Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia.
Mizan-Aman College of Health Science, Mizan-Aman, Ethiopia.
Pan Afr Med J. 2022 Jun 9;42:111. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2022.42.111.30871. eCollection 2022.
sexually transmitted infections are the most common causes of illness in Africa. They are public health important diseases because of their magnitude, potential complications, and interactions with HIV/AIDS during pregnancy. In our country, especially in our study area, limited studies have been conducted to assess the magnitude and trends of sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence and trends of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among pregnant women.
an institution-based cross-sectional study design was conducted in Mizan Tepi University Teaching Hospital in Southwest Ethiopia from August 1-30, 2019. Three hundred women were selected using a simple random sampling method from the women's registry book who visited the hospital for antenatal care (ANC) follow-up in the last five years. The data was collected by using checklists. Finally, the data were entered into Epi Info 7 and analyzed with statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) version 25.0.
the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections was 50 (16.7%). HIV infection was 15 (5%), genital candidiasis 11 (3.7%), T. vaginitis 10 (3.3%), Hepatitis B virus 9 (3.0%), Hepatitis C virus 2 (0.7%), and Chlamydia 3 (1.0%). The trend of sexually transmitted infections over the last five consecutive years was increasing, decreasing, and again increasing.
this study showed that the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections in pregnant women was relatively higher than in other similar studies conducted in different study areas. The trend of sexually transmitted infections in the last five years was not constant.
性传播感染是非洲最常见的疾病病因。由于其规模、潜在并发症以及与怀孕期间 HIV/AIDS 的相互作用，这些疾病对公共卫生具有重要意义。在我们国家，特别是在我们的研究地区，针对孕妇中性传播感染的规模和趋势进行评估的研究非常有限。因此，本研究旨在评估性传播感染（STIs）在孕妇中的流行率和趋势。
本研究采用了在 2019 年 8 月 1 日至 30 日于埃塞俄比亚西南部米赞特皮大学教学医院进行的基于机构的横断面研究设计。采用简单随机抽样法，从过去五年内来医院进行产前保健（ANC）随访的女性登记册中抽取了 300 名女性。使用检查表收集数据。最后，将数据输入 Epi Info 7 并使用社会科学统计软件包（SPSS）版本 25.0 进行分析。
性传播感染的患病率为 50（16.7%）。HIV 感染率为 15（5%），生殖器念珠菌病为 11（3.7%），滴虫性阴道炎为 10（3.3%），乙型肝炎病毒为 9（3.0%），丙型肝炎病毒为 2（0.7%），和衣原体为 3（1.0%）。过去五年中，性传播感染的趋势呈连续增加、减少和再次增加的趋势。
本研究表明，孕妇中性传播感染的患病率相对高于在不同研究地区进行的其他类似研究。过去五年中，性传播感染的趋势并不稳定。
