Interventions for Gonorrhoea

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Age Cohort: Pregnancy and newborn
Health Promotion Disease Prevention Diagnostic Curative Rehabilitative Palliative
Community Level
  • Education at ANC and CWC on symptoms of Gonococcal eye infection in neonates and what to do if such symptoms occur
  • Education for high risk reproductive age women on regular condom use with non-regular partners
  • Home based supervision of women with confirmed Gonococcal infection to comply with treatment
  • Referral of newborns with purulent conjunctivitis to hospital for investigation and treatmentHome based supervision of treatment of newborns with Gonococcal conjunctivitis
  • Referral of pregnant women with offensive vaginal discharge to next level of care for investigation and treatment
Primary Care
  • Education at ANC and CWC on symptoms of gonococcal eye infection in neonates and what to do if such symptoms occur
  • Education for high risk reproductive age women on regular condom use with non-regular partners
  • Examination and investigation of pregnant women with offensive vaginal discharge for sexually transmitted infections or drops to asymptomatic babies of mothers with confirmed Gonorrhea 1% silver nitrate drops, 0.5% erythromycin or 1% tetracycline ointments
  • Screening of high risk women for sexually transmitted infections
Referral Facility: General
  • Education for high risk reproductive age women on regular condom use with non-regular partners
  • Education at ANC and CWC on symptoms of Gonococcal eye infection in neonates and what to do if such symptoms occur
  • Screening of high risk women for sexually transmitted infections
  • Examination and investigation of pregnant women with offensive vaginal discharge for sexually transmitted infections
  • Use 1% silver nitrate drops, 0.5% erythromycin or 1% tetracycline ointments or drops to asymptomatic babies of mothers with confirmed Gonorrhoea
  • Treatment with single dose of Ceftriaxone or Cefixime
  • Concomitant treatment for ChlamydiaTreatment of sex partners treatment of Gonococcal conjunctivitis in newborns with Tetracycline ointments or drops and saline irrigation
  • Systemic treatment of newborns with Gonococcal conjunctivitis with IM Ceftriaxone
Referral Facility: Specialist
  • Education at ANC and CWC on symptoms of Gonococcal eye infection in neonates and what to do if such symptoms occur
  • Education for high risk reproductive age women on regular condom use with non-regular partners
  • Examination and investigation of pregnant women with offensive vaginal discharge for sexually transmitted infections
  • Screening of high risk women for sexually transmitted infections
  • Use 1% silver nitrate drops, 0.5% erythromycin or 1% tetracycline ointments or drops to asymptomatic babies of mothers with confirmed Gonorrhoea
  • Concomitant treatment for ChlamydiaTreatment of sex partners
  • Treatment of Gonococcal conjunctivitis in newborns with Tetracycline ointments or drops and saline irrigationSystemic treatment of newborns with Gonococcal conjunctivitis with IM Ceftriaxone
  • Treatment with single dose of Ceftriaxone or Cefixime
 
Age Cohort: 5 - 11 years
Health Promotion Disease Prevention Diagnostic Curative Rehabilitative Palliative
Community Level

Education of parents on the risks and prevention of sexual abuse of children

  • Home based supervision of girls with confirmed Gonococcal diagnosis for treatment compliance
  • Referral of girls with offensive vaginal discharge to next level for examination and treatment
Primary Care
  • Screening of girls for evidence of sexual abuse
  • Examination and investigation of girls with offensive vaginal discharge for sexually transmitted infections

Treatment with single dose of Ceftriaxone or Cefixime Concomitant treatment for Chlamydia

Referral Facility: General
  • Screening of girls for evidence of sexual abuse
  • Examination and investigation of girls with offensive vaginal discharge for sexually transmitted infections
Referral Facility: Specialist
  • Examination and investigation of girls with offensive vaginal discharge for sexually transmitted infections
  • Screening of girls for evidence of sexual abuse
 
Age Cohort: 12 - 24 years
Health Promotion Disease Prevention Diagnostic Curative Rehabilitative Palliative
Community Level
  • Adolescent centered education on delaying sexual debut and safe sex practices School-based education on sexuality and safe sex practices
  • Education on symptoms of sexually transmitted infections and what to do in the event of occurrence of symptoms
  • Home based supervision of adolescents with confirmed Gonococcal diagnosis for treatment compliance
  • Referral of female adolescents with offensive vaginal discharge to next level for examination and treatment
  • Referral of male adolescents with mucopurulent urethritis to next level for examination and treatment
  • Referral of women and men with infertility to hospitals for investigation and treatment
  • Referral of men with suspected urethral stricture to hospitals

Psychological support for people with infertility

Primary Care
  • Examination and investigation of female adolescents with offensive vaginal discharge for sexually transmitted infections
  • Examination and investigation of male adolescents with mucopurulent urethritis for sexually transmitted infections
  • Treatment with single dose of Ceftriaxone or Cefixime Concomitant treatment for Chlamydia
  • Treatment of sex partners

Referral of women and men with infertility to hospitals for investigation and treatment

Psychological support for people with infertility

Referral Facility: General
  • Examination and investigation of female adolescents with offensive vaginal discharge for sexually transmitted infections
  • Examination and investigation of males with mucopurulent urethritis for sexually transmitted infections
  • Investigation and treatment of men and women with infertility
  • Investigation and treatment of men with urethral stricture
  • Psychological support for people with infertility
Referral Facility: Specialist
  • Examination and investigation of female adolescents with offensive vaginal discharge for sexually transmitted infections
  • Examination and investigation of males with mucopurulent urethritis for sexually transmitted infections
  • Investigation and treatment of men and women with infertility
  • Investigation and treatment of men with urethral stricture

Psychological support for people with infertility

 
Age Cohort: 25 - 59 years
Health Promotion Disease Prevention Diagnostic Curative Rehabilitative Palliative
Community Level
  • Education on symptoms of sexually transmitted infections and what to do in the event of occurrence of symptoms
  • General public education on condom use and maintaining one sexual partner
  • Education on symptoms of sexually transmitted infections and what to do in the event of occurrence of symptoms
  • General public education on condom use and maintaining one sexual partner
  • Home based supervision of men and women with confirmed Gonococcal diagnosis for treatment compliance
  • Referral of women with offensive vaginal discharge to next level for examination and treatment
  • Referral of males with mucopurulent urethritis to next level for examination and treatment
  • Referral of women in reproductive age and men with infertility to hospitals for investigation and treatment
  • Referral of men with suspected urethral stricture to hospitals

Psychological support for people with infertility

Primary Care
  • Screening of high risk women for sexually transmitted infections
  • Examination and investigation of women with offensive vaginal discharge for sexually transmitted infections
  • Examination and investigation of males with mucopurulent urethritis for sexually transmitted infections
  • Treatment with single dose of Ceftriaxone or Cefixime
  • Concomitant treatment for ChlamydiaTreatment of sex partners
  • Referral of women in reproductive age and men with infertility to hospitals for investigation and treatment
  • Referral of men with suspected urethral stricture to hospitals

Psychological support for people with infertility

Referral Facility: General
  • Screening of high risk women for sexually transmitted infections
  • Examination and investigation of women with offensive vaginal discharge for sexually transmitted infections
  • Examination and investigation of males with mucopurulent urethritis for sexually transmitted infections
  • Treatment with single dose of Ceftriaxone or CefiximeConcomitant treatment for Chlamydia
  • Treatment of sex partners
Referral Facility: Specialist
  • Examination and investigation of males with mucopurulent urethritis for sexually transmitted infections
  • Screening of high risk women for sexually transmitted infectionsExamination and investigation of women with offensive vaginal discharge for sexually transmitted infections
  • Treatment with single dose of Ceftriaxone or Cefixime
  • Concomitant treatment for ChlamydiaTreatment of sex partners
 
Age Cohort: 60+ years
Health Promotion Disease Prevention Diagnostic Curative Rehabilitative Palliative
Community Level
  • Education on symptoms of sexually transmitted infections and what to do in the event of occurrence of symptoms
  • General public education on condom use and maintaining one sexual partner
  • General public education on condom use and maintaining one sexual partner
  • Education on symptoms of sexually transmitted infections and what to do in the event of occurrence of symptoms
  • Home based supervision of men and women with confirmed Gonococcal diagnosis for treatment compliance
  • Referral of women with offensive vaginal discharge to next level for examination and treatmentReferral of males with mucopurulent urethritis to next level for examination and treatment
Primary Care
  • Examination and investigation of males with mucopurulent urethritis for sexually transmitted infections
  • Examination and investigation of women with offensive vaginal discharge for sexually transmitted infections
  • Referral of newborns with purulent conjunctivitis to hospital for treatment
  • Treatment with single dose of Ceftriaxone or Cefixime Concomitant treatment for Chlamydia Treatment of sex partners
Referral Facility: General
Referral Facility: Specialist
 
Age Cohort: < 5 years
Health Promotion Disease Prevention Diagnostic Curative Rehabilitative Palliative
Community Level
Primary Care

Referral of infants with purulent conjunctivitis to hospital for treatment

Referral Facility: General
  • Treatment of Gonococcal conjunctivitis in newborns with Tetracycline and saline irrigation
  • Systemic treatment of newborns with Gonococcal conjunctivitis with IM Ceftriaxone
Referral Facility: Specialist
  • Systemic treatment of newborns with Gonococcal conjunctivitis with IM Ceftriaxone
  • Treatment of Gonococcal conjunctivitis in newborns with Tetracycline and saline irrigation