Trichomoniasis among pregnant women in Ifako Ijaiye, Shomolu and Agege Local Government Areas of Lagos State, Nigeria
| Autor: | Emmanuel Taiwo Idowu, S.I. Alexander, O.A. Otubanjo, M.B. Ajayi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Sexually transmitted disease
medicine.medical_specialty Pregnancy Routine screening Trichomoniasis Obstetrics business.industry Public health Prevalence High vaginal swab medicine.disease Infectious Diseases pregnant women knowledge attitude and practice Lagos Nigeria Local government medicine Parasitology business |
| Zdroj: | Nigerian Journal of Parasitology; Vol 39, No 1 (2018); 91-95 |
| ISSN: | 1117-4145 |
| DOI: | 10.4314/njpar.v39i1.16 |
| Popis: | Three hundred pregnant women between ages 15-60 years and attending antenatal clinics in Lagos State, Nigeria were screened for trichomoniasis in 2015. High vaginal swab samples obtained from the participants were examined by direct wet mount microscopy to determine prevalence of infection. Questionnaires were administered to capture socio-demographic data of study participants and their level of awareness. An overall prevalence of 11.3% was obtained in the study. Peak prevalence was recorded among women in the 21-30 years age-group 15 (44%) while those aged >40 years had the least prevalence (3%) and this was statistically significant (p |
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