THE ROLE OF HEALTH OUTCOMES ON C, ALBICANS, AND T, VAGINALISPREVALENCE AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN SOUTH-EAST NIGERIA

The purpose of the current study was to investigate the role of diabetes, hypertension, prolonged use of antibiotics and use of contraceptives on pregnant women with C. albicans and T. vaginalis infections. Three hundred and thirty-six vaginal specimens were collected from pregnant women through their consulting physicians in the selected health institutions within the study parameter. The test result revealed that only one hundred and thirteen of the total vaginal specimens tested positive for C. albicans, while seventeen tested positive for T. vaginalis. However, data from the questionnaire relating to health outcomes revealed that mostly the reported health positions were from the participants diagnosed with candidiasis. Only a few with trichomoniasis reported any of the health outcomes. The study concluded that the health conditions studied were correlated with the prevalence of infections among pregnant women in Nigerias South-East.