Prevalence and risk factors of reproductive tract infections in adult women at Fengshun County

Abstract

Objective To investigate the prevalence and risk factors of reproductive tract infections (RTIs) in adult women at Fengshun County and to explore some preventive measures for RTIs.Methods 165 18 to 60 years old adult women not in menstrual period were selected using stratified cluster sampling.All the participators had completed the questionnaire surveys and routine gynecologic examinations.Results The prevalence of RTIs in adult women not in menstrual period was 69.70％,of whom 81.74％ suffered from one kind of RTIs,15.65％ two kinds,and 2.60％ three kinds or above.Among the RTIs,bacterial vaginitis had the highest prevalence,accounting for 63.64％,and vulva vaginal candidiasis came next,with a proportion of 47.88％.Conclusions The prevalence of RTIs in adult women in Fengshun County is relatively high,especially bacterial vaginitis.The occupation and level of education are the main influencing factors of RTIs. Key words: Adult female; Reproductive tract infection; Influential factors