Utility of Microbiological Profile of Symptomatic Vaginal Discharge in Rural Women of Reproductive Age Group

Masand, Deepa; Patel, Jaya; Gupta, Sweta

doi:10.7860/jcdr/2015/12161.5623

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“…So, these women suffer from obstetric morbidity at an early age. This is in consonance with the study of Deepa LM et al 20 Present study did not show any association with parity which is comparable with that of Patel V et al 19 However, Chaudhary V et al found an increase in the prevalence of vaginal discharge with increasing parity. The place of delivery was significantly associated with vaginal discharge which is in consonance with the studies of Sharma AK and Chaudhary V et al 15,21 Women who had home deliveries had a higher prevalence of vaginal discharge probably due to unhygienic surroundings and increased risk of infections.…”

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Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of vaginal discharge among married women of reproductive age group at a teaching hospital

Guntoory¹,

Tamaraba²,

Nambaru³

et al. 2017

Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol

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Background: Vaginal discharge is the commonest reproductive tract infection among rural women in many community based studies in India. Recent evidence shows that the association between vaginal discharge and reproductive tract infection is weak. Psychosocial factors also contribute to vaginal discharge. So, the problem of vaginal discharge can be best understood not only in the biomedical perspective but also in the socio-cultural perspective. Proper understanding of this problem helps in initiating appropriate medical education programmes and framing health policies. This study is aimed to determine the prevalence of vaginal discharge, the socio demographic factors associated with it, women’s perceptions of vaginal discharge and their treatment seeking behaviour.Methods: This is a hospital based cross sectional study conducted in the outpatient department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, MIMS, Nellimarla, Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh. Women with the complaint of vaginal discharge were interviewed with a pretested questionnaire and sociodemographic details, details of obstetric history and contraceptive practices, personal and menstrual hygiene were noted. Statistical analysis of the significance of association of different variables was done.Results: The prevalence of vaginal discharge was found to be 28.99%. Its prevalence was found to be more in the younger age group, illiterate, women belonging to lower socioeconomic status and those who were married at less than 18 years of age. History of induced abortion, home deliveries, permanent method of sterilization, availability of toilet facility at home were significantly associated with vaginal discharge. Lower abdominal pain, dysuria and backache were the most prevalent co-morbidities with vaginal discharge.Conclusions: Improvement of the literacy rate, economic status and women’s empowerment will help to mitigate the problem of vaginal discharge.

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Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of vaginal discharge among married women of reproductive age group at a teaching hospital

Guntoory¹,

Tamaraba²,

Nambaru³

et al. 2017

Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol

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“…This finding is similar to the study by Sivaranjini et al from Puducherry, who found 51.7% of vaginitis [16]. On the contrary, a higher infection rate has been reported in a study at Rajasthan (89%) [17] and lower in a study conducted at Yemen (37.6%) [18]. The most common cause of vaginitis in our study was VVC (30%) followed by BV (20%) and least common was TV (2%) which is comparable to studies by Sood and Sud [19] from North India (BV-21.5% and TV-1.5%) and Narayankhedkar et al [20] from Maharashtra (BV-17.3%; VVC-30%; and TV-1.8%).…”

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Vaginitis in women of reproductive age group: A hospital-based study from North India

Singh¹,

Saha²,

Suneja³

et al. 2020

Eastern J Med Sci

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Background: Vaginal discharge is a common problem faced by women of the reproductive age group seeking consultation in the gynecology outpatient department (GOPD). If not treated, it can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility and further complicate pregnancy. Objective: The present study explores the etiology and clinical presentations of vaginal discharge among women of reproductive age presenting to the GOPD of our tertiary care hospital. Materials and Methods: The study group comprised of 200 sexually active women of age group ≥18 years attending our GOPD. Four vaginal swabs were taken from the posterior fornix under aseptic condition. Direct wet mount microscopy, gram stain, and culture on Sabaroud's dextrose agar and Kupferberg media were carried out. Results: Prevalence of vulvovaginal candidiasis, bacterial vaginosis, trichomoniasis, and mixed infection was 30%, 20%, 2%, and 2%, respectively. Candida albicans were present in 55% patients and non-albicans Candida in 45%. The most common associated presenting symptom of patients presenting with the discharge was lower abdominal pain. Conclusion: Simple diagnostic techniques such as microscopy and culture help in diagnosis and the precise management process of such women presenting with discharge and thus circumvent impending complication.

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“…For instance the highest frequency of Candida or bacteria positive samples was obtained in the 20-29 year age group. Similar peak age incidence in case of infectious vaginitis was noted in other studies done by Rekha et al (2010), and in Masand, Patel and Gupta (2015). And so it could be inferred that the higher this age group as part of the study population the more likely the prevalence of bacteria isolation will be high.…”

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“…The prevalence of bacteria associated vaginal discharge was found to be 15.7%, which is higher than the 4.5% found by Di Bartolomeo et al(2000), but lower than the 23% found by Klufio et al (1995) and even much lower than the 53% recorded by Masand et al (2015).This wide variation could be due in part to the differences in specimen collection and culture media available and techniques used as well as age distribution of the study populations. For instance the highest frequency of Candida or bacteria positive samples was obtained in the 20-29 year age group.…”

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confidence: 52%

Prevalence of Infectious Vaginitis: Analysis of Data From Vaginal Swabs Examined in the Central Laboratory of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana.

Mumuni¹,

Opuni²,

Dankwah³

et al. 2017

IJAR

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Utility of Microbiological Profile of Symptomatic Vaginal Discharge in Rural Women of Reproductive Age Group

Cited by 21 publications

References 10 publications

Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of vaginal discharge among married women of reproductive age group at a teaching hospital

Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of vaginal discharge among married women of reproductive age group at a teaching hospital

Vaginitis in women of reproductive age group: A hospital-based study from North India

Prevalence of Infectious Vaginitis: Analysis of Data From Vaginal Swabs Examined in the Central Laboratory of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana.

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