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Nugent Scores Of Female Students From Babcock University, Southwestern Nigeria

Authors: Mensah-Agyei Grace

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Abstract:Background: Bacterial vaginosis is a condition of the vagina caused by an imbalance of naturally occurring bacterial flora, which allows more harmful bacteria to gain a foothold and multiply. The study was carried out to determine the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis and the effect of hygiene practices on the vagina flora. Methodology: One hundred and fifty self-collected vagina swabs were obtained from female students of the University, smeared, Gram stained and scored by the Nugent method. Questionnaire was also administered to each respondent to assess the possible risk factors responsible for the imbalance of the vagina flora. Result: The overall prevalence of BV was 22.5%, 37.3% had intermediate and 40.2% had negative Nugent scores. Among the factors analyzed, douching (p=0.01), multiple sex partners (p=0.0), change of sex partner (p=0.00) and at least three times a week coital frequency (p=0.00) had a significance correlation to the presence of BV. Age and menstrual hygiene and had no significant correlation with the prevalence of BV. Conclusion: There is a need to create awareness to reduce the complication that might occur in future during pregnancy and childbirth by conducting scheduled programs on health education because the study established that certain hygienic practices can be a predisposing factor to bacterial vaginosis and imbalanced vagina flora.

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Mensah-Agyei,G. . (0000). Nugent Scores Of Female Students From Babcock University, Southwestern Nigeria, 0 (), 0-0.

Mensah-Agyei,G. . "Nugent Scores Of Female Students From Babcock University, Southwestern Nigeria" 0, no (), (0000): 0-0.

Mensah-Agyei,G. and . (0000). Nugent Scores Of Female Students From Babcock University, Southwestern Nigeria, 0 (), pp0-0.

Mensah-AgyeiG, . Nugent Scores Of Female Students From Babcock University, Southwestern Nigeria. 0000, 0 ():0-0.

Mensah-Agyei,Grace , . "Nugent Scores Of Female Students From Babcock University, Southwestern Nigeria", 0 . (0000) : 0-0.

M.Grace , "Nugent Scores Of Female Students From Babcock University, Southwestern Nigeria" vol.0, no., pp. 0-0, 0000.

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