Prevalence of Bacterial Vaginosis among Antenatal Patients at Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, South East Nigeria  

作　　者：Obiora Godfrey Asiegbu Uzoma Vivian Asiegbu Blessing Onwe Amobi Bobbie Chukwujioke Iwe 

机构地区：[1]Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Nigeria [2]Department of Paediatrics, Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Nigeria

出　　处：《Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology》2018年第1期75-83,共9页妇产科期刊（英文）

摘　　要：Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common cause of vaginal discharge in women of child bearing age. About half of these women are asymptomatic. Adverse outcomes are consistently associated with bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy and in the puerperium. This study, which was done to look at the prevalence, involved recruiting 230 participants, and screening them for BV using the Amsel’s criteria. It is hoped that identification and treatment of these women will help prevent some of the sequela associated with BV. Restoration of the vaginal microflora by treating identified cases of BV will also help reduce the transmission of HIV and herpes simplex virus (HSV) as BV propagates their replication and vaginal shedding. Two hundred and thirty women in the age range 16 - 40 years were screened for BV. All the participants douched, soap and water being predominantly used. 55 women (23.9%) had BV based on Amsel’s criteria. Women with only one sexual consort had the highest incidence of BV (51.9%).Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common cause of vaginal discharge in women of child bearing age. About half of these women are asymptomatic. Adverse outcomes are consistently associated with bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy and in the puerperium. This study, which was done to look at the prevalence, involved recruiting 230 participants, and screening them for BV using the Amsel’s criteria. It is hoped that identification and treatment of these women will help prevent some of the sequela associated with BV. Restoration of the vaginal microflora by treating identified cases of BV will also help reduce the transmission of HIV and herpes simplex virus (HSV) as BV propagates their replication and vaginal shedding. Two hundred and thirty women in the age range 16 - 40 years were screened for BV. All the participants douched, soap and water being predominantly used. 55 women (23.9%) had BV based on Amsel’s criteria. Women with only one sexual consort had the highest incidence of BV (51.9%).

关 键 词：PREVALENCE BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS Women Abakaliki NIGERIA 

分 类 号：R73[医药卫生—肿瘤]