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Reproductive tract infection and related factors among female migrants working in industrial zones in Vietnam 2013–2014

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Pages 389-403 | Received 19 Jun 2017, Accepted 28 Nov 2017, Published online: 09 Jan 2018
 

ABSTRACT

We conducted this study to analyze factors related to reproductive tract infections (RTIs) among female migrant workers (FMWs) in four industrial zones across four regions in Vietnam. A analytical cross-sectional study was implemented with FMWs aged between 18 and 49 year old in four industrial zones in Hanoi, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh (HCM) city and Binh Duong, Vietnam. Stratified sampling was used to select about 6400 married and unmarried FMWs. Cases were identified through self-reporting of female migrants concerning RTIs symtoms experienced in the 1 year prior to the study. Based on multivariate logistic regression results, we suggested that about 32% of FMWs reported having RTIs problems (27.6% in Hanoi, 30.3% in Danang, 36% in HCMC and 32.9% in Binhduong). We also identified different factors related to RTIs among different study sites. Marital status, level of education, social-economic status and numbers of migration were important related factors of RTIs.

Conflict of interest

The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest in this study.

Acknowledgment

We thank the Department of Health in Hanoi, Danang, HoChiMinh City and Binh Duong for providing supports to us in order to conduct the study in the study sites.

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Funding

The authors also acknowledge support from the Vietnam Ministry of Health for funding this study.

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