Seroprevalence and risk factors of Trichomonas vaginalis among couples in Al-Hamza city-Iraq.

Abstract

Background: Trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted disease. It is a public health risk factor. This disease associated with many sexual diseases and is likely to be a cause of infertility, abortion, and the birth of low-weight babies. The purpose of the study is to establish a database of parasite infection in the city, especially with no previous research on the rate of infection among men. Materials and method: Two hundred forty serum samples were collected from 120 couples between 18-43 years old, for the period from 2 Jan. 2020 to 25 jun. 2020, all of which were examined by ELISA test to detect immunoglobulin IgM and IgG. All results were analyzed by SPSS 20.

Evaluation The Sero-Prevalence of Cytomegalovirus Infection among Abortion Women in Baqubah city

“…According to Hamoud et al, 2021, study results revealed high HCMV IgG antibodies titers among study groups which raises a question about these increased levels of prolonged existence antibodies and their impact on pregnancy progression and the probability of recurrent activation of the virus during pregnancy. Study results reported that there was an increment in HCMV IgG titer in the controls and this may be due to the impaired immunity of the pregnant women and the possibility of virus reactivation in this situation since the controls in this study were of pregnant women [23]. The HCMV IgG avidity test is dependent on the sensitivity of the HCMV IgM testing since the rise in IgM titer may happen before the rise in IgG titer following the initial infection.…”

“…In Babylon AL-Hajjar and Al-Mousawi, [21] southern Iraq, has a high seroprevalence of HCMV IgG antibodies (90%) [22]. In Najaf, Hamoud et al [23] discovered a relatively high HCMV seroprevalence (95.09%), with no discernible variations between women who experienced multiple miscarriages and those who experienced a normal pregnancy.…”

“…In a previous study, the value of induced abortions in low-income women was poor; the majority had them at health facilities, but 4% had them at home in communities with medical colleges nearby, while no difficulties occurred; there were also misunderstandings and a lack of information [45]. Raza et al [46] found that the age group (15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25) years had the greatest rate of women who had abortions in Kirkuk, Iraq.…”