CURRENT SITUATION COMMUNES ON LOWER GENITAL TRACT INFECTION AMONG MARRIED WOMEN IN 2 ISLAND COMMUNES OF VAN DON DISTRICT, QUANG NINH PROVINCE IN 2018

Abstract

A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 397 married women in 2 communes of Van Don island district, Quang Ninh province from January 2018 to August 2018 to survey and report on the current situation and some factors related to lower genital tract infection. Research results show that the rate of lower genital tract infections is 38.0%, commonly found in women, 17-24 years old (84.1%). The group of women with high school education have the highest incidence rate at 43.8%. Of all professions, women working as housewives have the highest incidence rate at 41.5%. Vaginitis is the main form of infection, accounting for 54.9% of cases, the main cause is bacteria accounting for 60.3% of cases, the most common clinical symptom is abnormal vaginal discharge (58.9%). Some related factors include: age <25 (OR=1.69), primary education level or lower (OR=2.09), low income (OR=7.4), inadequate awareness (OR = 6.07), irregular medical check-ups (OR = 6.46), unhygienic vagina cleaning habits e.g. dipping or direct hand insertion (OR = 7.27), unsuitable sanitary pads (OR=4.53), having 3 or more children (OR=3.99), history of abortion (OR=4.65), using contraception methods (OR=3, 16), unsanitary water source (OR=2.41) and unsanitary toilets (OR=4.44).