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Infectious Diseases
and STD-AIDS
Infectious Diseases and STD-AIDS 2018
Journal of Transmitted Diseases and Immunity
ISSN 2471-8084
A p r i l 2 6 , 2 7 2 0 1 8
R o m e , I t a l y
Page 50
J Transm Dis Immun 2018 Volume 2
DOI: 10.21767/2573-0320-C1-003
Background:
Infertility is the biological inability of a man or woman to contribute to conception. Chlamydia trachomatis is the
most implicated organism in infertility.
Objective:
The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of Chlamydia infection and some risk factors associated
with the infection.
Methods:
One hundred and fifty four subjects comprising 136 infertile women as test group and 18 postnatal women as control
group attending infertility and post natal clinics respectively of Aminu Kano teaching hospital were recruited. For the study,
endocervical swabs were collected and screened using Chlamydia rapid test device-swab/urine (Swelab limited, China).
Results:
The overall prevalence rate of Chlamydia infection was 20.6% for the infertile groups and 5.6% for the control. The
prevalence rate was higher in age groups 34-38 years of age. It appeared that antigen positivity was higher in secondary infertile
women (25.9%) than the primary infertile women (11.8%). Majority of the patients (93.4%) were not aware of the existence of
the infection and its complications. Previous exposure to sexually transmitted disease (STD) and abortion were associated with
increased risk of Chlamydia infection.
Conclusion: Thus, this study reveals an increased prevalence for Chlamydia infection among infertile women, as one in ten is
likely to harbor the infection and its occurrence may be associated with awareness about the infection and asymptomatic nature
of the disease.
askumurya.med@buk.edu.ngSeroprevalence of
Chlamydia trachomatis
infection among infertile women attending Aminu
Kano teaching hospital, Kano, Nigeria
Abdulhadi Sale Kumurya, Aminu Ibrahim and A’ishatu Kabir
Bayero University Kano, Nigeria