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The Prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis in Pap Smear Samples of Women Presented to Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah, Iran from 2006-2012

Naser Nazari, Hamid Nomani, Ali Mikaeili, Yazdan Hamzavi, Mohammadtaha Mehdiaraghi and Sahar Foroughinia
Page: 653-658 | Received 21 Sep 2022, Published online: 21 Sep 2022

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Abstract

Trichomoniasis is a lower urogenital tract parasitic infection which usually occurs during child bearing ages and almost always is transmitted via sexual contact. The objective of the current study was to determine the rate of infection by this parasite among women who presented to Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah, Iran between 2006 and 2012. In this cross-sectional descriptive study, all medical records and Pap smear reports of women who aged 15-49 years who presented to Imam Reza Hospital of Kermanshah, Iran for Pap smear test or routine gynecologic examinations were studied. A total number of 1,100 records were selected by consensus method between 2006 and 2012 to determine the rate of infection by Trichomonas vaginalis. There were 7 patients with trichomoniasis infection in 1,100 studied records (0.63%). The distribution of presentation to hospital during this 7-year period was homogenous and about 72.42% of the affected patients presented in summer and fall. The highest rate of infection was seen in age range of 30-39 years (42.9%). None of the infected patients had academic education at university level and the most common symptoms were burning feeling, discharge and pruritus. Since, Pap smear test is not an accurate method of diagnosing trichomoniasis and here we made use of Pap smear results for determining the rate of this infection, it is expected that the actual rate of trichomoniasis might be higher in general female population of Kermanshah than this number. However, considering that most patients with trichomoniasis are asymptomatic and Pap smear is a routine screening method used among women for detecting cervical cancer, this method can be used in determining the prevalence of trichomoniasis.

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Naser Nazari, Hamid Nomani, Ali Mikaeili, Yazdan Hamzavi, Mohammadtaha Mehdiaraghi and Sahar Foroughinia. The Prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis in Pap Smear Samples of Women Presented to Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah, Iran from 2006-2012.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/rjmsci.2016.653.658
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