Prevalence of Trichomonas Vaginalis Infection and Associated Risk Factors amongst Women of Childbearing Age Attending the Bamenda Regional Hospital

Alphonse Tendonge Asobochia, Melkior Fobasso Dzeuta, Viviane Fossouo Ndoungue, François Anicet Onana Akoa, Jean Ndibi Abanda and Ulrich Dama
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Alphonse Tendonge Asobochia: Department of Public Health and Mls Faculty of Science, University of Lisala (Cirep-Unilis), Lisala-Drc Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bamenda, Bamenda- Cameroon
Melkior Fobasso Dzeuta: Department of Public Health and Mls Faculty of Science, University of Lisala (Cirep-Unilis), Lisala-Drc National Order of Medical and Sanitary Professions, Yaounde- Cameroon
Viviane Fossouo Ndoungue: Department of Public Health Epidemiology, Faculty of Health Science University of Maroua- Cameroon,WHO.
François Anicet Onana Akoa: Department of Public Health and Mls Faculty of Science, University of Lisala (Cirep-Unilis), Lisala-Drc
Jean Ndibi Abanda: Department of Public Health and Mls Faculty of Science, University of Lisala (Cirep-Unilis), Lisala-Drc National Order of Medical and Sanitary Professions, Yaounde- Cameroon
Ulrich Dama: Department of Public Health and Mls Faculty of Science, University of Lisala (Cirep-Unilis), Lisala-Drc

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2024, vol. 8, issue 7, 2815-2825

Abstract: richomonas vaginalis which colonizes the urogenital tract of humans, is a sexually transmitted parasite that causes the disease trichomoniasis, the most common non-viral sexually transmitted disease in the world. Infection with Trichomonas vaginalis can go undiagnosed and it is mostly transmitted by asymptomatic carriers. The public health importance of the problem is underlined by the fact that trichomoniasis is prevalent in women of reproductive age and is associated with serious adverse reproductive outcomes. This infection may lead to the risk of HIV transmission and other STDs. It may cause chronic inflammation of the urogenital tract which may lead to infertility. Objectives The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of Trichomonas vaginalis infection amongst women of childbearing age attending the Regional Hospital of Bamenda. Method In essence, we contacted 347 women for this study, but only 312 completed their questionnaires and gained admission into this study, giving a participation rate of 89.9%. .This was a hospital based cross-sectional study which was carried out in the RHB from the 3rd December 2022 to the 19thof September, 2023 during which a total number of 312 participants were conveniently selected. Data was collected using a well-structured questionnaire that was administered to participants who agreed to sign the informed consent form and laboratory investigations were used to acertain the prevalence of the infection. Vaginal discharge of participants was collected with the help of a vaginal swaps. A wet mount was prepared from the collected samples and mounted on the microscope for the observation of motile trichomonads. Results The prevalence of T. vaginalis was 5.77% against 94.23% of the population that did not show positive for T. vaginalis. Although the prevalence is relatively low, but it is significant, P-value

Date: 2024
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