Clinical features and sociodemographic factors affecting Trichomonas vaginalis infection in women attending a central sexually transmitted diseases clinic in Sri Lanka

Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-31

  Fernando, Sumadhya D ^a   Herath, Sathya ^b   Rodrigo, Chaturaka ^c   Rajapakse, Lalani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^b National STD/AIDS Control Programme   (Sri Lanka)

^c NATIONAL HOSPITAL OF SRI LANKA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Sexually transmitted diseases; socioeconomic factors; trichomonas vaginalis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SRI LANKA; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; UNEMPLOYMENT; VAGINA SMEAR;

EID: 84858994207     PISSN: 02537184     EISSN: 19983816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7184.93813     Document Type: Article

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