Trichomoniasis among women with vaginal discharge in Jeddah city, Saudi Arabia

During the year of 2003, vaginal discharge specimens were collected from 1767 women aged [15-50] in 6 cardinal hospitals in Jeddah city of Saudi Arabia. The samples were examined for Trichomonas vagincilis, a prevalence rate of 12 [0.7%] were positive. Demographic characters did not show significant relation to the infection rate. All accompanied symptoms were insignificant [P > 0.05] except the vaginal consistency which was significant [P < 0.05]. The studied risk factors were insignificant to the T. vaginalis infection. So, the symptoms were neither reliable to diagnose the vaginal trichomoniasis nor specific underlying factors provoke the infection