Prevalence of Bacterial Vaginosis among Antenatal Patients at Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, South East Nigeria

Asiegbu, Obiora Godfrey; Asiegbu, Uzoma Vivian; Onwe, Blessing Idzuinya; Iwe, Amobi Bobbie Chukwujioke

doi:10.4236/ojog.2018.81010

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“…The prevalence of 16.6% recorded in this study lies within the documented reported prevalence of 6%-32% from studies conducted in different regions of the world [17]. This prevalence is also consistent with figures reported from south-east and north-east Nigeria by Adinma et al [11] and Ibrahim et al [12] but higher than finding of Larrson et al [18] and lower than findings of Afolabi et al [19] and Isik et al [20].…”

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confidence: 85%

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Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy in a tertiary health institution, south western Nigeria

Aduloju¹,

Akintayo²,

Aduloju³

2019

Pan Afr Med J

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Introduction Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common cause of vaginal discharge in women of child bearing age. Bacterial vaginosis has emerged as a global health issue due to the adverse outcome in pregnancy and in the puerperium. The study determined the prevalence of BV and outcome of delivery among pregnant women. Methods Socio-demographic data and vaginal swab samples were obtained from 362 consecutive pregnant women with abnormal vaginal discharge attending antenatal clinic in Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti. Data were analysed using SPSS statistical software 21 and association between variables was compared using Chi square. Results The prevalence of BV among pregnant women with abnormal vaginal discharge in this study was 16.6%. Age group 25-34yrs, multiparity and higher education were significantly associated with BV, p < 0.05. Symptoms such as vulvar itching, dyspareunia, lower abdominal pains and characteristic of vaginal discharge such as colour and consistency were significantly associated with BV, p < 0.05. Women with bacterial vaginosis significantly had prelabour rupture of fetal membrane and their babies were born prematurely with low birth weight and Apgar score of less than 5 at one minute, p < 0.05. However, there was no difference statistically in rate of admission into special care baby unit among the women, p > 0.05. Conclusion The findings of this study suggest that there should be screening for BV in pregnant women presenting with abnormal vaginal discharge so that they could be treated accordingly. This will mitigate the complications arising from bacterial vaginosis.

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confidence: 85%

“…Women in the age group between 25-34years had the highest prevalence of bacterial vaginosis and this was similarly reported in a study by Asiegbu et al . [17] but this differs from the age groups reported from studies by Adinma et al . [11], Ibrahim et al .…”

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Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy in a tertiary health institution, south western Nigeria

Aduloju¹,

Akintayo²,

Aduloju³

2019

Pan Afr Med J

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“…Then, we found a prevalence of BV of 20.3%. The prevalence observed in our study is within the prevalence range (6%-32%) documented by most studies in Africa [1,20]. Indeed, prevalences of 14.2% and 30.3% have been reported in Nigeria and Zimbabwe respectively [11].…”

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Bacterial Vaginosis: Prevalence and Risk Factors among Women in Dakar, Senegal

Ndiaye

Diop²,

Gaye³

et al. 2023

AJRID

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Introduction: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is an imbalance of the vaginal flora that most commonly affects women of childbearing age. It is characterised by discomfort due to vaginal discharge and is associated with serious complications in women. We aimed to determine the prevalence of BV and its risk factors. Methodology: We conducted a prospective cross-sectional descriptive study in November 2020 at the Pasteur Institute of Dakar among women who were seen for vaginal sampling. We collected the following parameters: age, parity, history of infection, pregnancy and contraception. VB was diagnosed using the Amsel criteria and the Nugent score. Scoring is based on the presence of different bacterial morphotypes where a score ≥ 7 indicates the presence of BV, 4-6 indicates intermediate flora and 0- 3 normal flora. Analysis was performed using SPSS version 20.0.A statistically significant difference between the occurrence of bacterial vaginosis and a risk factor was retained for a p value < 0.05. Results: A total of 236 patients were included with a median age of 38 years. The prevalence of BV was 20.3%. It was more prevalent in women aged between [30-40 years] (28/101, 27.7%) followed by the age group [20-30 years] (13/51, 25.5%) with a statistically significant difference (p=0.0001).VB was more prevalent in nulliparous or primiparous women (28/118, 23.7%) and in those with no history of vaginal infections (20/83, 24.1%). Pregnant women and women without contraception were more affected with respectively (12/42, 28.6%) and (43/199, 21.6%). No relationship was found between BV and these previous potential risk factors. Conclusion: BV is a very common condition in women of childbearing age. Its complexity motivates numerous researches in order to elucidate its real implication in the occurrence of adverse gynecological conditions.

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“…There is a highly significant association between T. vaginalis IR and the clinical sign of vaginal secretions (ᵪ 2 =49.105, p<0.001). This finding is in agreement with Asiegbu et al (2018) and does not agree with Ranjit et al (2018), who found the highest IR was with light secretion.…”

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The Prevalence of Trichomonas Vaginalis Parasite Among Women in Some Regions of Maysan Province

Al-Majidii¹,

Alsaady²

2020

PTQ

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Trichomonas vaginalis is an extracellular flagellated parasitic protozoan. It adapts to live in anaerobic conditions of the women's vagina and causes Trichomoniasis, a non-viral, sexually transmitted disease (STD). This parasite spreads in all regions of the world, and the global prevalence rate of vaginal Trichomoniasis in women is higher than in men. It is considered a neglected disease in Iraq, as there are few studies about this parasite, especially in Maysan province, where researches are near absent. In this study, two hundred and twentysix vaginal swabs were collected from women who visited hospitals, health centers, and medical clinics in some areas of Maysan province (Amara district, Al-Kahla district, Al-Maymouna district, Al-Majar Al-Kabir district) during the period from November 10, 2019 to February 10, 2020. The microscopic examination of vaginal smears showed that the overall infection rate was 75.22% (170/226). AL-Kahla district had the highest rate of infection (96.15%), while the lowest was in the Maimouna district (60.00%). The age group 34-40 years had the highest infection rate (86.95%), while the age group 15 years had the lowest infection rate (37.50%). Married women had a higher infection (80.92%) than unmarried women (40.62%). The infection rate among nonpregnant women was high (81.11%) than with pregnant women (78.57%). This study showed that vaginal pH has a significant role in protecting the women vagina from Trichomoniasis, once the highest rate of infection (96.63%) was recorded in the vagina with a pH 6, while no infection was recorded at pH 4. It can be concluded that Trichomoniasis is widely spread among women of the Maysan communities, and the condition was affected significantly by some demographic factors such as age, occupation, marital status, husband polygamous, vaginal secretions, and itching and pH of the vagina.

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Prevalence of Bacterial Vaginosis among Antenatal Patients at Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, South East Nigeria

Cited by 4 publications

References 25 publications

Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy in a tertiary health institution, south western Nigeria

Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy in a tertiary health institution, south western Nigeria

Bacterial Vaginosis: Prevalence and Risk Factors among Women in Dakar, Senegal

The Prevalence of Trichomonas Vaginalis Parasite Among Women in Some Regions of Maysan Province

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