<![CDATA[Background: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common vaginal disease affecting approximately 30% of women aged between 15 and 44 years. Bacterial vaginosis (BV) can be caused by anaerobic bacteria, including Gardnerella vaginalis, Prevotella spp., Bacteroides spp., Mobiluncus spp. The current first-line BV therapy is oral metronidazole twice daily for 7 days, but the recurrent rate is more than 50% within 12 months after treatment. Risk factors for BV were associated with racial origin, smoking, level of education, vaginal douching, sexual behavior and hygine behavior. Many microorganisms that cause BV, the high rate of recurrent BV on treatment with metronidazole and the many risk factors for BV were the reasons for this study. Objective: To determine the bacteriological profile and risk factors of recurrent bacterial vaginosis at the Tanggul health center. Method: This study used a descriptive study with etiological data taken from vaginal secretory specimen culture using Vitek 2 Compact, risk factor data taken from interviews and SRQ-20 questionnaire results. Result: A total of 5 specimens of vaginal secretions were identified as E. coli (83.3%) and 1 was identified as K. pneumoniae (16.6%). The description of the risk factors found were age over 46 years (66.7%), work as a housewife (66.7%) and as a farmer (33.3%), high school education level (66.7%), habit of changing underwear <3 times a day (100%), vaginal douching habits (50%), use of hormonal contraceptives (66.7%), frequency of sexual intercourse >2 times a week (33,3%) and high stress levels (66.7%). Conclusion: The etiological species of recurrent BV found were E. coli and K. pneumoniae. The risk factors found were age over 46 years, occupation, education level, habit of changing underpants <3x a day, habit of vaginal douching, use of contraception, frequency of intercourse and high stress level.]]>
