Prevalence of STI’s among pregnant women who visit antenatal care clinic in peri-urban health centers in Blantyre
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Date
2022-02-09
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Kamuzu University of Health Sciences
Abstract
Pregnant women are at an increased risk of being infected with STIs which
has a potential to cause undesirable effects to the mothers themselves as well
as the unborn child. Therefore estimating the prevalence of the STIs would
raise an alarm and possibly timely interventions and management of the
conditions before it causes complications.
The broad objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of STIs among
pregnant women who attend antenatal care clinic in the peri-urban health
centers of Blantyre city. The second objective is to ascertain factors that
contribute to higher prevalence of STIs. This is both quantitative and
qualitative research which is anticipated to be carried out in the selected periurban
health centers of Blantyre city. In the study, quantitative method will be
used to collect secondary data of number of women who were diagnosed with
STIs in the past 6 months among all pregnant women who attended the clinic.
Qualitative primary data will be obtained from the pregnant women
themselves who will happen to be convenient at the time of the study.
Questionnaires will be used in collection of primary data. The study is
expected to take place within the period of 6 weeks, next academic year, 2022.
After analysis of the data, we expect the results of this study to have similar
trend as other studies which were conducted in other countries like Nepal and
Gambia which showed that the prevalence of STIs is high during gestational
period. The results of the research will be disseminated to various protocols, that is,
to the COMREC, KUHES library and also to our supervisor. These results
will also be presented during the Student’s dissemination session at the end of
the Research Rotation in fourth year of the MBBS program.
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This is both quantitative and
qualitative research which is anticipated to be carried out in the selected periurban
health centers of Blantyre city