• SHUAIBU BUKHARI ISAH
• ELIJAH TOKUNBO-DANIEL
• MUSA MOHAMMED
• BAKARE TAWAKALITU BOLA
• BALOGUN OLAYEMI

BACKGROUND: Vaginal infection is one of the most common health challenges in health care delivery, and constitutes one of the main purpose that drive women for obstetrics and gynecological consultations in developing countries. The common ones include Vulvovaginal candidiasis, Bacterial vaginosis, and Trichomoniasis. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence of vaginal infections amongst women of reproductive age group attending Get-well Women & Children Hospital Kano MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted from July 2018 to April 2019 on 200 women attending the Get-Well Specialist Hospital Kano, Nigeria. Vaginal swabs were collected through a sterile speculum using aseptic techniques from the participants and analyzed in the microscopically for the presence Candidia albican, Gardnerella vaginalis and Trichomonas vaginalis respectively. A structured questionnaire was used to collect participants` socio-demographic data. Data were analysed on SPSS version 25.0 and were considered significant at p ≤ 0.05. RESULTS: A total of 200 women participated in the study. The overall prevalence of vaginal infection was 30.0%. This includes; 19.0% for Gardnerellavaginalis, 10.0% for Candida albicans, and 1.0% for Trichomonas vaginalis. Pregnant women had high prevalence than non-pregnant women, but however there was no significance difference (P < 0.05). Women between 26-35 years had the highest prevalence of each pathogen, although this was not statistically significant. Prevalence was found to be significantly higher with increasing education although women with primary education were found to have high prevalence than those with, secondary& professional/university education (P < 0.0001). Infections were higher in the third trimester and many women admitted to practices that might increase the risk of these infections.

Kano, Nigeria, Women of Reproductive age, Gardnerella vaginalis, Candida albicans, Trichomonas vaginalis, gynecology, socio-demographic data

"A Retrospective Evaluation of Vaginal Infections amongst Women of Reproductive Age Group Attending Get-Well Women & Children Hospital, Kano Nigeria", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 2, page no.778-784, February-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2002110.pdf

"A Retrospective Evaluation of Vaginal Infections amongst Women of Reproductive Age Group Attending Get-Well Women & Children Hospital, Kano Nigeria", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 2, page no. pp778-784, February-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2002110.pdf