Gerosa Maria Kostiani
Study program of Medical, Faculty of Medicine, Palangka Raya University, medical laboratory technology study program, Faculty of Medicine, Palangka Raya University
I Gde Hary Eka Adnyana
Study program of Medical, Faculty of Medicine, Palangka Raya University
Galih Indra Permana
Study program of Medical, Faculty of Medicine, Palangka Raya University
Ashari Mohpul
Study program of Medical, Faculty of Medicine, Palangka Raya University
M. Yusuf Ilham Kurniawan
Study program of Medical, Faculty of Medicine, Palangka Raya University
Albert Valentino Indrawan
Study program of Medical, Faculty of Medicine, Palangka Raya University
Yanuardi Ikhsan
Study program of Medical, Faculty of Medicine, Palangka Raya University
Dian Mutiasari
Biomedical laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Palangka Raya University
Agnes Immanuela Toemon
Study program of Medical, Faculty of Medicine, Palangka Raya University, medical laboratory technology study program, Faculty of Medicine, Palangka Raya University
Arini Ratnasari
Study program of Medical, Faculty of Medicine, Palangka Raya University, medical laboratory technology study program, Faculty of Medicine, Palangka Raya University
Arif Rahman Jabal
Study program of Medical, Faculty of Medicine, Palangka Raya University, medical laboratory technology study program, Faculty of Medicine, Palangka Raya University
Ivan Permana Putra
Departemen of Publich Health, Faculty of Medicine, Palangka Raya University
Hairil Akbar
Departemen of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, IPB
Syamsul Arifin
Program of Public Health, Graha Medika Institute of Health Technology
Amanda Hotria Purba
Study program of Medical, Faculty of Medicine, Palangka Raya University
Dora Garcia
Study program of Medical, Faculty of Medicine, Palangka Raya University
Abstrak
In Palangka Raya City, Indonesia, this study looked into the prevalence of Candida albicans in women who had irregular vaginal discharge. Samples were taken from women who visited certain Public Health Centers and displayed symptoms including itching and foul-smelling discharge using a descriptive survey design. Sterile cotton swabs were used to remove vaginal swabs from the outer part of the vaginal wall following informed consent. Every sample was applied to a glass slide, let to air dry, fixed for two minutes with 70% ethanol, stained for ten minutes with 10% Giemsa, rinsed with distilled water, and then inspected under a microscope. The results showed that Candida albicans was the predominant infectious agent found and responsible for 55.04% of all infections seen, appearing in 23.88% of the total samples. According to the statistics, Candida albicans is the main cause of vaginal infections in the community under study. This emphasizes the need for increased awareness, precise diagnosis, and suitable antifungal treatment plans that are specific to women in this area.
