Open AccessScreening for bacterial vaginosis before intrauterine device insertion at a family planning clinic in south-west Nigeria
Author(s) -
Opeyemi Akinajo,
Folasade Adenike Bello,
Oluwasomidoyin Olukemi Bello,
Oladapo Olayemi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
nigerian postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 1117-1936
DOI - 10.4103/npmj.npmj_8_17
Subject(s) - medicine , bacterial vaginosis , intrauterine device , incidence (geometry) , complication , obstetrics , chi square test , statistical significance , family planning , observational study , vaginal discharge , statistical analysis , population , gynecology , surgery , research methodology , environmental health , mathematics , optics , statistics , physics
This study determined the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis (BV) among clients before insertion of intrauterine device (IUD) and compared the incidence of complications between participants who were positive and negative for BV.