Prevalence of Bacterial Vaginosis among HIV-Positive Women in Machakos County Hospital, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorMutuku, Onesmus Muia
dc.contributor.authorScholastica, Gatwiri Mathenge
dc.contributor.authorWachuka, Gathigia Njoroge
dc.contributor.authorKaruga, Titus Kamau
dc.contributor.authorKyama, Cleophas Mutinda
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-16T09:29:00Z
dc.date.available2021-03-16T09:29:00Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionA research article published in Asian Research Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetricsen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common infection in women during their reproductive age. However, the burden of BV among HIV-positive women in Kenya is not clear. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of BV in HIV-positive women visiting the comprehensive care center in Machakos county hospital, Kenya. Study Design:Cross-sectional study.Place and Duration of Study:Machakos County Hospital Comprehensive Care Centre and Machakos Cancer Care and Research Centre, between August 2020 and December 2020.Methodology:We conducted a cross-sectional study at Machakos county hospital in Kenya by enrolling 400 women who were HIV-positive and attending the comprehensive care center at the facility. Convenience sampling was used to select the study participants. Cytological samples obtained using a cytobrush were processed using manual liquid based cytology technique. All smears were stained using the Papanicolaou staining method and examined microscopically for the presence of clue cells. A Chi-square test was performed to evaluate the association between BV and the demographic variables. Results:Out of the 400 participants enrolled in this study, 41 (10.3%) had BV. The age groups 30-39 years (n=14, 34.1%) and 40-49 years (n=14, 34.1%) had the highest BV burden. Based on marital status, married women had the highest cases of BV (n=18, 43.9%) whiledivorced women had the least cases of BV (n=4, 9.8%). Women who used condom as the method of family planning showed to have the highest cases of BV (n=18, 43.9%). Of all the variables studied, only age had a statistically significant association with BV (P=0.002).Conclusion:The prevalence of BV among HIV-positive womenin Machakos county hospital, Kenya in this study was 10.3%. Age and BV were significantly associated.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMuia, M. O., Mathenge, S. G., Njoroge, W. G., Karuga, T. K., & Mutinda, K. C. (2021). Prevalence of Bacterial Vaginosis among HIV-Positive Women in Machakos County Hospital, Kenya. Asian Research Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 5(1), 28-34. Retrieved from https://journalarjgo.com/index.php/ARJGO/article/view/30151en_US
dc.identifier.otherArticle no.ARJGO.66112
dc.identifier.urihttps://journalarjgo.com/index.php/ARJGO/article/view/30151/56577
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/21910
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAsian Research Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetricsen_US
dc.subjectAgeen_US
dc.subjectBacterial vaginosisen_US
dc.subjectCervical cytologyen_US
dc.subjectHIV-positive womenen_US
dc.subjectPap smearen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of Bacterial Vaginosis among HIV-Positive Women in Machakos County Hospital, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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