Nikpay Sasan, Otaghi Masoumeh, Azami Milad, Karimi Marzieh, Abdi Jahangir
Student Research Committee, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
Assistant Professor of Nursing, Nursing & Midwifery Faculty, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
Infect Disord Drug Targets. 2020;20(1):98-101. doi: 10.2174/1871526519666190117120705.
Trichomoniasis is known as a common venereal disease. It is estimated that 180 million people in the world are infected with this disease. The present study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of (Trichomonas vaginalis) T. vaginalis among women who were referred to the central laboratory in Ilam.
In this cross-sectional study, 481 women with suspicious symptoms of trichomoniasis were selected during the first six months of 2015 in the central laboratory and Shahid Mostafa laboratory in Ilam, Iran. All patients were referred to the labs by gynecologists. Sterile swabs were used to collect direct smears. The results and questionnaire data were entered into SPSS version 16 and were analyzed using chi-square test and Fisher's exact test.
Direct smear of T. vaginalis demonstrated seven positive cases (1.5%). The highest and the lowest percentages of T. vaginalis infection in women were related to the 45-50 and 20-30 years age groups, respectively. Illiterate women had the highest percentage of infection. No significant relationship was found between the level of education and trichomoniasis infection in women (p = 0.085). The highest infection rate was associated with the use of ectopic contraceptive methods (condoms).
The prevalence of T. vaginalis was low among women in Ilam but was high among women who have used tubal ligation and condom to prevent pregnancy. Therefore, more attention is required from healthcare centers for appropriate education to women about the proper use of protective equipment.
滴虫病是一种常见的性病。据估计，全球有1.8亿人感染此病。本研究旨在估计转诊至伊拉姆中央实验室的女性中阴道毛滴虫的感染率。
在这项横断面研究中，2015年前六个月期间，在伊朗伊拉姆的中央实验室和沙希德·穆斯塔法实验室选取了481名有滴虫病可疑症状的女性。所有患者均由妇科医生转诊至实验室。使用无菌拭子采集直接涂片。结果和问卷数据录入SPSS 16版，并采用卡方检验和费舍尔精确检验进行分析。
阴道毛滴虫直接涂片显示7例阳性病例（1.5%）。女性阴道毛滴虫感染率最高和最低的年龄组分别为45 - 50岁和20 - 30岁。文盲女性的感染率最高。女性的教育程度与滴虫病感染之间未发现显著关系（p = 0.085）。最高感染率与使用异位避孕方法（避孕套）有关。
伊拉姆女性中阴道毛滴虫的感染率较低，但在使用输卵管结扎术和避孕套避孕的女性中感染率较高。因此，医疗保健中心需要更加关注对女性进行关于正确使用防护设备的适当教育。
