Study of The Prevalence of Trichomonas Vaginalis Parasite in Females Suffering from Vaginal Inflammations

Abstract

Background & Objective: Infection of trichomoniasis is accountable for disease transmitted by sex (non-virally), called trichomoniasis or vaginitis the most popular disease worldwide. The goal of current research was to determining spread rate of Trichomonas vaginalis among females suffering from genital inflammation in Najaf city of Iraq. Methods: Two hundred and sixty four of the participating women were included in our current study, They were going to Al-Manathra Hospital, Al-Najaf Hospital, Al-Furat Hospital, and a few outpatient clinics between January and June of 2023. One hundred and thirty two were included as a control group and one hundred and thirty two were included as patients (they were suffering from vaginal inflammation). All participants in the study underwent direct microscopic examination and then immediately cultured in diamond culture media by taking a swab from the vagina to confirm the presence of the parasite Trichomonas Vaginalis. Results: Out of (264) swab samples that which examined microscopically for T. vaginalis by using light microscope under (40x), Trichomoniasis infection detected in 70 (53.03%) out of 132 women undergoing from vaginal inflammation while there was 62 (46.97%) of women negative for T.vaginalis, and this difference was statistically non-significant (Chi-square=0.618, P-value=0.432), while in the control subjects 116 (91.67%) of (132) were negative for Trichomoniasis infection, except 11 women (8.33%) were positive for T.vaginalis, but not suffered from any symptoms, this difference was significant in statistic (Chi-square = 86.811, P-value = 0.000). Out of (264) swab samples that which cultured on diamond liquid media, Trichomoniasis infection detected in 74 (56.07%) out of 132 women undergoing from vaginal inflammation while there was 58 (43.93%) of these women were negative for T.vaginalis parasite, and this difference according to Chi-square value (2.206) and p-value (0.137), it was statistically non-significant. regarding the control subjects, 112 (88.64%) of (132) were negative for Trichomoniasis infection, and 15 women (11.36%) were positive for T.vaginalis, but not suffered from any symptoms. This difference was statistically significant according to the Chi-Square (74.087) and P value (0.000). Conclusions: The prevalence of the Trichomonas vaginalis parasite in Najaf Governorate, according to the results of the current study, is 56%, and this is considered a high and interesting percentage.