Frequency Distribution of Trichomoniasis in Pregnant Women in Aba, South East, Nigeria

摘要

A study of Trichomonas vaginalis infection among 200 pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in three different public and private health facilities in Aba was carried out between August to October, 2014. High Vaginal Swabs (HVS) were randomly collected from each of the subjects and samples were analyzed using microscopy method. The presence of Trichomonas vaginalis was detected by its characteristic jerking movement in a wet preparation. Of the 200 pregnant women studied, 26 (13%) of the women were infected with T. vaginalis. Women within the age of 19 – 26 years had the highest prevalence rate of 17.95% followed by those within age group 27 – 34 years (10.64%). However, the differences were not significant (X2= 3.002, P > 0.05). Women in the third trimester had the highest prevalence of T. vaginalis infection (14.8%) and there was no significant difference between trichomoniasis and duration of pregnancy (X2= 0.434, P > 0.05). Trichomoniasis was more common in primigravidae (23.80%) than in mulitigravidae (10.13%) (X2= 5.49, P < 0.05). With respect to occupation students were the most affected (22.22%) (X2= 10. 659, P >0.05). The prevalence rate of 13% obtained in this study is high therefore clinician should routinely screen all pregnant women for the infection.