The Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Three Other Non-Viral Sexually Transmitted Infections among Pregnant Women in Pemba Island Tanzania
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Sample Collection and Design
2.2. DNA Isolation and Real-Time PCR
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Characteristics of the Study Population
3.2. Genital Infections Prevalence
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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No (%) or Mean (Range) | |
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Mean maternal age (n = 439) | 28.3 (16–48) year |
Mean gravidity (n = 434) | 4.6 (1–16) |
Mean parity (n = 374) | 3.6 (0–10) |
Number of first pregnancy (n = 374) | 60 (16.0%) |
History with stillbirth (n = 374) | 30 (8.0%) |
History with PROM (n = 371) | 18 (4.9%) |
History with preterm delivery (n = 371) | 26 (7.0%) |
Previously diagnosed with HIV/AIDS * (n= 430) | 1 (0.23%) |
Number of years attended in school (n = 434) | 2.1 ± 1.7 (1–5) (Mean ± SD (range)) n = 127 (29.3 %) one year n = 241 (55.5 %) two years n = 13 (3.0 %) three years n = 3 (0.7 %) four years n = 50 (11.5%) five years |
Smoking (n = 431) | 0 (0%) |
Ethnicity (n = 439) | 100% Shirazi (Zanzibar Africans) |
Religion | |
- Islam | 433 (99.8%) |
- Christian | 1 (0.2%) |
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Juliana, N.C.A.; Deb, S.; Ouburg, S.; Chauhan, A.; Pleijster, J.; Ali, S.M.; Morré, S.A.; Sazawal, S.; Ambrosino, E. The Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Three Other Non-Viral Sexually Transmitted Infections among Pregnant Women in Pemba Island Tanzania. Pathogens 2020, 9, 625. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9080625
Juliana NCA, Deb S, Ouburg S, Chauhan A, Pleijster J, Ali SM, Morré SA, Sazawal S, Ambrosino E. The Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Three Other Non-Viral Sexually Transmitted Infections among Pregnant Women in Pemba Island Tanzania. Pathogens. 2020; 9(8):625. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9080625
Chicago/Turabian StyleJuliana, Naomi C.A., Saikat Deb, Sander Ouburg, Aishwarya Chauhan, Jolein Pleijster, Said M. Ali, Servaas A. Morré, Sunil Sazawal, and Elena Ambrosino. 2020. "The Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Three Other Non-Viral Sexually Transmitted Infections among Pregnant Women in Pemba Island Tanzania" Pathogens 9, no. 8: 625. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9080625