Prevalent of lower genital tract infection in women who visited some offices of Mother and Children Health Protection/ Family Planing Offices in Hµ Néi City

ABSTRACT

A randomized study involved 1,000 women who were 18-44 years of old at Hµ Néi Obstetric-Gynecological Hospital, Hai Bµ Tr­ng Maternity Clinic, and Obstetric Department of Thanh Nhµn Hospital. The cross-sectional survey showed that mean age of participants was 34.1 years. Mean age of leukorrhoea group was 33.4 years and of non-leukorrhoea group was 34.7 years. Mean age at time of marriage was 23.5. Most of participants were housewifery and official, and have finished only primary and secondary school. Severe leukorrhoea was seen in 50.4% of the participants. Most of them (98.4%) have sex relationship only with their husbands. 28.2% have not used any contraceptive method. 0.2% of the participants have external genital ulcer. 31.7% have cervical erosion. 16.5% have pelvicitis.