Kadınlarda vaginal akıntı ile candidiasis, trichomoniasis, syphylis arasındaki ilişkinin değerlendirilmesi ve kadınların bu konulardaki bilgi düzeyleri

Abstract

... 67 IX. SUMMARY INVESTIGATION ON THE RELATION BETWEEN VAGINAL DISCHARGE AND TRICHOMONIASIS, CANDIDIASIS AND SYPHYLIS IN WOMEN AND THE WOMEN'S LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE OF THESE SUBJECTS It has been attempted in this work to determine the relation between vaginal discharge and Trichomoniasis, Candidiasis, and syphylis and women aged 15-49 years and the women's level of knowledge of these subjects. The investigation has been conducted descriptively. This research covered 256 female patients admitted to the department of Gynecology and Obstetrics of Cumhuriyet University Hospital with gynecology complaints. In order to determine the presence of Candida and Trichomonas Vaginalis, samples of cervical and endocervical vaginal wall scrapings were obtained from the vagina with the help of a speculum, using sterile ecuvion rods. These samples were examined micologically and parasitologically. As for the determination of the presence of syphylis, blood samlples were obtained and VDRL, RPR and TPHA tests and serological examinations were conducted. To. determine the women's level of knowledge, inquiry forms were used. Percentage calculations and Chi-Square Significance Test were used in the evaluation of the research results. According to the results of the evaluation, it has been established that 20-34 year old female patients constituted the majority of the cases applying to the polyclinic. It has been observed that most of the women applied to the polyclinic with the complaints of pain in the waist and groins and vaginal infections such as dysura and dyspareunia and, when investigated, pathological vaginal discharge was determined in most of them. It has been established that the women did not attach importance to vaginal discharge, were ashamed from having medical examination and tried to solve their problem by68 vaginal lavage. It has been determined that the women did not consider vaginal discharge as illness and were not informed of the characteristics and causes of pathological vaginal discharge. It has been determined that 19.1% of the investigated suffered from Candida, 9.8% from Trichomonas vaginalis and 0.8% from syphylis. It has been noted that vaginal lavage performed for the prevention of gestation and vaginal discharge played an important role. In women with cervical erosion, Trichomonas vaginalis was determined to be significant. It has been observed that the womens levels of knowledge about Candidiasis, Trichomoniasis and syphylis concerning their stage of health was unsatisfactory. It has been established that the majority of women showed AIDS as an example of infection resulting from sexual relations but only a few cited syphlis and gonorrheae. It has been observed that the woman inves tigated acquired the information about infecions due to sexual relations not from doctors and nurses but by way of televisions, newspapers and as a result of contacts in their close environments. In the light of the findings obtained in this research work, recommendations have been made as regards to vaginal discharge and how information about these infections due to sexual relations should be acquired.

... 67 IX. SUMMARY INVESTIGATION ON THE RELATION BETWEEN VAGINAL DISCHARGE AND TRICHOMONIASIS, CANDIDIASIS AND SYPHYLIS IN WOMEN AND THE WOMEN'S LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE OF THESE SUBJECTS It has been attempted in this work to determine the relation between vaginal discharge and Trichomoniasis, Candidiasis, and syphylis and women aged 15-49 years and the women's level of knowledge of these subjects. The investigation has been conducted descriptively. This research covered 256 female patients admitted to the department of Gynecology and Obstetrics of Cumhuriyet University Hospital with gynecology complaints. In order to determine the presence of Candida and Trichomonas Vaginalis, samples of cervical and endocervical vaginal wall scrapings were obtained from the vagina with the help of a speculum, using sterile ecuvion rods. These samples were examined micologically and parasitologically. As for the determination of the presence of syphylis, blood samlples were obtained and VDRL, RPR and TPHA tests and serological examinations were conducted. To. determine the women's level of knowledge, inquiry forms were used. Percentage calculations and Chi-Square Significance Test were used in the evaluation of the research results. According to the results of the evaluation, it has been established that 20-34 year old female patients constituted the majority of the cases applying to the polyclinic. It has been observed that most of the women applied to the polyclinic with the complaints of pain in the waist and groins and vaginal infections such as dysura and dyspareunia and, when investigated, pathological vaginal discharge was determined in most of them. It has been established that the women did not attach importance to vaginal discharge, were ashamed from having medical examination and tried to solve their problem by68 vaginal lavage. It has been determined that the women did not consider vaginal discharge as illness and were not informed of the characteristics and causes of pathological vaginal discharge. It has been determined that 19.1% of the investigated suffered from Candida, 9.8% from Trichomonas vaginalis and 0.8% from syphylis. It has been noted that vaginal lavage performed for the prevention of gestation and vaginal discharge played an important role. In women with cervical erosion, Trichomonas vaginalis was determined to be significant. It has been observed that the womens levels of knowledge about Candidiasis, Trichomoniasis and syphylis concerning their stage of health was unsatisfactory. It has been established that the majority of women showed AIDS as an example of infection resulting from sexual relations but only a few cited syphlis and gonorrheae. It has been observed that the woman inves tigated acquired the information about infecions due to sexual relations not from doctors and nurses but by way of televisions, newspapers and as a result of contacts in their close environments. In the light of the findings obtained in this research work, recommendations have been made as regards to vaginal discharge and how information about these infections due to sexual relations should be acquired.