PREVALENCE ESTIMATES OF VAGINAL CANDIDIASIS IN NORTHERN AND WESTERN REGIONS, SAUDI ARABIA WITH REFERENCE TO DIABETES MELLITUS RELATION

Objective: To identify and determine the prevalence, frequency and factors that cause vaginal Candidiasis among women and how that related to diabetes mellitus in some cases. Methods: Cross-sectional- analytic study was conducted from September 2019 till March 2020 at Hail and Almandine regions, KSA, using questionnaire. statistical analysis was carried out by SPSS 22. Results: The study finding showed that (41,3%) from participants were(30-40y), (34,4%) from(40-50y), (18.3%) from (20-30 y) and (5%) from(50-60y). As for the symptoms accompanied by vaginitis and vulvovaginal Candidiasis, the study found that (68%) of the participants suffering from abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, bloating. Other signs like vaginal odor (44%) white thick discharge from the vagina were very high (72.8%) of female participants. (45%)44 felt itching and burning sensation and for pain during sex showed (32.9%) and with bleeding (6.6%). As factors that help repeat infection, prolonged courses of antibacterial drugs by (11%) of the responders while the use of vaginal douching increase the incidence of infection by (56.3%) and diabetes mellitus was the major factor which plays a role in incidence and recurrence of infection by (40.4%). Conclusion: Spreading awareness among women about the factors cause recurrence of vaginal Candidiasis can help control and prevention of such conditions, for diabetic patients more measurement should be taken to control recurrence and health care providers should educate women about risk factors.