The Prevalence of Candida Vaginitis among Women aged 15 - 49 Years in Yazd, Iran

Etminan, S; Zarinkatsh, H; Lotfee, M

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Etminan S, Zarinkatsh H, Lotfee M. The Prevalence of Candida Vaginitis among Women aged 15 - 49 Years in Yazd, Iran. mljgoums 2008; 2 (1)
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The Prevalence of Candida Vaginitis among Women aged 15 - 49 Years in Yazd, Iran

S Etminan

¹, H Zarinkatsh

, M Lotfee

1- Parasitology,Shahid sadoughi , etminans @ yahoo.com

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Abstract Background and objectives: Candida vaginitis is one of the most infectious diseases which millions of women aged 45-15 years are annually being referred to clinics. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and the relationship between Candida Vaginitis and Variables such as age, Contraceptive procedures and the number of labor. Material and Methods: we carried out this descriptive-analytic study on 384 Subjects Selected randomly. We used Statistical test to analyze the data. Results: The highest is related to under thirty-five year old Subjects and the Lowest to under ninety. It has been reported that oral Contraceptive versus other methods is associated with the greatest frequency of Vaginitis (38.9%) and Condom with the lowest. Conclusion: we conclude that the prevalence of Candida Vaginitis in 15-49 year old woman referred to YAZA health care Center is 26.6%. Key Words : Vulvovaginite,Candidiasis,Prevalence

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Received: 2011/08/30 | Accepted: 2014/01/12 | Published: 2014/01/12 | ePublished: 2014/01/12