Prevalence of Syphilis among Pregnant Women in Two Health Care Facilities in South Western Nigeria

Olowe, Olugbenga Adekunle; Makanjuola, Olufunmilola Bamidele; Olowe, R A; Olaitan, Janet O.; Ojurongbe, Olusola; Fadiora, S O

doi:10.9734/bjmmr/2014/11242

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“…Several studies have documented that screening for syphilis through ANC has not been effectively implemented due to a myriad of anecdotal factors, including the non-availability of test kits, perceived low prevalence, shortage of trained health workers and the lack of a sense of urgency by health care workers [4,9–13]. It is interesting to note that the programme period prevalence of 1.7% from this study is comparable with the low prevalence of syphilis among pregnant women reported from previous studies conducted in Nigeria of 0.7–1% [14,15]. Despite the relatively low prevalence found over the study period, the worsening treatment coverage in 2016 compared with 2013 is very worrying.…”

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Elimination of mother-to-child transmission of syphilis: Is it a reality in Nigeria by 2020?

Adeyinka

Olakunde

Ozigbu

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Elimination of mother-to-child transmission of syphilis: Is it a reality in Nigeria by 2020?

Adeyinka

Olakunde

Ozigbu

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“…This rate was higher than a prevalence of 0.13% reported by carried out among pregnant women in Ibadan and 0.3% rate for syphilis among Nigerian pregnant women reported by the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) which indicated that, the national prevalence for syphilis among Nigerian pregnant women was put at such value [17,18]. Similarly, the prevalence 1.3% in this study was slightly higher than 1.0% rate reported in a study carried out among pregnant women in Osogbo [19]. Also, a lower prevalence of 0.4% when compared with the reported 1.3% detected in this study was reported among pregnant women, attending antenatal clinic in North-eastern Nigeria and 0.13% found by in Enugu, South-eastern Nigeria [20,21].…”

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Seroprevalence of Treponema pallidum Among Residents of Yemetu, A SemiUrban Community in Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria

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Dibia²

2020

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Introduction: Syphilis is a sexually transmitted bacterial disease transmitted during vaginal, anal and oral sex. Pregnant women can also pass the disease to their unborn babies. However, it thrives in dirty and unhealthy environment which has made its spread uncontrollable. Therefore, this community-based study was carried out in Yemetu community in Ibadan to determine the burden of syphilis infection among the asymptomatic residents of this community. Methodology: Blood samples were aseptically collected from consenting one hundred and fifty male (m=49 and female (f=101) participants, age ranged 15 to >55 years who volunteered to take part in the study. A structured questionnaire was used to capture demographic data and other relevant information from these participants. Sera from these blood samples were tested for syphilis antibodies using a 3rd generation Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent-Assay (ELISA) kit, syphilis Ab version Ultra. Data were analysed using Chi-squared and ANOVA with p<0.05 considered as significant. Results: An overall seroprevalence rate for Treponema pallidum/syphilis in this study was 1.3%. Syphilis infection was higher among male (2.1%) than in female (1.0%), 1.6 times higher in male compared to their female counterparts (OR=1.57, 95% CI 1.43-2.81) and also statistically significant (p=0.0313). Highest rate (4.1%) of the infection was detected in age group >55 years while lowest rate (3.8%) of syphilis infection was found in age group 15-24 years. A total of 46 (30.7%) participants claimed to practice multiple sexual partnership with 2 (4.3%) of them positive for Treponema pallidum and this was found to be statistically significant (p=0.043). Furthermore, distribution of Treponema pallidum infection by marital status in the study community showed that highest prevalence (2.4%) was found among the single while lowest rate (1.2%) was detected among married participants. Among the occupational groups, highest Treponema pallidum infection rate (3.6%) was found among artisans and the lowest rate of 3.5% was among the students. Conclusion: Although this study reported low prevalence for syphilis infection in this community among asymptomatic population, this rate is however of public health importance. Therefore, public awareness for hygiene, high risky behaviour including voluntary counseling and testing for syphilis should be advocated.

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“…The seroprevalence of venereal disease/syphilis in pregnancy reported in this study was 25.9% which is quite high compared to previous work conducted by Olowe our own present study of 220 cases. (Olowe OA et al , 2014). A study in Ibadan, in South Western Nigeria also reported a low prevalence of 0.13% from a study population of 2318 antenatal clinic patients (Adesina and Oladokun, 2010).…”

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In growing nations, syphilis and its congenital form remain significant public health problems that affect 10%-15% of pregnant women. To determine the Seroprevalence Venereal Disease in pregnancy and to make evidence based recommendation in our obstetric population at Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa. This is a descriptive cross sectional study. Two hundred and twenty (220) consecutive healthy pregnant women attending the antenatal booking clinic of the hospital were recruited into this study. Blood was collected and tested for qualitative detection of antibodies to Treponema Pallidium using commercially available in vitro diagnostic kits. Data was collected via a structured interviewer administered questionnaire. Data entry and analysis was done using SPSS 22 statistical package (SPSS Inc., Illinois, USA). The predominant age group was 20-29 years (50.0%). The mean age is 28.8 years ± 5.2. The Seroprevalence of venereal disease in this study was 25.9%. The Seroprevalence of venereal disease in pregnancy is very high in our obstetric population. Early diagnosis and treatment within the first trimester of each pregnancy, on-site screening and public health awareness of this venereal disease is essential for mothers, sexual partners and unborn babies.

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Prevalence of Syphilis among Pregnant Women in Two Health Care Facilities in South Western Nigeria

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Elimination of mother-to-child transmission of syphilis: Is it a reality in Nigeria by 2020?

Elimination of mother-to-child transmission of syphilis: Is it a reality in Nigeria by 2020?

Seroprevalence of Treponema pallidum Among Residents of Yemetu, A SemiUrban Community in Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria

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