The authors report a cross-sectional descriptive
study over 6 years, from December 8th, 2003 to October 27th,
2009, involving 911 women involved in the sex trade within the Yèrêlon group in
Bobo-Dioulasso. Objectives: To describe the epidemiological, clinical
and etiological aspects of vaginal discharge in
women in the Yèrêlon group of the city Bobo-Dioulasso. Results: Frequency
of vaginal discharge was 48.89%. The mean age was 28.4 years with extremes of
16 and 54 years. Single, divorced and widowed women accounted for 78.8% of the study population. Women who never
attended school and those with primary
education accounted for 74.3% of the study population. HIV serology was
positive in 38.4% of cases. The main symptoms were genital itching,
dyspareunia and urinary signs. The main germs identified in the laboratory were Candida albicans, Trichomonas vaginalis and Gardenerella vaginalis. Conclusion:
vaginal discharge was found in 48.89% of women in the Yèrêlon group of
Bobo-Dioulasso. The clinical study of the discharge and the laboratory results
allowed a diagnosis and a better management of the leucorrhea in the group
Yèrêlon.
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