Assessment of the Capacity and Availability of Post Abortion Care Resources in Secondary Healthcare Facility-Based Hospital in Kano State

Post-abortion care (PAC) is a global approach towards solving the problem of maternal mortality and morbidity arising from abortion and its related complications. It is designed to manage the complications of abortion and to improve women’s sexual and reproductive health. This study was therefore conducted to assess the capacity of secondary health care facilities within Kano metropolis towards the provision of PAC. An explorative research design was adopted for this study. Results show that; All the first four-components (71%) with an exception of community and service provider partnership were rendered as part of the PAC component and more than half (65%) of the required resources for the provision of PAC were available. It can be concluded that; The capacity toward post-abortion care provision was high and more than half of the required resources for delivering PAC were available. It is recommended that; more health personnel are recruited to enable the facility to incorporate the last component of the PAC, notably community and service provider partnership.&nbsp

PREVALENCE OF TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS AMONGST COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS (CSWs) IN IBADAN, NIGERIA.

Our main objectives was to determine the prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis among commercial sex workers (CSW's) in Ibadan, Nigeria. One hundred and sixty nine CSW's randomly selected from 18 brothels and 136 female patients without symptoms were investigated for Trichomonas vaginalis using both direct microscopy and culture methods. Thirty-seven (21.9%) of the 169 CSW's investigated had Trichomonas whilst 26(19.1%) of the 136 control subjects were positive for Trichomonas vaginalis. There was no significant difference between the CSW's with Trichomonas and the control group (p>0.001). We found no association between T. vaginalis and HIV diagnosed in the CSW's investigated. The age range of peak incidence among the CSWs and the control subjects investigated was 20-29 years. While only 6(3.6%) of the CSWs investigated were married, 88(52.1%) were single, 37 (21.8%) separated, 28 (16.6%) divorced and 10(5.9%) widowed. There was no significant difference between the CSW's with vaginal Candidiasis, Gonorrhoea and the control group but genital ulcers and HIV positively were significantly higher (p=0.000) in CSW's than the control subjects. These findings suggest that women who exchange sexual services for money can no longer be ignored. They should be involved in the control and prevention of STDs. (Af. J. of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology: 2002 3(2): 72-77