Abstract

Background: Vaginitis was diagnosed most frequently in female reproductive system cases, around 90% of which were due to bacterial vaginosis, vulvovaginal candidiasis, or trichomoniasis. Objective: Our study was interested to assess the health findings of 90 Iraqi women who had vaginitis. Patients and methods:  A study was conducted for female patients with vaginitis in obstetrics and gynaecology outpatient clinics in different hospitals in Iraq between 7 July 2022 and 19 August 2023. A total of 90 women were diagnosed and underwent medical examinations to determine the degree of severity of vaginitis and the extent of its impact on the patient’s quality of life. Results: The study found that 85.56% of women aged 25 to 30 years had suffered from vaginitis. The most common symptoms were vaginal soreness (90.0%), dysuria (94.44%), and burning sensation (91.11%), which was caused by bacterial infections in 36 women and yeast infections in 28 women. The classification of vaginitis into mild, moderate, and severe categories yielded the following results: nine cases of mild, 32 cases of moderate, and 49 cases of severe. The most improved domains were emotional well-being (64.77 ± 14.93), role limitation due to physical problems (59.45 ± 15.83), and physical functioning (56.8 ± 13.49). Conclusion: The study’s findings showed that vaginal infections had an essential impact on patient’s daily routines and that there is an association between vaginitis and health-related quality of life in women that were diagnosed with the disease