RISK FACTORS AND TYPE OF CERVICOVAGINITIS MORE FREQUENTLY IN WOMEN FROM 15 TO 50 YEARS

Objective: To determine the type of cervicovaginitis most frequent in women from 15 to 50 years old in San Francisco de Campeche. Material and methods: Observational, cross-sectional, and retrospective study, reviewing a total of 466 patients who attended the Papanicolaou, looking for the age of presentation, their marital status, the level of schooling, their beginning of sexual life, number of sexual partners, the use of contraceptive methods, their socioeconomic level and the type in which the pathology predominates. Results: Of a total of 460 women who attended the pap smear, 39 presented data of CIN II -NIC III, 80 gave results of cervicovaginitis which was the most frequent candida (41.25%). Conclusions: The social group that experiences the highest risk of suffering from sexually transmitted diseases are adolescent women.