A Study of Trichomonas vaginalis Infection and Correlates in Women with Vaginal Discharge Referred at Fann Teaching Hospital in Senegal

Table 3

Prevalence and distribution of Trichomonas vaginalis infection among the study participants.

Parameters	Number of examined women	Number of positive	Prevalence (%) (95%CI)
Overall	3893	189	4.8 (4.2 - 5.6)
Age group
Less than 25 years	1008	43	4.3 (3.1 - 5.7)
25 to 30 years	1194	49	4.1 (3.0 - 5.4)
31 to 35 years	613	32	5.2 (3.6 - 7.3)
36 to 40 years	443	29	6.5 (4.4 - 9.3)
41 to 45 years	310	19	6.1 (3.7 - 9.4)
46 and more	325	17	5.2 (3.5 - 8.9)
Marital status
Single	782	34	4.3 (3.0 - 6.0)
Divorced	252	28	11.1 (7.5 - 15.6)
Married-monogamous	2095	83	3.9 (3.2 - 4.9)
Married-polygamous	764	44	5.8 (4.2 - 7.6)
Study period
2006	832	56	6.7 (5.1 - 8.6)
2007	148	16	10.8 (6.3 - 16.9)
2008	433	28	6.5 (4.3 - 9.2)
2009	994	41	4.1 (2.9 - 5.5)
2010	1075	34	3.2 (2.2 - 4.4)
2011	411	14	3.4 (1.9 - 5.6)