Open AccessTHE PREVALENCE OF VULVOVAGINAL CANDIDIASIS (VVC) AMONG WOMEN SUFFERING VAGINITIS ATTENDED A PRIVATE GYNECOLOGICAL CLINIC, ADEN-YEMEN
Author(s) -
Adel Jumaan Awadh Binsaad,
Nazeh Al-Abd
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
mağallaẗ ğāmiʿaẗ ʿadan li-l-ʿulūm al-asāsiyyaẗ wa-al-taṭbīqiyyaẗ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2708-0684
DOI - 10.47372/ejua-ba.2021.4.125
Subject(s) - vaginitis , medicine , vulvovaginal candidiasis , candida albicans , vaginal discharge , gynecology , obstetrics , prevalence , vaginal disease , cross sectional study , gram staining , sex organ , marital status , vagina , epidemiology , dermatology , population , antifungal , surgery , environmental health , pathology , biology , bacteria , genetics
The study was carried out to determine the prevalence of vulvovaginal candidiasis among women suffering vaginitis. This prospective cross-sectional study was conducted among 120 women between the age of 15 to 45 years (mean age 39 years), attended a private gynecological clinic in Aden with symptoms of vaginitis between January and June 2019. A questionnaire was used to obtain information on the participants’ sociodemographic data and medical history. Direct microscopic examination (10% KOH), culture on SDA, germ tube test and gram staining were used to determine the prevalence of vulvovaginal candidiasis and to differentiate between C.albicans and non-albicans species. Out of 120 women, 25 (20.8%) were diagnosed with vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) and 95 (79.2%) with non-candidal vaginitis. C.albicans was the most prevalent with a prevalence rate of 17.5%. Although not statistically significant, vulvovaginal candidiasis tended to be more prevalent among women with 25-34 years. No statistically significant association between the prevalence of vulvovaginal candidiasis and educational level and marital status. Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) was slightly high in Aden and Candida albicans was the most common causative agent of VVC. In the clinical diagnosis of VVC, both clinical criteria and microbiological tests must be used. Further study is needed to find out the prevalence of RVVC among women in the Aden governorate.