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Methods: Between November 2005 and March 2006, sexually active women aged 15\u201330 years were recruited from low-income peri-urban and rural neighbourhoods of Mysore, India. Participants were interviewed and offered a physical examination and testing for T. vaginalis, bacterial vaginosis, vaginal candidiasis, Neisseria gonorrheoea and herpes simplex virus type-2 antibodies. Results: Of the 898 participating women, 76 had a T. vaginalis infection (8.5%, 95% confidence interval [95% CI]: 6.7\u201310.5%). Nearly all (98%) participants were married and most reported their spouse as their main sex partner. The mean age at marriage was 16.9 years (s.d. 2.9 years) and two-thirds of the sample reported having first sexual intercourse before the age of 19 years. Risk factors independently associated with T. vaginalis infection included early age at first intercourse (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 2.09; 95% CI: 1.09\u20134.00), concurrent bacterial vaginosis (OR 8.21; 95% CI: 4.30\u201315.66), vaginal candidiasis (OR 2.40; 95% CI: 1.48\u20133.89) and herpes simplex virus type-2 infection (OR 3.44; 95% CI: 1.97\u20136.02). Conclusion: The burden of T. vaginalis infection at 8.5% is relatively high among a community sample of young reproductive aged women. Because this infection increases the risk of HIV transmission and is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, there is a need for increased screening and treatment of this easily curable sexually transmissible infection in India.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1071\/sh09038","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2009,11,13]],"date-time":"2009-11-13T00:24:28Z","timestamp":1258071868000},"page":"339-344","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":51,"title":["Prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis infection among young reproductive age women in India: implications for treatment and prevention"],"prefix":"10.1071","volume":"6","author":[{"given":"Purnima","family":"Madhivanan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"APublic Health Research Institute, 89\/B, 2nd Cross, 2nd Main, Yadavgiri, Mysore 570020, Karnataka, India."},{"name":"BSan Francisco Department of Public Health, 1360 Mission Street, Suite 401, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA."},{"name":"ECorresponding author. 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