INCIDENCE OF VAGINAL CANDIDACIES AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN AN PARK-LANE, HOSPITAL, A CASE STUDY OF PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINK AT PARK-LINE ENUGU

INCIDENCE OF VAGINAL CANDIDACIES AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN AN PARK-LANE, HOSPITAL, A CASE STUDY OF PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINK AT PARK-LINE ENUGU

ABSTRACT

This project attempts to determine the frequency rate of candidiasis among pregnant women in Abakpa Nike Enugu. One hundred and ten samples of high vaginal swabs were collected and examined wet in the microscope. The sample were donated by pregnant women attending ante-natal clinics at park-lane hospital Enugu.   Eighty-five samples out of the one hundred and ten samples collected from the pregnant women were candida positive. The candida specie implicated were classified as follows: sixty pregnant women had Candida Albicans, ten had candida torulopsis, seran had Candida Kmse and eight had Candida Stellordea.

The samples were collected as follows. They were asked to open up their legs wide enough and the swab stick was inserted into the vagina and turned once. Normal saline was added to the sample solution and examined. The samples was examined wet under the microscope, budding yeast-like cells were observed.

The results indicated that the frequency rate is high as a result of illiteracy and poor hygienic state of most pregnant women within the study area. Improved hygiene and health education are stronghy recommended for the generality of people and women preparing for marriage particularly Park-Lane Enugu.

TABLE OF CONTENT

CHAPTER ONE

Introduction                                                                            1

1.1     Hypothesis                                                                    7

1.2     Statement of problem                                                    8

1.3     Limitations                                                                              8

1.4     Justification                                                                             8

CHAPTER TWO

Literature Review                                                                              9

CHAPTER THREE

Materials and Methods                                                            16

3.1      Sources of Collection                                                                    17

CHAPTER FOUR

Results and Analysis                                                               20

CHAPTER FIVE

Discussion                                                                               24

CHAPTER SIX

Conclusion and Recommendation                                           28

References                                                                               29

Appendix                                                                                         32

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

  Candidiasis is a systemic disease result from the presence of yeast like fungi in the urinary track of a pregnant women (Derek 1982). Candidiasis is most often sexually transmitted though there are some other predisposing gander like poor hygiene in the genial areas, use of oral contraceptive pill, diabetes mellitus etc

INCIDENCE OF VAGINAL CANDIDACIES AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN AN PARK-LANE, HOSPITAL, A CASE STUDY OF PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINK AT PARK-LINE ENUGU