Septembre 2000
OBJECTIVE :
To better organize strategies for information and training, the aim of our study was as follows:
-to determine the respective rank of the most common types of herpes virus infection (Herpes labialis and genital herpes, Varicella and Herpes Zoster) in the previous medical history of patients who consulted a general practitioner.
-to determine the knowledge and opinions of all patients on herpes labialis and genital herpes as STDs.
-to describe the episodes and behaviors of patients with a previous history of herpes infection, and the measures they take for treatment.
CONCLUSION :
The study illustrates the usefulness and need for studies on epidemiology, how to present them, and how to care for health problems, both for health care professionals as well as patients. Studies of this type can better define and classify the requirements for new strategies of intervention, both in the field of health care as well as health care education.
To better organize strategies for information and training, the aim of our study was as follows:
-to determine the respective rank of the most common types of herpes virus infection (Herpes labialis and genital herpes, Varicella and Herpes Zoster) in the previous medical history of patients who consulted a general practitioner.
-to determine the knowledge and opinions of all patients on herpes labialis and genital herpes as STDs.
-to describe the episodes and behaviors of patients with a previous history of herpes infection, and the measures they take for treatment.
CONCLUSION :
The study illustrates the usefulness and need for studies on epidemiology, how to present them, and how to care for health problems, both for health care professionals as well as patients. Studies of this type can better define and classify the requirements for new strategies of intervention, both in the field of health care as well as health care education.