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This study aims to evaluate the diagnostic performance of vaginal discharge for predicting bacterial vaginosis and Trichomonas vaginalis infections in pregnant women.

July 10, 2026Open Access

Vaginal Discharge as a Syndromic Predictor of Bacterial Vaginosis and Trichomonas Vaginalis Co-Infection in Pregnancy: A Prospective Study at the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Edo State, Nigeria

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AIA.S Isenalumhe JAJ.S.B Afekhobe III C Igene

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Prospective study assesses vaginal discharge's effectiveness for detecting infections in pregnant women, suggesting improvements needed in screening methods.

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This study aims to evaluate the diagnostic performance of vaginal discharge for predicting bacterial vaginosis and Trichomonas vaginalis infections in pregnant women.
Prospective hospital-based cross-sectional study among 216 pregnant women attending antenatal care.
Participants categorized by the presence of vaginal discharge; microbiological analysis performed with high vaginal swabs using various methods.
Diagnostic parameters like sensitivity, specificity, and overall accuracy were calculated to assess performance.
Vaginal discharge was reported by 108 participants (50.0%), but showed poor diagnostic performance with sensitivity at 39.8% and specificity at 38.1%.
Among 103 diagnosed with infections, 55 participants (53.4%) did not report vaginal discharge, showing no significant association (p=0.546).
Parity significantly correlated with infection diagnosis (p=0.001), highlighting limitations in using vaginal discharge as a sole diagnostic tool.

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Isenalumhe et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a508c766eeac72a437a0972 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21259856

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Prospective study assesses vaginal discharge's effectiveness for detecting infections in pregnant women, suggesting improvements needed in screening methods.

Vaginal Discharge as a Syndromic Predictor of Bacterial Vaginosis and Trichomonas Vaginalis Co-Infection in Pregnancy: A Prospective Study at the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Edo State, Nigeria

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Vaginal Discharge as a Syndromic Predictor of Bacterial Vaginosis and Trichomonas Vaginalis Co-Infection in Pregnancy: A Prospective Study at the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Edo State, Nigeria

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