Prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis Infection Among Pregnant Women Attending Sheikh Muhammad Jidda General Hospital, Kano State, Nigeria

Abstract

This paper aimed at assessing the prevalence of T. vaginalis infection among two hundred and fifty (250) pregnant women attending Antenatal care unit of Sheikh Muhammad Jidda General Hospital, Kano. Two hundred and fifty (250) samples were collected, using two of the collection procedures which are Mid-stream Urine (MSU) and High Vaginal Swab (HVS). Samples underwent microscopy, after which results were obtained and analysed. Prevalence of T. vaginalis infection 15 (6%) out of 250 sampled subjects was obtained. MSU methods detected 6(2.4%) positive, while HVS detected 15 (6.0%) positive for T. vaginalis presence. Subjects in the 1^st trimester have the highest prevalence of T. vaginalis infection, 3 (8.6%) out 35, with the least prevalence among those in the 3^rd trimester, 6 (4.4%) out of 137. Multigravidae have relatively higher prevalence of T.vaginalis infection of 10 (6.98%) out of 144. Highest prevalence of T.vaginalis infection among the age groups was 3 (10.7%) out 28. The study underscores the need for incorporating T.vaginalis screening into the antenatal care examination for the purpose of curtailing the menace of the infection in the population.