?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Trichomonas+vaginalis+infection+in+human+immunodeficiency+virus-seropositive+Nigerian+women%3A+The+public+health+significance&rft.creator=Uneke%2C+Chigozie+Jesse&rft.creator=Alo%2C+Moses+Nnaemeka&rft.creator=Ogbu%2C+Ogbonnaya&rft.creator=Ugwuoru%2C+Duhu+Clifford&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Evidence+from+the+biology+and+epidemiology+of+Trichomonas+vaginalis+suggests+that+this+protozoan+parasite+may+play+an+important+role+in+human+immunodeficiency+virus+(HIV)+transmission+dynamics%2C+especially+where+heterosexual+behaviour+and+a+high+prevalence+of+HIV+obtain.+The+prevalence+of+T.+vaginalis+was+evaluated+among+HIV-seropositive+Nigerian+women%2C+in+an+anonymous%2C+unlinked%2C+cross-sectional+survey.+Of+the+total+of+250+HIV-seropositive+women+studied+using+the+wet+mount+preparations+from+high+vaginal+swab+(HVS)+and+urine+specimens%2C+the+presence+of+T.+vaginalis+was+demonstrated+in+61(24.4%25)+of+the+HVS+specimens+and+57(22.8%25)+of+the+urine+specimens.+The+highest+prevalence+of+T.+vaginalis+infection+(32.6%25)+was+recorded+among+individuals+in+the+26-30+years+age+category+and+the+lowest+(18.8%25)+among+the+age+categories+20-25+years++and+above+40+years.+Since+the+coinfection+of+T.+vaginalis+and+HIV+has+public+health+implications+for+HIV+prevention+as+it+confirms+the+practice+of+unprotected+sex%2C+educational+efforts+must+be+aimed+at+sexually+active+persons+and+high+risk+groups+and+are+best+focused+upon+the+use+of+barrier+precautions%2C+particularly+condom+use.&rft.publisher=Dr.+B.S.+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr.+Srinivas&rft.date=2007-11-10&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5846%2F1%2F2007-2-3.pdf&rft.identifier=++Uneke%2C+Chigozie+Jesse+and+Alo%2C+Moses+Nnaemeka+and+Ogbu%2C+Ogbonnaya+and+Ugwuoru%2C+Duhu+Clifford++(2007)+Trichomonas+vaginalis+infection+in+human+immunodeficiency+virus-seropositive+Nigerian+women%3A+The+public+health+significance.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5846%2F