Comparison of Methods of Diagnosis of Trichomoniasis in Pregnancy among Ante Natal Patients in Some Parts of Oyo State, Nigeria
Bolaji O S, Adejare F O, Adeyeba O A, and Ojurongbe O
Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Health Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, P.M.B. 4400, Osogbo . Nigeria.
Abstract—This study on evaluation of Saline Wet Preparation, Staining and Cultural techniques of Trichomonas vaginalis among pregnant women in three selected hospitals covering rural and urban area in Oyo state. 150 samples of High Vagina Swab collected from both symptomatic and non-symptomatic were analyzed. Wet preparation, staining and culture were carried out. 38 (25.3%) of the women were found to harbor Trichomonas vaginalis . It was found that this parasite is present predominantly in female between the age of 29-31 years and are more common within the third trimester period. Also there were cases of multiple infection especially Candida spp. Results obtained in this study showed that the geographical distribution had no effect on the occurrence of Trichomoniasis as the difference was statistically not significant ( p = 0.6051). Results obtained from this study also showed that the best method of diagnosis is the cultural technique ( p = 0.001) among the three methods used.
Index Terms—Trichomoniasis, Diagnostic Methods, Pregnant Women, Oyo State, Nigeria
Cite: Bolaji O S, Adejare F O, Adeyeba O A, and Ojurongbe O, "Comparison of Methods of Diagnosis of Trichomoniasis in Pregnancy among Ante Natal Patients in Some Parts of Oyo State, Nigeria," International Journal of Pharma Medicine and Biological Sciences, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 5-12, July 2013.