Prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis Among Civilian, Noninstitutionalized Male and Female Population Aged 14 to 59 Years: United States, 2013 to 2016

Sex Transm Dis. 2019 Oct;46(10):e93-e96. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001013.

Abstract

Among the US civilian noninstitutionalized population aged 14 to 59 years in 2013 to 2016, prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis infection in urine was 1.3% overall. Prevalence was 2.1% among females, 0.5% among males, and highest at 9.6% among non-Hispanic black females. Estimate instability limited analysis of factors beyond sex, age, and race/Hispanic ethnicity.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Ethnicity
  • Female
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prevalence
  • Risk Factors
  • Sexual Behavior
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Trichomonas Infections / epidemiology*
  • Trichomonas Infections / ethnology
  • Trichomonas Infections / urine
  • Trichomonas Vaginitis / epidemiology*
  • Trichomonas Vaginitis / urine
  • Trichomonas vaginalis
  • United States / epidemiology
  • Young Adult