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

Abstract

This study was carried out to determine the prevalence and risk factors of among patients attending Umaru Sanda Ndayeko General Hospital Bida, (Bida, Niger state) Nigeria. High vaginal swabs and urine samples were aseptically collected from 250 females and 250 males respectively. The samples were examined for Trichomonas 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 %). Patients aged 40-50 years (18.2 %) had the highest prevalence of infection while the least was observed 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 %). 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 and age group (p=0.237), occupation (p=0.348) and educational status (p=0.614) of patients. This study has recorded a significant prevalent rate of T. vaginalis infection in the study area. It is therefore necessary to create more awareness about trichomoniasis in the study area.