaginal routes. The vaginal route requires privacy and professional supervision. The most important drawback of the vaginal route is that the medicines do not spread evenly over the vaginal cervices and surfaces thus leaving some hidden infection which results in recurrence after a variable period of time.