Common and Episodic Disorders

Common and Episodic Disorders
Forum assignment 1
In this discussion forum, answer the questions below and note your
resources. Two separate professional resources are required, at
least one for each question. You will not be able to see other
student’s responses until you have posted your response.
1. What is the incidence (not prevalence) of the following disorders
in KSA and globally? Include total incidence and incidence
among men and incidence among women. Support your answer
using at least 1 professional resource.
Disorder Total
Incidence in
KSA
Incidence in
men in KSA
Incidence in
women
In KSA
Total
incidence
globally
Syphilis 1,769 (2.56) 969 800 7.1 million
Gonorrh
ea
3,006 (4.3) 2000 1006 376.4 million
Chlamyd
ia
450 250 200 9 million
Resourc
es
(Memish, et.al
2016 p.848)
(Kojima &
Klausner, 2018
p.24)
Disorde
r Signs Sympto
ms
Diagnost
ic
Studies Treatment Preventio
n
Patient
teaching
Chlamydi
a
abnorm
al
vaginal
discharg
e,
bleedin
g
betwee
n
Pain
sensatio
n when
peeing
It
requires
screenin
g for
both
male and
females
Administra
tion of
Azithromy
cin or
Doxycyclin
e 100 twice
for seven
days
abstain
having
many sex
partners
and use
condoms
when
having
sex.
Patients
should
have
good
moral
values
and
avoid
immoral