Prevalence and risk factors for bacterial vaginosis and other vulvovaginitis in a population of sexually active adolescents from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

dc.creatorMascarenhas, Rita Elizabeth Moreira
dc.creatorMachado, Márcia Sacramento Cunha
dc.creatorCosta e Silva, Bruno Fernando Borges da
dc.creatorPimentel, Rodrigo Fernandes Weyll
dc.creatorFerreira, Tatiana Teixeira
dc.creatorLeon, Fernanda Maria Silva
dc.creatorGrassi, Maria Fernanda Rios
dc.date2014-10-03T17:00:41Z
dc.date2014-10-03T17:00:41Z
dc.date2012
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-27T00:00:20Z
dc.date.available2023-09-27T00:00:20Z
dc.identifierMASCARENHAS, R. E. M. et al. Prevalence and risk factors for bacterial vaginosis and other vulvovaginitis in a population of sexually active adolescents from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Infectious Diseases Obstetrics Gynecology, p. 1-6, 2012.
dc.identifier1098-0997
dc.identifierhttps://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/8495
dc.identifier10.1155/2012/378640
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8896451
dc.descriptionBacterial vaginosis, trichomoniasis, and genital candidiasis are considered the main etiologies of vulvovaginitis. Few studies estimate the prevalence of vulvovaginitis among adolescents, especially in Brazil. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and main risk factors associated with bacterial vaginosis and genital infection by C. albicans and Trichomonas vaginalis among a group of adolescents from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. One hundred sexually active adolescents followed at an adolescent gynecology clinic were included. Endocervical and vaginal samples were obtained during gynecological examination. Nugent criteria were applied for the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis. For Candida albicans and Trichomonas vaginalis detection, culture in Sabouraud agar plates and Papanicolaou cytology were used, respectively. The mean age of participants was 16.6 ± 1.6 years. The prevalence of bacterial vaginosis was 20% (95% CI 12–28) and of genital infection by Candida was 22% (95% CI 14–30). Vaginal cytology detected Trichomonas vaginalis in one patient. Alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drug use (P = 0.02) and multiple lifetime partners were statistically related to bacterial vaginosis (P = 0.01). The prevalence of bacterial vaginosis and genital candidiasis was similar to other studies carried out among adolescents worldwide.
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dc.languageeng
dc.publisherHindawi Publishing Corporation
dc.rightsopen access
dc.subjectCandidíase Vulvovaginal/epidemiologia
dc.subjectComportamento Sexual/estatística & dados numéricos
dc.subjectVaginose Bacteriana/epidemiologia
dc.subjectAdolescente
dc.subjectBrasil/epidemiologia
dc.subjectFeminino
dc.subjectHumanos
dc.subjectPrevalência
dc.subjectFatores de Risco
dc.subjectParceiros Sexuais
dc.subjectTranstornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias/epidemiologia
dc.titlePrevalence and risk factors for bacterial vaginosis and other vulvovaginitis in a population of sexually active adolescents from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
dc.typeArticle


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