Prevalence and factors associated of Trichomonas vaginalis infection among pregnant women in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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2021-04-15
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Annals of Parasitology
Abstract
Epidemiological studies of vaginalis trichomonosis, especially in pregnant women are rare in Africa due
to the lack of screening programs. The present study aimed to assess the prevalence of T. vaginalis infection and its
associated factors in pregnant women who attended the antenatal care clinics in three primary health centers of Bobo Dioulasso. We carried out a cross-sectional study for descriptive and analytical purposes from February to April 2015
in pregnant women seen in prenatal consultations. The study took place in 3 primary public health centers: Guimbi
(Central Urban), Bolomakoté (Peri-urban) and Yéguérésso (rural). The trophozoites of Trichomonas vaginalis was
carried out by microscopy on vaginal swabs and urine samples. Sociodemographic, obstetric and biological variables
were also collected. A total of 315 pregnant women were included in the study. The overall prevalence of urogenital
trichomonosis was 3.2%. It was 1.9% in Guimbi, 2.9% in Bolomakoté, and 4.7% in Yéguérésso. The prevalence of HIV
infection was 2.2%. Married women were less exposed to T. vaginalis infection than single women (p=0.03). The
prevalence of urogenital trichomonosis obtained was considered lower compared to the previously reported from
Burkina Faso. Thus, it is essential to extend this study to the whole country periodically by integrating other STIs not
subject to a surveillance system and by integrating molecular epidemiology tools
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Soufiane SANOU, Wilfried Wenceslas BAZIÉ, ACE: Bio-technological Innovation for the Elimination of Vector- Borne Diseases, Université Nazi Boni, CEA-ITECH_MTV, Burkina Faso, sexually transmitted infections, Trichomonas vaginalis, , pregnancy