Prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis Infection Among Females in Bashair Teaching Hospital, Mayo District

Abstract

The study was conducted in Mayo area at Khartoum state, which is located about 11 kilometers far from the city center. The main aim of the study was to investigate the distribution of T.vaginalis among females in Bashair teaching hospital. The study employed 445 females of different age groups to investigate the presence of T.vaginalis. This was done through the examination of females’ urine using wet preparation and stain smear. The study showed that T.vaginalis was prevalent among 8.8% of the females examined. The high prevalence (10%) was reported among the married females, while 1.7% prevalence rate was reported among the singles. The highest infection rate (11.2%) was found in the age group 31 – 40 years, while the lowest infection rate (3.2%) was found in the age group over 40 years. The study, also, showed that the highest percentage of infection was among the Barno tribes (19%), while the lowest percentage of infection was among the fur tribes (3.8%).