Epidemiological profile of women with trichomonas vaginalis assisted in primary care

• Main Authors: Morgana Cristina Leôncio de Lima (Author), Lays Miranda da Silva Cabral (Author), Sara Rodrigues Cordeiro da Silva (Author), Aline Agnes de Souza Cipriano (Author), Jessica Tainã Carvalho dos Santos (Author), Angela Lessa de Andrade (Author), Maria Sandra de Andrade (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de Pernambuco, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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• Notes: doi:10.5935/2446-5682.20190003; 2446-5682
• Keywords: sexually transmitted diseases; papanicolaou test; trichomonas vaginalis; trichomonas infections; primary health care; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Nursing; RT1-120
• Source: Revista Enfermagem Digital Cuidado e Promoção da Saúde, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 08-13 (2019)

Objective: To outline the epidemiological profile of women with trichomonas vaginalis assisted in the primary health care of the city of Recife. Methods: This is a cross-sectional and retrospective study, typified as quantitative, involving a sample of 93 medical charts, whose target population was women affected by trichomoniasis. We collected socioeconomic, demographic and clinical data. Results: The prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis was 18.5%. The age limit was between 15 and 77 years, where the most affected age group was 20-30 years, corresponding to 26.1%. When analyzing the epidemiological profile, we found that 48.9% of women are married; where 84.8% have up to 9 years of schooling. A significant association (p-value). Conclusion: Conclusions: We can conclude that the planning of new actions to combat sexually transmitted infections will contribute in reducing the prevalence of trichomoniasis.