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SynthesisInternational health2024

The prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis infection among the female population of Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Zeinab Moghadamizad, Javad Yazdizadeh Khalili, Meysam Olfatifar, Milad Badri, Sasan Khazaei

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in International health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Prevalence ofTropical medicine and infectious disease · 2025
    Review
  3. Article
  4. Prevalence and Clinical Aspects ofIranian journal of parasitology
    Article
  5. Evaluating The Therapeutic Effect of 2-Nitroimidazole onIranian journal of pharmaceutical research : IJPR
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Zeinab MoghadamizadDepartment of Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Javad Yazdizadeh KhaliliDepartment of Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Meysam OlfatifarGastroenterology and Hepatology Diseases Research Center, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.
Milad BadriMedical Microbiology Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Sasan KhazaeiDepartment of Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Tarbiat Modares University · IRQazvin University of Medical Sciences · IRQom University of Medical Science and Health Services · IR

Funding

Department of Medical ParasitologyFaculty of Medical SciencesTarbiat Modares University
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Trichomonas vaginalis is a protozoan parasite and probably one of the main causes of adverse birth outcomes. Still, there is a paucity of information regarding the burden of T. vaginalis infection in Iranian women. To address this gap, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies on trichomoniasis among females in Iran from January 2000 to January 2023. We searched multiple electronic databases (PubMed, Science Direct, Scopus, ProQuest, Web of Science, Google Scholar, Scientific Information Database, Iran Medex, Magiran and Iran Doc) and identified 108 articles with a total of 200 728 women. Using a random effects model, we found a pooled prevalence of 4.30% (95% CI 3.23 to 5.52%). Subgroup analysis, also, demonstrated a statistically significant association between the T. vaginalis prevalence in Iranian women, and the age range, city, sample type, being in prison, sex working and symptomatic infections. Our findings provide important information for healthcare authorities and can inform prevention strategies against trichomoniasis in Iran.

Indexed as

Trichomonas InfectionsTrichomonas vaginalisFemaleHumansIranPrevalenceTrichomonas VaginitisIranprevalencesystematic reviewTrichomonas vaginaliswomen

Identifiers

PMID37555353
PMCPMC11062198
OpenAlexW4385679442

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