Prevalence and Risk Factors for Trichomonas vaginalis Infection among Pregnant Women Seeking Primary Health Care in Sana'a City, Yemen | Zendy

Abdulsalam M. Al-Mekhlafi | Zendy; Samira Al-Eryani | Zendy

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Prevalence and Risk Factors for Trichomonas vaginalis Infection among Pregnant Women Seeking Primary Health Care in Sana'a City, Yemen

Author(s) -

Abdulsalam M. Al-Mekhlafi,

Samira Al-Eryani

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

yemeni journal for medical sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2227-961X

pISSN - 2227-9601

DOI - 10.20428/yjms.11.1.a2

Subject(s) - trichomonas vaginalis , primary care , medicine , environmental health , primary health care , trichomonas , obstetrics , family medicine , gynecology , demography , sociology , population

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among pregnant women seeking health care in private clinics and governmental primary health care centers in Sana’a during the period from October 2014 to June 2015. Data on sociodemographic and clinical characteristics as well as possible risk factors of T. vaginalis infection were collected from 287 pregnant women using a pre-designed questionnaire by trained researchers. Vaginal discharges were then collected and examined microscopically for motile T. vaginalis trophozoites.

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