Prevalence and Correlates of Trichomonas vaginalis Infection Using the OSOM Rapid Point-of-Care Test Among Women Attending New York City Sexual Health Clinics, May-July 2016

Sex Transm Dis. 2019 Nov;46(11):748-750. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001038.

Abstract

Using electronic medical record data and OSOM Trichomonas Rapid Tests, Trichomonas vaginalis prevalence was 9.3% among women attending New York City sexual health clinics in 2016. Positivity was associated with black race (adjusted odds ratios 3.73; 95% confidence interval, 1.9-7.1) and vaginal pH of 4.5 or greater (adjusted odds ratios, 1.9; 95% CI, 1.2-3.3).

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Ambulatory Care Facilities / statistics & numerical data
  • Black People
  • Black or African American
  • Electronic Health Records
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • New York City / epidemiology
  • Odds Ratio
  • Point-of-Care Testing / statistics & numerical data*
  • Prevalence
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Trichomonas Infections / diagnosis*
  • Trichomonas Infections / epidemiology*
  • Trichomonas Vaginitis / diagnosis*
  • Trichomonas Vaginitis / epidemiology
  • Trichomonas Vaginitis / ethnology
  • Vagina / chemistry
  • Young Adult