Determination of Trichomonas vaginalis Positivity and Risk Factors in Patients with Urogenital Complaints
| Autor: | Nülüfer Erbil, Pınar Naile Gürgör, Ülkü Karaman, Deha Denizhan Keskin, Erdal Benli, Cemil Colak, Abullah Çirakoğlu |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
biology business.industry Obstetrics Incidence (epidemiology) Public health Trichomonas medicine.disease_cause biology.organism_classification Health Care Sciences and Services Automotive Engineering Medicine Marital status Vaginal smear Outpatient clinic Trichomonas vaginalis Trichomonas vaginalis urine vaginal smear urogenital Sağlık Bilimleri ve Hizmetleri business Socioeconomic status |
| Zdroj: | Volume: 5, Issue: 3 258-266 Middle Black Sea Journal of Health Science |
| ISSN: | 2149-7796 |
| Popis: | Objective: In this study, the incidence and prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis was aimed to help to overcome the difficulties in explaining the data for the regions and it was aimed to investigate its prevalence in different social groups in Ordu and its environs. Methods: Trichomonas Questionnaire Form and Personal Information Form of T. vaginalis were used in those who came to the urology and gynecology outpatient clinics from Ordu province and its environs. Urine sediment from the patients of urology outpatient clinic and vaginal smear specimen from the patients of gynecology outpatient clinic were collected and analyzed. All samples were examined by Direct Microscopic Investigation, culture, Giemsa and Papanikolau (PAPS) stain. Statistical analysis was performed with one-way and two-way chi-square test. Results: In this study, 713 patients (202 males and 511 females) were examined. A total of 83 patients (11.6%) were positive. There was a difference in the frequency distribution of the individuals with positive T. vaginalis with respect to age, gender, marital status, economic status, educational status, settlement, working status and home living status, knowledge status about infectious diseases, going to the bath, going to the pool, traveling, type of toilet, use of toilet paper, discharge, discharge status, drug usage, abortion, and knowledge status about sexually transmitted diseases and T. vaginalis (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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