Epidemiology Study Parasite Trichomonas Vaginalis at Thi-Qar Province

Abbas Al-Abady, Fadhil; Ahmed Al-Khazrajee, Zainab

	Epidemiology Study Parasite Trichomonas Vaginalis at Thi-Qar Province
Journal of Univesity of Thi-Qar
Article 1, Volume 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-9
Authors
Fadhil Abbas Al-Abady; Zainab Ahmed Al-Khazrajee
Abstract
This epidemiological study was performed from the beginning of the month of October 2012 until the end of month of May 2013 in Thi-Qar governorate. A total of 650 sample of vaginal discharge and urine were collected from women that visited the Maternity hospital and children in Al-Nasiriyah and Al -Shattra general hospital Department advisory-women and laboratories analyzes sick in the governorate. Microscopic examination of vaginal discharge revealed that 5.23 % of these women were infected with parasite Trichomonas vaginalis. The results showed no significant differences between the parasite infection and months of the year, the highest presentage of infection in the month of January 8.61% and the lowest in the month of April 3.41% and did not record any percentage infection in the month of May. At it turns out that there are significant differences (P < 0.05) between the parasite infection and age groups, as recorded age group (26-30 years) the highest percentage infection 9.15% and the lowest in the age group (15-20 years) and amounted to 0.97% and did not record any infection in the age groups (41-45 and < 50 years). The infection restricted in married women has only reached 6.18%. The present study showed a significant difference (P < 0.05 ) between the infection of Trichomonas vaginalis parasite and pregnancy, and reached the highest percentage in pregnant women 7.52 %, followed by non-pregnant women 4.88%. The present study showed a significant difference (p < 0.05) between the parasite infection and the use of contraceptives has reached the highest infection among women who had not used contraceptives 8.90%, followed by women using pills 4.35%, and women using an IUCD 3.80% as recorded lower proportion of infection among women who used their husbands envelope a condom during sexually contact as a means of contraception has reached 1.59%. The current study also showed no significant differences (P> 0.05) between the infection Trichomonas vaginalis parasite and abortion in women. The present study showed significant difference (P < 0.05) between the infection and job was the highest infection in housewives 5.45%, while the percentage was less among employees 4.52%. The present study showed a significant difference (P <0.05) between the infection and educational level as it reached the highest infection percentage between women are illiterate 7.28%, compared with women with higher education 2.80%. The current study also showed a significant difference (P <0.05) between the infection and economic level also recorded the highest infection percentage among women with good economic level of 7.32% and lower infection percentage among women with low economic level 4.39%. As it turns out that there are significant differences (P < 0.05) between the infection parasite and house limping which divided into rural and urban also recorded the highest proportion of infection among infected women who live in rural areas and 6.62% and the lowest proportion of infection among women who inhabited urban areas 4.81%.

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