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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
A case control study of active genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection among patients with tubal infertility in northern Nigeria
Tropical Doctor, Volume 36, No. 1, Year 2006
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A case-controlled study of the prevalence of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection in 120 patients with tubal infertility (study group) and 120 clients of the family planning clinic (control group) attending the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria in northern Nigeria is reported. The prevalence was 38.3%, 95% confidence interval (CI) (29.6-47.6%) in the study group and 13.3%, 95% CI (7.8-20.7%) in the control group. There was a fourfold risk of having genital Chlamydial infection among the cases compared to the controls (odds ratio [OR] = 4.04, 95% CI (2.04 < OR < 8.09). Tubal infertility was found to be significantly associated with genital C. trachomatis infection (P<0.001). Out of the 58 cases of primary infertility, 22(37.9%) tested positive for genital C. trachomatis compared with 24 of the 62 (38.7%) that had secondary infertility. The infection was not found to be significantly associated with a particular type of infertility (primary or secondary), number of sexual partners or previous sexually transmitted disease (P<0.05). There is need for provision of facilities to enable screening for genital C. trachomatis infection in view of its high prevalence in the study population. © 2006, Royal Society of Medicine Press. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Tukur, Jamilu
Nigeria, Kano
Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital
Shittu, Sunday Oladapo
Nigeria, Zaria
Ahmadu Bello University
Abdul, A. M.
Nigeria, Zaria
Ahmadu Bello University
Statistics
Citations: 29
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1258/004947506775598987
ISSN:
00494755
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial
Cross Sectional Study
Case-Control Study
Study Locations
Nigeria