AbstractDiabetes mellitus is a predisposing factor for the incidence of genital candidiasis. Women with diabetes mellitus have extra sugar in the vaginal wall, so that the urine of women with diabetes mellitus are likely to be found Candida albicans. The cause of candidiasis related to the way we take care of the reproductive organs, which means he12alth status is influenced by behavioral factors. The purpose of this study to determine patterns of hygiene and sanitation women with diabetes mellitus in the case of thrush, so it can be a known cause of candidiasis due to excess glucose in the blood factors or because the behavior of the diabetic patient. The method used analytic observational with the variables measuring cross sectional against 76 respondents drawn from the health center and Kediri Narmada, West Lombok district with 21.05% prevalence of candidiasis. Examination of candidiasis infection obtained based on the examination of urine sediment and culture of women with DM. Overall women with diabetes could be at risk or infected with Candida albicans even though the disease are predisposing factors of candidiasis vaginitis.Keywords: Candidiasis, Urine sediment, Urine culture, Diabetes mellitus
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