Prevalence of Bacterial Vaginosis among HIV-Positive Women in Machakos County Hospital, Kenya
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Date
2021
Authors
Mutuku, Onesmus Muia
Scholastica, Gatwiri Mathenge
Wachuka, Gathigia Njoroge
Karuga, Titus Kamau
Kyama, Cleophas Mutinda
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Asian Research Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics
Abstract
Background: 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.
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A research article published in Asian Research Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics
Keywords
Age, Bacterial vaginosis, Cervical cytology, HIV-positive women, Pap smear
Citation
Muia, 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/30151