title: Trichomonas vaginalis infection among young pregnant women in Brazil.
abstract: Our goal was to determine the prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis and its associated risk factors in parturient women aged 15-24 years attending Brazilian public maternity units. Participants answered a demographic, behavioral, and clinical data questionnaire. A sample of urine was screened for T. vaginalis. A total 299 women participated in this study. The prevalence rate of T. vaginalis was 7.7% (95% CI: 4.7-10.7%). The factors associated with T. vaginalis were use of illicit drugs [OR=4.70 (95% CI: 1.63-13.56, p=0.004)] and not attending antenatal care [OR=5.15 (95% CI: 1.15-23.25, p=0.032)]. These data demonstrate that it is important to discuss how to include routine screening for T. vaginalis during antenatal care in Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Post-graduation Program in Infectious Diseases, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil. Electronic address: espinosa@ndi.ufes.br.
authors.forename: Angelica E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.affiliation: Post-graduation Program in Infectious Diseases, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil.
authors.forename: Valdir M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States.
authors.forename: Charlotte A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Gaydos
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014247:Trichomonas Vaginitis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014246:Trichomonas vaginalis; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Pregnancy; Prevalence; Risk factors; Trichomonas vaginalis