Trichomonas vaginalis infection among adolescent girls in some secondary schools in Benin city, Edo state, Nigeria

Abstract

Trichomonasvaginalisis the most common non-viral sexually transmitted disease (STD) and one of the neglected parasitic infections. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of T. vaginalisinfection among adolescent girls in some secondary schools in Edo State, Nigeria. A total of 272 girls were recruited in this study. The participants' age ranged from 13 to 18 years. Two high vagina swab specimens were collected from each participant. The specimens were analyzed using wet mount examination and culture methods. A prevalence of 9.2% of T. vaginalis was observed among adolescent girls in this study. Level of education of parents, occupation of mothers, sexual relationship and clinical manifestation of participants significantly affected the prevalence of T. vaginalisinfection among adolescent girls attending secondary school. Culture method detected more cases of T. vaginalis infection than the wet mount technique. The use of culture method in routine diagnosis of T. vaginalisinfection is advocated as this will reduce cases of infertility resulting from undetected and untreated infection as well as the risk of HIV transmission and acquisition. Key words: Adolescent girls,Benin City, Trichomonasvaginalis TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS INFECTION CHEZ LES ADOLESCENTES DANS CERTAINES ÉCOLES SECONDAIRES

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“…1,10 T. vaginalis menyebabkan vaginitis dan servisitis pada perempuan dan urethritis pada laki-laki. Trikomoniasis berkaitan erat dengan masalah reproduksi yang memberikan sekuele kelahiran http://ojs3.unpatti.ac.id/index.php/moluccamed berganti pasangan seksual, ras kulit hitam, riwayat infeksi menular seksual (IMS) berulang, ko-infeksi denagn gonore, pendidikan rendah, sosio-ekonomi rendah, douching, dan meningkatnya usia.Meskipun demikian laporan pada banyak negara menunjukan trikomoniasis bukan hanya sematamata ditularkan melalui hubungan seksual melainkan heginitas yang buruk juga memiliki peran sehingga tidak selalu merupakan infeksi menular seksual (IMS) 9,11. Diperkirakan sekitar 80% pasien dengan trikomoniasis adalah asimptomatik dan hal ini dapat menetap selama beberapa bulan sampai bereberapa tahun.…”

“…Diperkirakan sekitar 80% pasien dengan trikomoniasis adalah asimptomatik dan hal ini dapat menetap selama beberapa bulan sampai bereberapa tahun. Namun, jika memberikan gejala trikomoniasis memberikan manifestasi klinis berupa duh tubuh yang difus, berbau tidak enak (malodours), berwarna kuning-kehijauan, encer, nyeri saat berkemi,udem dan iritasi pada vulvovaginal 9,12,1,11.…”