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Reproductive tract infections among married women in Upper Egypt

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Abstract
In a house-to-house survey using cluster sampling, 1344 married women from urban and rural areas of Upper Egypt [‎Minia, Assiut and Sohag]‎ were interviewed and examined to study the magnitude and determinants of reproductive tract infections. Overall prevalence was found to be 52.8%, with the most prevalent forms being Candida albicans [‎28.0%]‎, Trichomonas vaginalis [‎8.7%]‎, Aspergillus species [‎7.4%]‎, streptococci [‎4.6%]‎ and Chlamydia trachomatis [‎4.2%]‎. Multivariate analysis identified certain groups of women at high risk of developing reproductive tract infections [‎those currently using an intrauterine device, those who regularly practised internal vaginal washing]‎. Discriminant analysis showed that symptoms were of low discriminating value. There is a great need to increase community and women's understanding of reproductive tract infections
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Sallam, S.A., Mahfouz, A.A., Dabbous, N.I., El Barrawy, M. & El Said, M.M. (‎2001)‎. Reproductive tract infections among married women in Upper Egypt. EMHJ - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 7 (‎1-2)‎, 139-146, 2001 https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/119000
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EMHJ - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 7 (‎1-2)‎, 139-146, 2001
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139-146
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1020-3397
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