ArticleAfrican health sciences2013
Association of anti-Chlamydia antibodies with ectopic pregnancy in Benin city, Nigeria: a case-control study.
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- Relation of Chlamydia trachomatis infections to ectopic pregnancy: A meta-analysis and systematic review.Medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Prevalence of Curable Sexually Transmitted Infections in Pregnant Women in Low- and Middle-Income Countries From 2010 to 2015: A Systematic Review.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2016Pooled it
- [Factors associated with the failure of medical treatment for ectopic pregnancy: case study conducted at the Yaoundé Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital].The Pan African medical journal · 2022Article
- Ectopic pregnancy in the ampulla of the fallopian tube at 16 gestational weeks: lessons from a case report.African health sciences · 2020Article
- Risk factors for ectopic pregnancy in a population of Cameroonian women: A case-control study.PloS one · 2018Article
- Chlamydia trachomatis Infection in Pregnancy: The Global Challenge of Preventing Adverse Pregnancy and Infant Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.BioMed research international · 2016Review
- Reduced prevalence of chronic tubal inflammation in tubal pregnancies after levonorgestrel emergency contraception failure.Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety · 2015Article
- Chlamydia trachomatis and Genital Mycoplasmas: Pathogens with an Impact on Human Reproductive Health.Journal of pathogens · 2014Review
- Nodding syndrome, infections and sexuality.African health sciences · 2013Article
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- Relationship between Vaginal Bacterial Infections and Pregnancy Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchReview
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Abstract
backgroundEctopic pregnancy remains a major public health problem especially in many developing countries where it is a significant contributor to pregnancy related morbidity and mortality.
objectiveTo determine the association between prior Chlamydia trachomatis infection and the risk of ectopic pregnancy.
methodsA case-control study from two tertiary health care facilities in Benin City, Nigeria. Ninety eight women with ectopic pregnancy (cases) and another 98 women with uncomplicated intrauterine pregnancy (controls) matched for age, were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire and evaluated for serological evidence of prior Chlamydia trachomatis infection.
resultsThe antibody titres in cases (48%) were significantly higher than in controls (16.3%) (p<0.001). However, the association between Chlamydia antibodies and ectopic pregnancy was attenuated when the effects of indicators of previous pelvic infections, socio-demographic characteristics, contraceptive and sexual history were controlled for. Primary level of education (OR = 6.32; CI, 2.31 - 17.3), three or more lifetime sexual partners (OR = 5.71; CI, 2.39 - 13.65) and prior history of vaginal discharge (OR = 5.00; CI, 2.03 - 12.3) were more likely to be associated with ectopic pregnancy than with the presence of antibodies to Chlamydia trachomatis (OR = 2.82; 95% CI, 1.33 - 5.95). The Population Attributable Risk was 30.9%.
conclusionChlamydial infections play only a limited role in the pathogenesis of ectopic pregnancy.
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