Situation of lower genital tract infection and related factors in married women in child-bearing age at Tam Ngoc commune, Quang nam province in 2003
- Author:
Dinh Thanh Hue
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Genital tract infection
- MeSH:
Genital Diseases, Female;
Risk Factors;
Women;
Age Factors
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2005;501(1):7-9
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Study on 675 married women in child-bearing age at Tam Ngoc commune, Quang Nam province showed that 229 ones of them (33.9%) suffered with lower genital tract infection. Among them, merely cervical infection acquired 82.1%, vulvitis 7.9%, cervical infection and cervical ectropion 4.4%, merely vaginitis 3.9%, vaginitis and cervical infection 0.9%, cervical ectropion 0.4%. Pathogens included: various bacteria 65.9%, Candida spp 32.8%, Trichomonas vaginalis 1.3%. The related factors to genital tract infection were: age, the socialeconomic level of family, using of domestic water, place of practising personal hygience, hygienic condition practice, previous gynecological deseases, knowledge of gynecological diseases, child-birth numbers, gynecological history and the number of generations living in household
