Background: Trichomoniasis is the most common non-viral sexually transmitted infection with worldwide; it is particularly prevalent amongst HIV positive women. The infection is commonly considered easily treatable, yet repeat infection rates in HIV positive women can be as high as 36%. The overall objectives of this thesis is to examine the influence of select factors on treatment failure and retest positive of Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) among HIV+ women and to examine methodologies for eliciting reports of sexual behaviors. Methods: A secondary data analysis was performed on a multi-centered cohort of HIV+/TV+ women who were randomized to single-dose (2g) or 7 day (500mg BID) multi-dose metronidazole treatment. Test of cure visit occurred 6-12 days after treatment completion and women returned for a 3-month re-test visit. To assess sexual behavior methods a literature search was conducted for articles that compared prospective and recall methods. Results: Women on ART had higher retest positive than women not on ART with an increased relative risk of 2.63 (95% CI 1.04-6.63, p=0.036). Of the 143 women included for the assessment of smoking, the higher level of smoking had an increased risk of TV compared to non-smokers 3.44 RR (95% CI 1.31-9.04, p-value=0.012) and Cochran-Armitage trend test at p=0.007 between increasing levels of smoking and TV+. Out of an initial 3140 articles, 14 met all the criteria for review. Among heterosexuals, recall of 1 month of sexual behavior was found to be similar to data collected more frequently (i.e. daily, over the same time span). Conclusions: Among HIV positive women, ART usage and cigarette smoking may interfere with treatment of TV. Monthly recall methods appear to be similar to daily measures of sexual behavior among heterosexuals. / acase@tulane.edu
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TULANE/oai:http://digitallibrary.tulane.edu/:tulane_27913 |
| Date | January 2015 |
| Contributors | Adamski, Alys (Author), Kissinger, Patrica (Thesis advisor) |
| Publisher | Tulane University |
| Source Sets | Tulane University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | 87 |
| Rights | Copyright is in accordance with U.S. Copyright law |
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