Determining the Prevalence of Bacterial Vaginosis &Vulvovaginal Candidiasis among Married and Unmarried Women &Evaluating the Association Socio-Demographic Risk Factors &Symptoms-Related Variables in Women Attending Gynecology Clinic in Hargeisa Group Hospital, Hargeisa City, Somaliland

• 作者: Abdullah Al-Mamari
• 来源期刊: 医学微生物学(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: Vulvovaginal Candidiasis Bacterial Vaginosis WOMEN PREVALENCE
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（3）
• 页码范围: 114-128
• 页数: 15页
• 分类号: R71

摘要

<b style="line-height:1.5;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Background:</span></b><span "="" style="line-height:1.5;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Vaginitis refers to any inflammation or infection of the vagina. This is a common gynecological problem found in women of all ages, with one-third of women having at least one form of vaginitis at some time during their lives. The vagina is the muscular passageway between the uterus and the external genital area. When the walls of the vagina become inflamed, because some irritant has disturbed the balance of the vaginal area, vaginitis can occur. The most common types of vaginitis are: Candida or “yeast” infection, Bacterial vaginosis, Trichomoniasis vaginitis. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Objectives of Study:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Therefore, the present study was carried out to determine the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis (BV), vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) among married and unmarried women and evaluat</span></span><span style="line-height:1.5;font-family:Verdana;">e</span><span "="" style="line-height:1.5;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> the association socio-demographic risk factors and symptoms-related variables in women attending gynecology clinic in Hargeisa group hospital. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Methodology:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> A total of 150 married and unmarried women w</span></span><span style="line-height:1.5;font-family:Verdana;">ere</span><span style="line-height:1.5;font-family:Verdana;"> investigated & diagnosed by a researcher in Hargeisa Group Hospital, Hargeisa City, Somaliland for determin</span><span style="line-height:1.5;font-family:Verdana;">ing</span><span "="" style="line-height:1.5;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> of VVI prevalence in the present study. Vaginal swabs from these patients were processed for detection of bacterial vaginosis (BV), VVC and trichomoniasis based on guidelines of management of vagina infection. Species s