PREVALENCE OF VULVOVAGINAL CANDIDIASIS (VVC) PREVALENCE AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING RAFINDADI CLINIC KATSINA, KATSINA STATE NIGERIA

Abstract

Abstract The fungus Candidaisanaturally occurring micro organism in the vaginal area known as Volvovaginal Candida (VVC). Alactobacillus bacterium keeps its growth in check. Butifthereisan imbalance in your system, these bacteria will not work effectively. This lead stoanover growth of yeast, which causes the systems of virginal yeast infection. A total of one hundred (100) urine samples were collected from pregnant women attending who reported complain sofgenital disease cases at Rafindadi clinic for the period of two weeks. The samples were grouped into year- range,ranging15-25,26-35,36-45,46-55,and 56- 5. The samples were treated cultured invitrousing analyzed into invitrous ingdextrosesugar as a medium for growth. Results from the laboratory investigation revealed that 48(48%) women were vulvovaginal Candidiasis positive due to vaginal secretion of oestrogen into the vagina;also high consumption of oral contraceptive was identified to be the reason associated with age which coursed decreases resistance to vulvovaginal Candidiasis infections. There is decrease in the number of vulvovaginal Candidiasis cases in women with year ranges 35-45 25(25%), followed by 15-25 16(16), 45-55 7(7) and 55-65 4(4) respectively. It is recommended that routine screening of sexually transmitted diseases among pregnant women should be encouraged and incorporated into antenatal care for all women.

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