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BERMUDEZ MAITA, Lucy Gabriela et al. FACTORES ASOCIADOS A CANDIDIASIS VAGINAL EN MUJERES EN EDAD FÉRTIL EN EL SERVICIO DE GINECOLOGÍA DEL CENTRO DE SALUD SAN JORGE DEL MUNICIPIO DE ZUDÁÑEZ EN EL BIMESTRE OCTUBRE-NOVIEMBRE DEL 2012. Arch.Boliv.Med. [online]. 2012, vol.18, n.86, pp. 7-16. ISSN 0004-0525.

The most common are bacterial vaginosis, nationally the most prevalentis caused by the fungus Candida albicans, the common habitat is the vagina. The aim of thisstudy was to determine the prevalence of vaginal candidiasis and associated factors inwomen of childbearing ageingynecologyhealthcenterin the municipality ofSanJorgeZudáñezin the monthsfrom October to November2012. The study populationwasninetyfemalepatientsof childbearing agewhowere treated at thehealthcenter,usingthenotebookgyn ecologyandmedical records.48 of whichwereinthepresenceof the agent; vaginalCandida, represented53.33%, therefore the remaining erestudiedasvaginosisdiagnosed23.33%, 10.00%Trichomonas, syphilis333%, 4,44% Gonorrhoea, Chlamydia3.33% anda lower percentage of2%corresponded togenitalherpesinfection. Wereconsidered predisposing factorforCandidainfection, theassociated factors inwomen of childbearing age, by age (34-39 yearscategory), by educational level(Illiterate category), by Marital Status(Stable Union) byNumber of Children(women with 5 children), by origin(people areliving in thevillagecenterZudáñez), according toUseof contraception(women who use nocontraception). Andnotforthevariableabsenceoccupationstatistically significant relationship betweenvaginalyeastinfectionsand occupation. 42patientswerestudiedasvaginosisdiagnosed23.33%, 10.00%Trichomonas, syphilis333%, 4,44% Gonorrhoea, Chlamydia3.33% anda lower percentage of2%corresponded togenitalherpesinfection. Wereconsidered predisposing factorforCandidainfection, theassociated factors inwomen of childbearing age, by age (34-39 yearscategory), by educational level(Illiterate category), by Marital Status(Stable Union) byNumber of Children(women with 5 children), by origin(people areliving in thevillagecenterZudáñez), according toUseof contraception(women who use nocontraception). Andnotforthevariableabsenceoccupationstatistically significant relationship betweenvaginalyeastinfectionsand occupation.

Palabras llave : Factors associated; vaginalcandidiasis; womenof; childbearing age.