Prevalence of Vaginal Candidiasis among Pregnant Women in Nnewi Town of Anambra State, Nigeria: A Recent Perspective | Chapter 13 | Theory and Applications of Microbiology and Biotechnology Vol. 3
Vaginal
candidiasis (VC) is a common genital tract infection that affects mostly women
especially the pregnant women leading to complications as abortions, premature
birth, low birth weight among others. Vaginal specimens were collected from 300
pregnant women attending pre-natal visits in three selected hospitals in Nnewi,
Anambra State, Nigeria using sterile swab sticks. Specimens were cultured in
Sabouraud and blood agar media under sterile condition. All pregnant patients
were considered throughout the period of the study, having obtained an informed
consent from them. Chisquare analysis of data indicated that ninety patients
were positive for candidiasis, a prevalence rate of 30.0%. Furthermore,
pregnant women aged 26 to 30 recorded the highest prevalence (13.669; df = 5)
that was statistically significant (p<0.05). The women who in their third
trimester of pregnancy were mostly infected (6.163; df = 2) with infection
status which was highly significant (p<0.05). The symptomatic and
asymptomatic patients were uniformly infected with Candida hence, there was no
significant difference between them (p>0.05). Further stratification of the
pregnant women according to their parity revealed that Candida infection
decreased with parity and was significantly higher in those in their first and
second pregnancy (p<0.01). Consideration of the socio-economic status and
occupation of the pregnant women showed no significant difference
(p>0.05). It was suggested that
avoidance of predisposing factors, Vaginal Candidosis could resolve within a
short period of time.
Author(s) Details
Professor Okonkwo, Nnaemeka Joe
Department of Crop Science and Horticulture, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria.
Umeanaeto, Pauline Ukamaka
Department of Parasitology and Entomology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria
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Author(s) Details
Professor Okonkwo, Nnaemeka Joe
Department of Crop Science and Horticulture, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria.
Umeanaeto, Pauline Ukamaka
Department of Parasitology and Entomology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria
View Book: - http://bp.bookpi.org/index.php/bpi/catalog/book/154
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