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- معلومة اضافية
- Transliterated Title:
Vajinit yakınmaları olan 15-49 yaş arasındaki Suriyeli mülteci kadınlarda Trichomonas vaginalis sıklığının araştırılması.
- المصدر:
Publisher: Ankara Mikrobiyoloji Dernegi Country of Publication: Turkey NLM ID: 7503830 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0374-9096 (Print) Linking ISSN: 03749096 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Mikrobiyol Bul Subsets: MEDLINE
- بيانات النشر:
Publication: Ankara : Ankara Mikrobiyoloji Dernegi
Original Publication: Ankara.
- الموضوع:
- نبذة مختصرة :
Since the Syrian civil war began in 2011, most of the Syrian refugees have immigrated to Turkey due to its open gate policy and the width of the border. By the end of 2015, it was estimated that there were 2.5 million Syrian refugees in Turkey. Many of the Syrian refugees live in Sanliurfa due to its location on the border with Syria. Trichomonas vaginalis, apart from viral agents is the most common parasite among sexually transmitted infection agents. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of T.vaginalis among female married Syrian refugees living outside of the camps in Sanliurfa city center, aged between 15-49 years with complaints of vaginitis. This multi-purpose survey was carried out between February and March of 2015, in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund and Harran University. This study was approved under the heading of "General Health Status of Female Syrian Refugees" by the Ethics Committee of Harran University Faculty of Medicine. A total of 460 Syrian refugees house were selected using the probability cluster sampling method, with a 95% confidence level and a 5% confidence interval with a design effect. Two women refused to participate in the study, and the response rate was 99.6%. Two Syrian nurses, one laboratory technician, and one interpreter who knew Kurdish and Arabic were hired for the field survey. A structured questionnaire written in Turkish was translated to Arabic and used to collect the sociodemographic data during face to face interviews. According to the questionnaire data, the women with the complaints of vaginal discharge, unusual vaginal bleeding and/or dyspareunia were invited to the Gynecology Department of Harran University Research and Training Hospital for a medical examination. During gynecological examination, swab samples obtained from posterior fornix were evaluated by direct microscopy and Giemsa staining methods for the presence of T.vaginalis trophozoites. Of 458 women who have participated the questionnaire survey, 232 (50.6%) have declared that they had vaginitis complaints. Accordingly, 157 symptomatic and non-pregnant women were invited to the hospital, however only 89 (56.7%) accepted the invitation. T.vaginalis infection was detected in 19 (21.3%) by direct microscopy, and in 32 (36%) by Giemsa staining of the samples taken during the examination of those 89 women (mean age: 31.6 ± 8.7 years). In the gynecological examination, 56.2% (50/89) of the women were clinically diagnosed as vaginitis. A statistically significant association was detected between T.vaginalis positivity and the cases with or without the clinical vaginitis diagnosis (p< 0.001). Our data indicated that the prevalence of T.vaginalis (36%) detected in the female Syrian refugees is higher than the prevalence (3-13%) of our general population, but it is close to the prevalence (40%) in groups with risky behaviors (sex workers). In conclusion, health screening studies and health educations about safe sex life for Syrian refugees would be useful in the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases.
- الموضوع:
Date Created: 20170127 Date Completed: 20170831 Latest Revision: 20191113
- الموضوع:
20231215
- الرقم المعرف:
10.5578/mb.28173
- الرقم المعرف:
28124964
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