A study of Trichomonas vaginalis infection among women at Wasit Province, Iraq
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Trichomonas vaginalis infection, women, Wasit Province, IraqAbstract
Trichomoniasis is a common sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by Trichomonas vaginalis. The current study was conducted during the period from January 2022 to July 2022 to investigate the infection of Trichomonas vaginalis in Iraqi women at Wasit province . A total of 100 women of different ages were enrolled in this study. The vaginal swabs were collected from each woman. A consent form which included age, area of residence, educational level , in addition to the symptoms were obtained from the participants. By Wet mount examination , 4% infection rate with Trichomonas vaginalis. The age class of 20-30 years had the highest rate of infection (3%); while infection among patients from urban resident (3%) was higher than of rural resident (1%). Women with primary educational level showed higher prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis (2%) than other levels and status. About 86 % of the studied women had vaginal discharge , while 81% of them had vulvular itching . Dysuria was Other less frequent symptom. These results indicated the low prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis among Iraqi women at Wasit province
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