title: Risk factors for vaginal trichomoniasis among women in Basra, Iraq.
abstract: We investigated Trichomonas vaginalis infection among 352 women with vaginal discharge, 46 were found to be infected, an infection rate of 13%. There were no significant differences in the isolation rate of T. vaginalis in women according to occupation, educational level, economic status, age, marital status, parity, menstrual status and contraception use. The difference in the isolation rates of T. vaginalis in women with a history of abortion (7.6%) and in women with no history of abortion (15.7%) was statistically significant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Basra, Basra, Iraq.
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Mahdi
authors.forename: Z H
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Gany
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sharief
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003267:Contraception / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006771:Hospitals, Maternity; D006801:Humans; D007493:Iraq / Q000453:epidemiology; D017533:Marital Status; D008598:Menstruation; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000209:etiology; D015995:Prevalence; D017584:Reproductive History; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014247:Trichomonas Vaginitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014626:Vaginal Smears; D016387:Women's Health