Since Donne's description of the Trichomonas vaginalis in 1836, the reports of numerous observers have emphasized its very frequent occurrence in women and its being a cause of purulent vaginal discharge of women with severe vaginitis. And it was
well-known that trichomoniasis has been emerged as the most common sexually transmitted disease of parasitic origin. In the recent years, Trichomonas vaginalis has been implicated in the pathogenesis of preterm labor, premature rupture of the
membranes,
and upper reproductive tract postsurgical infections.
So to compare and evaluate distribution and prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis in kangwon area, we analyzed the papancolaou smear and direct wet smear results during the years 1988 to 1993.
@ES The results were as follows.
@EN 1) The prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis by papanicolaou smear and direct wet smear were 8.1% and 6.5%, respectively. 2) In georaphic distribution of Trichomonas vaginalis in kangwon are by papanicolaou smear and direct wet smear, the
prevalence
of urban area were 14.3 and 24.1%, rural area were 6.2 and 4.0%, respectively. 3) The prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis showed increasing trend as the gravida and parity were increasing. 4) No close relation were found between gynecological
diseases
or surgical past history and the prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis.
In Conclusion, we recommed that screenign tests of T. vaginalis are performed to high risk women of trichomoniasis and think that studies on accurate and rapid diagnostic tests to find out women carrying Trichomonas vaginalis are required.
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