Bairami Amir, Kabir Kourosh, Abbasi Alaei Behrouz, Bahadory Saeed, Rezaeian Mostafa
Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.
Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.
Iran J Parasitol. 2024 Oct-Dec;19(4):475-479. doi: 10.18502/ijpa.v19i4.17168.
Trichomoniasis is a common sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the protozoan which causes health and emotional damages to the sufferers annually. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of and its related risk factors among the high-risk women in the city of Karaj, central Iran.
This cross-sectional study was conducted between October 2021 and September 2022. In all 192 samples were taken from high-risk women referred to the center for vulnerable women and also from women in Fardis Prison of Karaj. All samples were examined by culture and microscopic method.
The overall prevalence of in high-risk women was estimated at 7.8% (15/192). Subgroup prevalence was also assessed according to the severity of symptoms, and no significant association was observed between the prevalence and the symptoms' severity.
Due to the high prevalence of the parasite among vulnerable/high-risk women, particularly in people with poor socioeconomic conditions, preventive health measures in this high-risk group seem necessary. Nevertheless, given that men have no symptoms but may be carriers of the parasite, the same study is also recommended for men.
滴虫病是一种常见的性传播感染（STI），由原生动物引起，每年都会给患者带来健康和情感损害。我们旨在调查伊朗中部卡拉季市高危女性中滴虫病的患病率及其相关危险因素。
这项横断面研究于2021年10月至2022年9月进行。共采集了192份样本，来自转诊至弱势女性中心的高危女性以及卡拉季法尔迪斯监狱的女性。所有样本均通过培养和显微镜检查法进行检测。
高危女性中滴虫病的总体患病率估计为7.8%（15/192）。还根据症状严重程度评估了亚组患病率，未观察到患病率与症状严重程度之间存在显著关联。
鉴于寄生虫在弱势/高危女性中患病率较高，尤其是在社会经济条件较差的人群中，对这一高危群体采取预防性健康措施似乎很有必要。然而，鉴于男性没有症状但可能是寄生虫携带者，也建议对男性进行同样的研究。
