This study was conducted on 125 married women aged between 15 and 53 years. The study took place from October 2015 to April 2016. The vaginal examination was conducted using a sterile colposcope in order to take a vaginal swab from each patient for a Wet Mount Test and another one for the Laboquick Trichomonas vaginalis Ag Test. A third swab was taken from some patients for the bacterial test.
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis among married women in Misurata and to compare two diagnostic techniques for the detection of this parasite. In addition, it aims to study the effect of some factors that affect the spread of these parasites .
The results of the study showed that the number of women with Trichomonas vaginalis was 4 patients out of the 125 (3.2%) . the highest rate of infection was 3.2% depending on the Laboquick Trichomonas vaginitis Ag Test, while the rate of injury was 0.8% by the use of the other test.
Patients were divided into different age groups. The highest percentage was recorded by the age group (27-38), reaching 4.1%. The rate of Trichomonas vaginalis infection was higher among women with low education by 4.2% when compared to other well-educated women . The symptoms of vaginal discharge, itching, low abdominal pain, and bad odour showed the highest percentage of occurrence, reaching 50%. Moreover, women who experienced recurrent symptoms had a higher percentage of infection than women who experienced symptoms for the first time at 3.4%.
conclusion: This study indicated that there was a limited prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis among the participants. The fact that the Laboquick Tichomonas vaginalis Ag Test can be done simply and quickly needless of any technical experience and it can be of low cost.Consequently, it may be used in the routine check to improve the diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis