Vulvovaginal Candidiasis Among American Indian and Alaska Native People, Indian Health Service, 2016-2022.

ABSTRACT: Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is an infection caused by the yeast Candida that affects more than 50% of women in their lifetime. We aimed to describe VVC among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) girls and women who were receiving care in the Indian Health Service (IHS) system during 2016-2022. We calculated the annual VVC prevalence per 1000 IHS user population and examined underlying medical conditions, previous diagnoses, and antifungal treatment. Among 6 million female patient-years, 70 766 patients had ≥1 VVC diagnosis code (2022 prevalence: 14.2 per 1000 IHS user population). Frequent previous or concurrent diagnoses included diabetes (24.8%), urinary tract infection (13.6%), screening for sexually transmitted infection (13.2%), and unspecified acute vaginitis or vulvitis (

SUBMITTER: Benedict K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12436319 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature