Health Condition 1: A590- Urogenital trichomoniasis Health Condition 2: B373- Candidiasis of vulva and vagina Health Condition 3: B968- Other specified bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Efficacy of self collected versus physician collected vaginal samples in infective vaginitis: Investigations on eligible women consenting will include vaginal self sampling and physicia
Sponsors
Karnataka Institute of Medical sciences Hubli
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Sexually active/married women aged 16-65 years with symptomatic vaginal discharge,vulval irritation, genital pain,and an offensive genital smell.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: a) Patients with history of antibiotic use or vaginal medication in the previous 14 days b) History of recent vaginal douching with significant vaginal bleeding or spotting c) Confirmed sexually transmitted infections. d) Pregnancy and upto 6 weeks of postpartum e) Patients not willing and not compliant
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| self-collected swabs can approximate physician collected swabs with a high degree of reliability. Therefore, self-collected vaginal swabs are a viable and accurate method for diagnosing vaginal infectionsTimepoint: 24 hours to 48 hours | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| NILTimepoint: NIL | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Anusha V
Karnataka Institute of medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed