Prevalence of Trichomonas Vaginalis Among Women in Babylon Province. Iraq

Abstract

A total of fifty women attending hospitals in Babylon province  during period from  October 2022 to February 2023 , were examined to investigate their infection with T.vaginalis  Its found that 27 women were infected (54%) . November and January characterized by high infection (70%)  The aged category more than 41 years old exhibited high infection (66.6%) with significant differences on level of P<0.05 than other aged categories. According to residence , urban women show high infection (59.5%) than rural (38.4%) but without any significant differences . All pregnant women in this study found infected (100%) comparison to not pregnant women (50%) with significant differences on level of P<0.01. In concern to marital status , rate of infection among married women was 57.1% while it was 46.1% among single women .