Trichomoniasis among women with vaginal discharge in Jeddah city, Saudi Arabia.

J Egypt Soc Parasitol

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, King Abdel Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Published: December 2005

During the year of 2003, vaginal discharge specimens were collected from 1767 women aged (15-50) in 6 cardinal hospitals in Jeddah city of Saudi Arabia. The samples were examined for Trichomonas vaginalis, a prevalence rate of 12 (0.7%) were positive. Demographic characters did not show significant relation to the infection rate. All accompanied symptoms were insignificant (P>0.05) except the vaginal consistency which was significant (P<0.05). The studied risk factors were insignificant to the T. vaginalis infection. So, the symptoms were neither reliable to diagnose the vaginal trichomoniasis nor specific underlying factors provoke the infection.

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