RISK FACTORS OF VAGINITIS IN PREGNANT FEMALES AND ITS OUTCOME

Objective: This research work aimed to find out whether level of education & professions are factors of risk of vaginitis among females with pregnancy & to interrogate the association between prevalence of vaginitis in the duration of pregnancy period & perinatal rates of mortality. Methodology: A sum of total three hundred and nineteen females with pregnancy were the part of this research work. We collected 6 samples from posterior fornix from every female with pregnancy & then cultured for the discovery of the Neisseria gonorrhea, bacteria of intestines, normal bacteria, mycoplasma, fungi & chlamydia. Results: The females with pregnancy with the education level of up to elementary school & in the group up to middle were available with high prevalence of the vaginitis in comparison with the in the pregnant females of the groups of skillful qualification, college and higher schools. The females with pregnancy in the groups of workers as employs of government, employs of any company and professionals were available with low occurrence of vaginitis. The pregnant females suffering from the infections of Neisseria gonorrhea, bacteria of intestines & normal bacteria found with high rate of perinatal mortalities in comparison with the females suffering from the infections of fungi, chlamydia & mycoplasma. Conclusions: Level of education & profession are important risk factors associated with the prevalence of the vaginitis among females with pregnancy. The vaginitis because of bacteria is the main reason behind the high rate of perinatal mortality. KEY WORDS: Mortality, Pregnancy, Bacteria, Vaginitis, Chlamydia, Elementary, Fungi