Trichomonas vaginalis and HIV infection: relation and prevalence among women in southern Brazil
Rev. patol. trop
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48(1): 15-24, abr. 2019. tab, graf
Artigo
em Inglês
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| ID: biblio-996653
ABSTRACT
Trichomoniasis is a curable sexually transmitted infection (STI) that has been reported to be linked to exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), although few studies have described this association. The purpose of this study was to focus on the incidence of trichomoniasis in low-income women, its relation to HIV status, viral load levels and TCD4+cell counts, among other risk factors, using an in vitro culture as a diagnostic test. A cross-sectional study among 267 women (103 HIV-positive and 164 HIV-negative) was conducted in 2015. The overall prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) infection was 6.4%. Among HIV-positive and HIV-negative women, the prevalence was 3.9% and 7.9%, respectively, yet these results were not statistically different (p=0.1878). The factors associated with TV infection were cigarette smoking (OR= 3.52), vaginal itching (OR=4.43) and bacterial vaginosis (BV) (OR= 5.29). HIV status, TCD4+ cell count and viral load were not associated with TV infection in this group. The prevalence rates found, lower than those observed in other studies, may be due to the fact that the women evaluated in the present study are part of a low-risk population as well as the limited sample size of HIV positive women
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Assunto principal:
Trichomonas vaginalis
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Estudos Transversais
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HIV
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Rev. patol. trop
Assunto da revista:
Medicina Tropical
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Patologia
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Maternal and Child Department, School of Medicine, UFPel/BR
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Post Graduation Program in Parasitology, Biology Institute, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel)/BR
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