Prevalence Of Candida Albicans Among Pregnant Women At Osu Primary Health Care Isiala Mbano
Prevalence
of Candida albicans among pregnant
women at Osu Primary Health Care Isiala Mbano was carried out from August through
September, 2013 using a total of 84 urine samples. The demographic
characteristics of the study population within the age groups of 15 – 44 years
were also determined. The result revealed the occurrence of yeast cells in urine
of pregnant women of age group 20 - 24 and 25 - 29 with 2(7.69%) and 1(7.69%)
prevalent rates respectively. The highest percentage of pregnant women with Candida albicans occurred in the age groups of 15 – 19 years. Pregnant
women with the highest (24.00%) percentage of C. albicans had tertiary level of education and in contrast to the
lowest percentage of C. albicans
recorded for primary (8.70%) and secondary (9.09%) level of education. Ages of
35 - 39 recorded no presence of C.
albicans. High prevalence 7(18.92%) of Candida albicans
and Candida species was documented in this study. These findings should
be taken into account in further research concerning presence of Candida
infections among pregnant women in Nigeria
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ANYANWU, A (2023). Prevalence Of Candida Albicans Among Pregnant Women At Osu Primary Health Care Isiala Mbano. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Nov 13, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/prevalence-of-candida-albicans-among-pregnant-women-at-osu-primary-health-care-isiala-mbano-7-2
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ANYANWU, ANYANWU. " Prevalence Of Candida Albicans Among Pregnant Women At Osu Primary Health Care Isiala Mbano" Mouau.afribary.org (2023). Accessed 13 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/prevalence-of-candida-albicans-among-pregnant-women-at-osu-primary-health-care-isiala-mbano-7-2