Husen Oliyad, Aliyo Alqeer, Boru Kalicha, Gemechu Tibeso, Dedecha Wako, Ashenafi Girma
Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Institute of Health, Bule Hora University, Bule Hora, Ethiopia.
J Parasitol Res. 2023 Dec 14;2023:4913058. doi: 10.1155/2023/4913058. eCollection 2023.
Trichomoniasis is caused by a flagellated protozoan parasite called . It is one of the most common, curable nonsexually transmitted infections globally. In Ethiopia, complications associated with genital infection in pregnant women are a common problem. Despite the burden of the disease, epidemiological data related to this disease is currently rare in Africa, particularly in Ethiopia. . This research is aimed at assessing the prevalence of and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Bule Hora University Teaching Hospital. . An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 196 pregnant women attending ANC at Bule Hora University Teaching Hospital. Structured questionnaires were used to collect sociodemographic and associated factor data. The consecutive sampling technique was used to include study participants. The two vaginal swabs were collected by brushing the vagina with a sterile cotton swab and tested by using direct wet mount and the Giemsa staining. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 26 for logistic regression analysis. A value < 0.05 with 95% CI was used to declare it statistically significant. . An overall prevalence of among pregnant women was 7.7% (95% with confidence interval (CI), 0.043-0.123). The highest prevalence was observed among the 35-39-year-old age group with 18.2% and among widowed women with 25%. This study revealed that the number of sexual partners (AOR: 3.215, 95% CI: 1.062-9.731) was a significant associated factor of .. The prevalence of was considerably high among pregnant women in this study. This finding emphasizes the need for routine screening and treatment of pregnant women in the first antenatal care and enhances the need for regular health education for pregnant women at antenatal clinics to make them aware of their health, and avoidance of the risk of trichomoniasis is advised.
滴虫病由一种名为[此处原文缺失寄生虫名称]的有鞭毛原生动物寄生虫引起。它是全球最常见的可治愈的非性传播感染之一。在埃塞俄比亚，孕妇生殖器感染相关并发症是一个常见问题。尽管该疾病负担沉重，但目前非洲，尤其是埃塞俄比亚，与这种疾病相关的流行病学数据很少。 本研究旨在评估在布勒霍拉大学教学医院接受产前护理的孕妇中[此处原文缺失寄生虫名称]的患病率及相关因素。 在布勒霍拉大学教学医院对196名接受产前护理的孕妇进行了一项基于机构的横断面研究。使用结构化问卷收集社会人口学和相关因素数据。采用连续抽样技术纳入研究参与者。通过用无菌棉拭子擦拭阴道收集两份阴道拭子，并使用直接湿片法和吉姆萨染色进行检测。使用SPSS 26版进行逻辑回归分析来分析数据。P值<0.05且95%置信区间用于判定具有统计学意义。 孕妇中[此处原文缺失寄生虫名称]的总体患病率为7.7%（95%置信区间（CI），0.043 - 0.123）。在35 - 39岁年龄组中患病率最高，为18.2%，在丧偶女性中患病率为25%。本研究表明性伴侣数量（调整后比值比：3.215，95% CI： 1.062 - 9.731）是[此处原文缺失寄生虫名称]的一个显著相关因素。 在本研究中，孕妇中[此处原文缺失寄生虫名称]的患病率相当高。这一发现强调了在首次产前护理中对孕妇进行常规筛查和治疗的必要性，并加强了在产前诊所对孕妇进行定期健康教育的必要性，以使她们了解自身健康状况，并建议避免滴虫病风险。
