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- Title
Trichomoniasis in pregnant women in South-East Iran: Diagnosis, frequency and factors affecting.
- Authors
SALIMI KHORASHAD, Alireza; RAISSI, Vahid; MOHAMMADZADE, Anita Saleh; ETEMADI, Soudabeh; RAIESI, Omid; NIA, Maryam Mansouri; DALIR, Sadigheh Nouri
- Abstract
Objective: Trichomonas vaginalis is considered to be the most prevalent cause of non-viral sexually transmitted infections globally and is a major health issue in developing countries. Since this flagellate protozoan parasite is associated with vaginitis, urethritis, cervicitis, and also pregnancy is one of the factors affecting trichomoniasis in women. Our aim is to identify the prevalence of trichomoniasis and the associated risk factors in pregnant women in the age group of 17-40 in the city of Zahedan (Southeast of Iran). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 514 pregnant women who had referred to a midwifery clinic in Zahedan. Direct microscopic examination and Dorset egg medium culture were used to detect T. vaginalis in pregnant women. The demographic and personal records, along with the associated risk factors were collected using a questionnaire and then analyzed using the Frequency to calculate the age average, chi-square test, independent t-test with SPSS software version 20. Results: The results showed that in 514 pregnant women, by the direct method, both the direct and culture methods and only culture method, 29(5.64%), 24(4.67%), and 24(4.67%) were reported positive sample for T. vaginalis, respectively. According to this result, there were significant differences between trichomoniasis and history of STI (OR=12,6; 95%CI=3,9-40,6) and previous abortion (OR = 6.840, CI:2.906-16.100) and vaginal discharge (OR= 2.9; 95%CI= 1.2-7.1) and antenatal care (OR=0.2; 95%CI= 0.1-0.7) in the studied infected pregnant women (p<0.05). Conclusion: This study has raised several important points that could contribute to the research on infectious diseases of pregnancy were also discussed. This data proves that trichomoniasis during pregnancy should be considered an important health issue. Furthermore, by using parasitological diagnostic tests in pregnant women, the complications of trichomoniasis can be prevented for both the mother and the fetus.
- Subjects
ZAHIDAN (Iran); IRAN; TRICHOMONIASIS; PREGNANT women; ZOOFLAGELLATES; PRENATAL care; TRICHOMONAS vaginalis; VAGINAL discharge; SEXUALLY transmitted diseases
- Publication
Turkish Bulletin of Hygiene & Experimental Biology / Türk Hijyen ve Deneysel Biyoloji, 2021, Vol 78, Issue 4, p507
- ISSN
0377-9777
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5505/TurkHijyen.2021.67984