Demographic and Behavioral Predictors of Trichomonas vaginalis Infection Among Pregnant Women

摘要: There is little available information on the demographic and behavioral factors associated with Trichomonas vaginalis in pregnant women. Among 13,816 women from six urban clinic centers, prevalence rate by culture at mid-pregnancy was 12.6%. Women colonized T were significantly more likely to be black, cigarette smokers, unmarried, less educated (all P than .01). Several included greater numbers of sexual partners both lifetime last year, 5 years or activity, a history gonorrhea vaginalis-colonized sexually active preceding month compared uncolonized (P using either barrier oral contraception 6 months before becoming far Other such as age, gravidity, income level, age first coitus, use antibiotics, alcohol, douche during pregnancy not independently colonization. Because many predictive increased risk colonization have also been shown adverse outcome, they should considered assessing association outcome.