Prevalence and risk factors for Trichomonas vaginalis infection in pregnant women in South Africa
| Autor: | Camille Naicker, Nathlee Abbai, Makandwe Nyirenda, Nonkululeko Mabaso |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Pregnancy
medicine.medical_specialty Obstetrics Cross-sectional study business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Dermatology Nucleic acid amplification technique medicine.disease medicine.disease_cause Infectious Diseases Real-time polymerase chain reaction medicine Pharmacology (medical) Trichomonas vaginalis Young adult business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of STD & AIDS. 31:351-358 |
| ISSN: | 1758-1052 0956-4624 |
| Popis: | There are insufficient data on the prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis infection in pregnant women in South Africa. The present study aims to determine the prevalence of T. vaginalis (TV) in pregnant women and identify the risk factors associated with this infection in pregnancy. This was a cross-sectional study which included 362 pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic at the King Edward VIII Hospital in Durban, South Africa. A self-collected vaginal swab was provided by the enrolled women for laboratory diagnosis by real-time polymerase chain reaction. The protozoan load was determined as the logarithm of gene copies per milliliter. The prevalence of TV infection was 12.9% and 59.6% of the women who tested positive were asymptomatic ( p = 0.011). Women who presented with abnormal vaginal discharge had a 4.6 times likelihood of testing positive for TV infection (odds ratio 4.62; 95% confidence interval 1.83 to 11.70; p = 0.001). TV infection was high amongst pregnant women. Therefore, routine testing for this sexually transmitted infection is encouraged for proper management. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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