PREVALENCE OF TRICHOMONIASIS AMONG PATIENTS ATTENDING UMARU SANDA NDAYAKO GENERAL HOSPITAL BIDA, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

ABSTRACT Trichomoniasis, which is caused by a parasitic protozoa called Trichomonas vaginalis, it is a common sexually transmitted parasitic disease (STPD) in Nigeria. It is one of the most common curable sexually transmitted diseases (STD) that infect the urogenital tract of sexually active men and women causing significant vaginal and cervical ulceration. This study was carried out to determine the prevalence and risk factors of trichomoniasis among patients attending Umaru Sanda Ndayako General Hospital Bida, Niger State, Nigeria. A total of five hundred (500) high vaginal swabs (HVS) and urine samples were aseptically collected with a sterile swab stick and universal sample bottles from 250 females and 250 males respectively. The samples were examined for T. vaginalis using standard microbiological techniques within one hour of collection. Out of the 500 samples examined, 47(9.4 %) were positive. Higher prevalence of infection was recorded among females (33.0 %) compared to males (14.0 %). The highest prevalence was recorded among individual aged 40-50years (18.2 %) while the least prevalence was among those aged 51 and above 0(0.0 %). The highest prevalence (14.5 %) was obtained among the married participants, followed by the single (11.1 %), and the least was obtained among divorced participants (2.4 %). For educational level, the highest prevalence was recorded among participant that had no formal education (11.21 %) while the least prevalence was recorded among those that had primary education (5.8 %). Based on occupation, highest T. vaginalis prevalence was obtained among the unclassified (12.4%) while the least was recorded among Students (3.3 %). Significant risk factors for T. vaginalis infection were gender (p=0.004) and marital status (p=0.003). There was no relationship between rate of infection, age group (p=0.237), occupation (p=0.348) and educational status (p=0.614) of individual. This study has recorded a significant prevalent rate of T. vaginalis infection in the study area. It is therefore necessary to expand the knowledge of individuals especially the women, about Trichomoniasis.