TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis in Pap Smear Samples of Women
Presented to Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah, Iran from 2006-2012
AU - Nomani, Hamid AU - Nazari, Naser AU - Mikaeili, Ali AU - Hamzavi, Yazdan AU - Mehdiaraghi, Mohammadtaha AU - Foroughinia, Sahar 
JO  - Research Journal of Medical Sciences
VL  - 10
IS  - 6
SP  - 653
EP  - 658
PY  - 2016
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-9346
DO  - rjmsci.2016.653.658
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjmsci.2016.653.658
KW  - Trichomonas vaginalis
KW  -Pap smear
KW  -prevalence
KW  -Kermanshah
KW  -sexual contact
AB  - 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.
ER  -