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Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis, trichomoniasis and vulvovaginal candidiasis in pregnant women attending Antenatal Clinic at the Kintampo Municipal Hospital, Kintampo
A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Clinical Microbiology In the Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medical Science College of Health Science Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science And Technology, Kumasi,
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| spelling | oai:ir.knust.edu.gh:123456789/7975 Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis, trichomoniasis and vulvovaginal candidiasis in pregnant women attending Antenatal Clinic at the Kintampo Municipal Hospital, Kintampo Gyasi Konadu, Dennis A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Clinical Microbiology In the Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medical Science College of Health Science Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science And Technology, Kumasi, Introduction: Vaginal infections are usually caused by Candida albicans, Trichomonas vaginalis and organisms responsible for bacterial vaginosis including Gardneralla vaginalis, Bacteriodes spp, and Mobilincus. These infections in pregnancy are associated with considerable discomfort and adverse pregnancy outcome including preterm delivery, low birth weight, miscarriage. Objectives: The study determined the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis, trichomoniasis and vulvovaginal candidiasis in pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at the Kintampo Municipal Hospital. Methods: A prospective study of 589 consecutive vaginal swabs of pregnant women was taken after administration of a semi-structured questionnaire. The samples were analysed using wet mount, culture and Gram stain for vaginal infection. Univariate and multivariate analysis were used to investigate association of vaginal symptoms and risk factors to vaginal infections. Results: The overall prevalence of vaginal infections was 56.4%. The individual prevalence of bacterial vaginosis, trichomoniasis and vulvovaginal candidiasis was 30.6%, 1.4% and 36.5% respectively. In multivariate analysis, vaginal symptom pruritus was significantly associated with vulvovaginal candidiasis. Considering number of pregnancies, less than three pregnancies was an independent risk factor for bacterial vaginosis. Being in the third trimester of pregnancy was however found to be protective to bacterial vaginosis. Conclusion: The prevalence of vaginal infections was high among pregnant women in Kintampo. The data confirms pruritus as a key symptom of vulvovaginal candidiasis. Adequate investigations and early treatment of vaginal infections will reduce the disease burden and avoid complications associated with it. KNUST 2016-02-03T12:55:32Z 2023-04-20T08:41:09Z 2016-02-03T12:55:32Z 2023-04-20T08:41:09Z 2015-11-03 Thesis https://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/7975 en application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Gyasi Konadu, Dennis Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis, trichomoniasis and vulvovaginal candidiasis in pregnant women attending Antenatal Clinic at the Kintampo Municipal Hospital, Kintampo |
| title | Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis, trichomoniasis and vulvovaginal candidiasis in pregnant women attending Antenatal Clinic at the Kintampo Municipal Hospital, Kintampo |
| title_full | Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis, trichomoniasis and vulvovaginal candidiasis in pregnant women attending Antenatal Clinic at the Kintampo Municipal Hospital, Kintampo |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis, trichomoniasis and vulvovaginal candidiasis in pregnant women attending Antenatal Clinic at the Kintampo Municipal Hospital, Kintampo |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis, trichomoniasis and vulvovaginal candidiasis in pregnant women attending Antenatal Clinic at the Kintampo Municipal Hospital, Kintampo |
| title_short | Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis, trichomoniasis and vulvovaginal candidiasis in pregnant women attending Antenatal Clinic at the Kintampo Municipal Hospital, Kintampo |
| title_sort | prevalence of bacterial vaginosis trichomoniasis and vulvovaginal candidiasis in pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at the kintampo municipal hospital kintampo |
| url | https://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/7975 |
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