scholarly journals Prevalence of Bacterial Vaginosis and Its Association with Risk Factors among Nonpregnant Women: A Hospital Based Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eliza Ranjit ◽  
Bijendra Raj Raghubanshi ◽  
Smrity Maskey ◽  
Pramila Parajuli
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Bacterial Vaginosis ◽  
College Teaching ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Women Of Reproductive Age ◽  
Coagulase Negative Staphylococci ◽  
Scoring Method ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Reproductive Age Group

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is an ecological imbalance of the vaginal microbiota affecting mostly women of reproductive age group. This study was carried out among 160 nonpregnant women registered at the Outpatient Department of Gynaecology/Obstetrics of KIST Medical College Teaching Hospital, Imadol, Lalitpur, Nepal, from November 2014 to May 2015. The aim of the study was to assess the association of the risk factors with BV and analyze the type of bacteria associated with BV. Nugent’s scoring method was used for diagnosis of BV in this study. The overall prevalence of BV was 24.4% among symptomatic patients. Douching was statistically related to BV(P=0.015). Also, BV was significantly associated with consistency(P=0.0001), odor(P=0.02), and amount of abnormal vaginal discharge(P=0.09). Contraceptives users on anatomical sites were found more prone to BV than those who did not use contraceptives on anatomical sites.Pseudomonasspp.,Escherichia coli, Acinetobacterspp., Proteusspp., Klebsiellaspp., Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Enterobacterspp., Citrobacterspp., Staphylococcus aureus,Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci (CoNS),andStreptococcus agalactiaewere associated with BV and out of thoseLactobacillusspp. was the predominant organism. The higher prevalence of BV among symptomatic patients indicates interventions should be applied to reduce the incidence of stillbirth, abortion, and sterility.

Bacterial Vaginosis and its Relation with Sociodemographic Determinants in married reproductive age females

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 1249-1252
Author(s):  
R. Mukhtar ◽  
A. U.- Rehman ◽  
A. Ilyas ◽  
M. J. Khan ◽  
R. Liaqat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Bacterial Vaginosis ◽  
Vaginal Discharge ◽  
Pap Smear ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Women Of Reproductive Age ◽  
Sociodemographic Determinants ◽  
Reproductive Age Group ◽  
Nonspecific Inflammation

Aim: To determine the frequency of Bacterial vaginosis by pap smear cytology and find its association with its sociodemographic determinants. Study design: Cross sectional analytical study Place and duration of study: Department of Histopathology, Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore from 1st January 2016 to 31st October 2016. Methodology: Two hundred and sixty pap smears of married women of reproductive age group with vaginal discharge who attended Gynecology OPD were included. Proper history regarding age, socioeconomic status, age of marriage, literacy level, smoking, and nutritional status was taken. Results: Disease prevalence was found to be 19.2%(50)in this sample of 260 while 9.1% had Candidiasis, 47%, 17.2% ,3.7%, 4.1% had Mild nonspecific inflammation, Moderate nonspecific inflammation, Moderate to severe nonspecific inflammation, and negative smears respectively. Bacterial vaginosis was associated with age, monthly income, illiteracy, early age at marriage, history of abortion and nutritional status with significant p-value ≤ 0.05. However no association was found between the disease and marital status, smoking and pallor. Conclusion: Low socioeconomic status, literacy, age >35, nutritional status is strongly related to occurrence of bacterial vaginosis in women of reproductive age group with vaginal discharge. Key Words: Bacterial vaginosis, Pap smear, Sociodemographic determinants

scholarly journals An epidemiological study of anaemia in the women of reproductive age group (15-49 years) residing in field practice area of a medical college, Udaipur (Rajasthan)

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 4209
Author(s):  
Shiv Lal Solanki ◽  
Bhagraj Coudhary ◽  
Bhagwan Ram Vishnoi ◽  
B. L. Vyas
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Women Of Reproductive Age ◽  
Training Centre ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Field Practice ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors ◽  
Reproductive Age Group

Background: Anaemia is one of the most important public health problem that persist worldwide, affecting the infants, young children, adolescents, elderly and child bearing women of developing countries. Among the women of reproductive age group the adolescence period is crucial and dynamic for young females as they begin to develop their capacity for empathy, abstract thinking for physical and mental induration with future time perspective of growth and development. The objectives of the study were to assess the prevalence of anaemia in women of reproductive age group; to study the socio-demographic factors among the study subjectsMethods: A cross- sectional purposive study was conducted on 436 females of reproductive age group, residing in the field practice area of urban health training centre of department of community medicine, Geetanjali medical college and hospital, Udaipur. Study period was from May 2015 to April 2016.Results: The prevalence of anaemia among the age group below 18 years were (71.2%), educated (72.4%), nuclear family (73.3%), married (87.1%), socio-economic status group V (79.9%), menarche (75.15%), and severe anaemia was observed in (3.2%) subjects.Conclusions: Nutritional anaemia is one of the most common micronutrient deficiency observed in the world and is the highest in the adolescent females. The study revealed the statistically significant association of anaemia with various socio-demographic factors.

scholarly journals Predictors and symptomatic burden of uterine fibroids among women in South-Eastern India: a cross-sectional survey analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 524
Author(s):  
Dharitri Swain ◽  
Chanchal Yadav ◽  
Jyoti Kumari ◽  
Monika Rani ◽  
Priyanka Daunrai Rongmei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Uterine Fibroid ◽  
Uterine Fibroids ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Women Of Reproductive Age ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Associated Risk Factors ◽  
Reproductive Age Group

Background: Uterine fibroid is the most common pelvic tumor in women of reproductive age and are asymptomatic in at least 50% of affected women. Various risk factors are associated with development of uterine fibroids during this reproductive age. The present study established various associated risk factors increases the prevalence of uterine fibroid among reproductive age group and clinical symptoms burden of diagnosed case.Methods: A cross sectional study design was used to collect samples for a period of six months in an OPD basis. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the 362 sample of reproductive age group (15-45 years) women in a tertiary care hospital, Southeastern India. Women diagnosed with uterine fibroid by ultrasonography were included as cases. Symptomatic features and associated risk factors of UF were collected through structure interview schedule.Results: Point prevalence of uterine fibroid among women in reproductive age group during the period of six months was 20%. Majority of them were in the age group of 30-39 years. Demographic factor such as overweight and obesity and consume dairy products daily has increased the prevalence of UF, whereas use of oral contraceptive pills and normal BMI had inverse relationship with UF risk. Most of the cases reported of having menstrual disturbances like heavy bleeding, passes blood clots during menstruation, prolonged period, urinary symptoms and pressure symptoms were considered independent predicting factors for the occurrence of uterine fibroid.Conclusions: Uterine fibroid is more prevalent among women of reproductive age causing various bleeding and renal symptoms that can have negative impact on quality of women’s life.

scholarly journals CERVICAL SMEAR

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (06) ◽  
pp. 782-785
Author(s):  
SAMINA ALTAF ◽  
MADIHA SAJJAD ◽  
SHAZIA QAYYUM
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Positive Finding ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Cervical Smear ◽  
Women Of Reproductive Age ◽  
Cytological Examination ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Inflammatory Changes ◽  
Reproductive Age Group

Objective: To review cervical smear results in women of reproductive age group. Study design: Descriptive study. Place andduration of study: This study was carried out at the pathology department, Railway hospital, Islamic International Medical College Trust.Rawalpindi, from Jan 2007-Dec 2010. Materials and methods: A total of four hundred and seventy seven cervical smears were included in thestudy. Inclusion criteria was females of reproductive age group. Smears from postmenopausal women and those who had hysterectomy wereexcluded from the study. The cervical smear was taken using modified Ayres wooden spatula, or plastic spatula, to collect endocervical sample.The slides prepared were immediately fixed in 95% ethyl alcohol, and were subsequently stained by the recommended procedure of Papstaining. After staining, the slides were mounted with Canada balsam and finally reported by the cytopathologist according to the BethesdaSystem. Results: Four hundred and seventy seven patients were included in the study. Most of the patients belonged to low socio economicstatus. The cytological examination of the smears showed inflammatory changes in 33% (n=159) cases, normal smears/ no positive finding in25% (n= 118) cases, while reactive changes were seen in 2% (n= 10). Dysplastic changes were seen in 2 %( n= 10), while unsatisfactory/Inadequate samples were reported in 38 %( n=182) cases.

scholarly journals Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis in females in the reproductive age group in Kadur, Karnataka, India

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 4863
Author(s):  
Akshita R. Seth ◽  
Chaitra S. ◽  
Vaishnavi S. ◽  
Sharath Chandra G. R.
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Bacterial Vaginosis ◽  
Trichomonas Vaginalis ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Vaginal Candidiasis ◽  
Lactobacillus Species ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Atypical Cell ◽  
Associated Risk Factors ◽  
Reproductive Age Group

Background: Bacterial vaginosis, well known as the nonspecific vaginitis is caused by the normal resident flora of the vagina, predominantly by the peroxides producing lactobacillus species, when there is a disparity in their proportion and replaced by Gardinerella vaginalis, Mycoplasm hominis, Mobilunceus species, Bacteroids species, Prevotela species, Fusobacterium species and Porphyromonus species, Peptostreptococcus species.Methods: A cross section study was performed to study the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis in the reproductive age group women and the associated risk factors. The diagnosis of the vaginosis was made from the smear and Amsle’s clinical criteria.Results: Out of 250 patients 112 (44.8%) were diagnosed to have BV, 20-29-year age group had the largest percentage of infection 69 (61.6%). IUCD users 36 (32.14%) are found to be suffering from BV. Vaginal candidiasis, trichomonas vaginalis and atypical cell of unknown significant was seen in 32 (28.5%), 9 (8.03%) and 17 (15.17%) women respectively.Conclusions: A routine high vaginal swab for smear and culture must be performed for every woman presenting with chronic white discharge and itching, to prevent misuse usage of antibiotic. Further studies are needed to study the associated risk factors for BV.

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