Prevalence of Gardnerella vaginalis in Pregnant Nigerian Women

Adinma, J. I. B.; Okwoli, N. R.; Agbai,; Unaeze, N.

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“…This study demonstrates that bacterial vaginosis is common among pregnant women in Ebonyi State, Nigeria commoner than was previously documented [24] [25]. Studies have shown that awareness of BV is low among pregnant women and physicians alike [39].…”

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confidence: 57%

“…This gave an incidence of 23.9%. This incidence is not consistent with that of Adinma et al in Nnewi, south east Nigeria 17% [24] and Adeoye et al 10.5% [25] but is consistent with incidences of 25% [26] and 23% [27] When the mother's level of education and the incidence of BV was subjected to statistical analysis, it was found to be significant (Chi square-0.51, df-3, P-0.04). When the educational level of the mother was matched against douching; there was a steady increase in the number that douched as the educational level increased.…”

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confidence: 69%

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

Asiegbu¹,

Asiegbu²,

Onwe³

et al. 2018

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Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common cause of vaginal discharge in women of child bearing age. About half of these women are asymptomatic. Adverse outcomes are consistently associated with bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy and in the puerperium. This study, which was done to look at the prevalence, involved recruiting 230 participants, and screening them for BV using the Amsel's criteria. It is hoped that identification and treatment of these women will help prevent some of the sequela associated with BV. Restoration of the vaginal microflora by treating identified cases of BV will also help reduce the transmission of HIV and herpes simplex virus (HSV) as BV propagates their replication and vaginal shedding. Two hundred and thirty women in the age range 16 -40 years were screened for BV. All the participants douched, soap and water being predominantly used. 55 women (23.9%) had BV based on Amsel's criteria. Women with only one sexual consort had the highest incidence of BV (51.9%).

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confidence: 57%

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confidence: 69%

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

Asiegbu¹,

Asiegbu²,

Onwe³

et al. 2018

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“…Of greater clinical importance is the link between BV and HIV infection. Apart from its association with adverse pregnancy outcomes, BV is associated with increased risk of sexual acquisition of HIV [1,3,8]. There is evidence to support several mechanisms through which BV and other reproductive tract infections facilitate HIV transmission [7].…”

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“…In BV, however, increased numbers of bacteria, such as Gardnerella vaginalis, Bacteroides spp, Mobiluncus spp, Prevotella spp and Mycoplasma hominis, replace them [1]. The reported prevalence of BV in pregnant women ranges from 14% to 21% in Western countries [2][3][4], and a prevalence rate of 40.8% was reported in a non-pregnant population in southern Nigeria [5]. A case study done in Ghana showed a low prevalence of 1.4% among antenatal women [4].…”

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Characterizations of Bacterial Vaginosis among HIV-positive and HIV-negative Pregnant Women

Adelaiye¹,

Shittu²,

Olayinka³

2015

Int J Biomed

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Objective: The aim of this study was to find the characteristics of bacterial vaginosis (BV) among HIV-infected and HIVnegative pregnant women at ABUTH, Zaria.Study design: Case control and laboratory-based design, conducted from August 2, 2011, to December 30, 2011. BV was defined using Amsel's criteria, which uses 3 out of 4 diagnostic criteria to diagnose BV.Results: Two hundred HIV-positive and 200-HIV negative women were included in the study. The mean age was 26.3 years with a range from 17 to 41 years. The prevalence rate of BV irrespective of HIV status was 33.2%. In HIV-positive pregnant women, the prevalence was 46.0%; in HIV-negative pregnant women, the prevalence was 20.5% (OR=3.30; 95% CI: 2.1-5.1, P<0.05). Hence, HIV-positive pregnant women were significantly more likely to have BV. BV was most prevalent in the age group of 30 to 34 years, with 49% positive, and in those with parity between 1 and 4, with a prevalence of 41.5%. It is least common in primigravidae with 19%. Prevalence among HIV-positive pregnant women whose CD4 > 350cells/mm 3 was 22%, and for those whose CD4 was < 350 cells/mm 3 prevalence was 67% (OR=7.05; 95% CI: 3.7-13.3, P<0.05). Conclusion: BV is more prevalent among HIV-positive pregnant women than their HIV-negative counterparts, and its occurrence is higher among those with the lower CD4 count; therefore, reducing the prevalence of HIV among pregnant women and improving the CD4 count among HIV-positive pregnant women would reduce the prevalence of BV and its consequences.

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Beyond access to adequate WASH facilities: Menstrual hygiene practices of high school adolescent girls

Adam

Kpeebi

Adam

et al. 2022

Journal of Adolescence

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Introduction: Menstrual hygiene has been a major problem facing Adolescent Girls at all levels of education in developing countries. Yet, it has not received the needed attention.Methodology: This study uses univariate analysis to investigate the menstrual hygiene practices of adolescent girls in Ghana, with the adoption of the Menstrual Practices Questionnaire (MPQ). A sample of 167 randomly selected adolescent girls (mean age of 14.5) from five high schools in Ghana were surveyed one time. The survey was administered in a community where access to adequate WASH facilities is sorely lacking.Results: Despite inadequate access to WASH facilities, majority of the girls' menstrual practices are hygienic. However, for a significant proportion of the girls, changing of menstrual materials (47.5%), washing of genitals (70.3%) and hands (70.9%), disposal of menstrual wastes (27.7%), sterilization of menstrual materials (31.4%), and management of cramps (64.5%) were found to be inadequate, poor, unhygienic, and unhealthy. Bridging this gap requires community-wide sensitization and adequate provision of WASH facilities. Conclusion: Inadequate access to WASH facilities may not be as huge a hindrance to observing good menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls as reported in conventional literature. Sociocultural factors such as religion and culture might explain this phenomenon. The study therefore recommends further studies to explore factors influencing this phenomenon which would hopefully provide an idiosyncratic genesis that might go a long way in shaping the otherwise "biased" perspectives with which religion and culture are viewed in the menstrual hygiene discourse.

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Prevalence of Gardnerella vaginalis in Pregnant Nigerian Women

Cited by 17 publications

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

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

Characterizations of Bacterial Vaginosis among HIV-positive and HIV-negative Pregnant Women

Beyond access to adequate WASH facilities: Menstrual hygiene practices of high school adolescent girls

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