Faktor Risiko Kejadian Kandidiasis Vaginalis pada Akseptor KB

The objective of the research was to investigate risk factors of candidiasis vaginalis occurrence among family planning acceptors. A case control research with 30 acceptors of family planning who did Pap smear test and diagnosed as candidiasis vaginalis were set as cases, and 90 acceptors of family planning who weren€™t diagnosed as candidiasis vaginalis were set as control group. Chi square test with a = 0.05 was used to analyzed the correlation between variable, and strength of association was determined by odds ratio. Some variables that correlate significantly with candidiasis vaginalis occurrence. However, factors which were associated significantly, were antibiotics using (OR = 4.26), kind of contraceptive method (OR = 2.39), frequency of changing underwear (OR = 3.53), kind of underwear materials (OR = 2.86), kind of vaginal douching agent (OR = 2.49), method of vaginal douching (OR = 2.47), vaginal condition after douching (OR = 3.54). Those variables were increased factors to candidiasis vaginalis occurrence. Giving attention to sexual hygiene especially vaginal hygiene by changing underwear at least twice a day, wearing underwear made from cotton, doing douching with specific solution for vagina, douching vagina with a proper method and keeping vagina dry after douching were protective measures to candidiasis vaginalis occurrence. Acceptors of family planning with hormonal method must do examining vagina routinely by Pap smear test.Key words: candidiasis vaginalis, acceptor of family planning