RETROSPECTIVE STUDY ON THE INCIDENCE OF TUBERCULOSIS AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS AMONG PATIENTS ATTENDING TWO HOSPITALS IN AKURE, NIGERIA.

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB), HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) have a great impacts in our society, both as an illness and as a source of discrimination. These diseases have attracted international medical and political attention as well as large-scale funding since it was identified in the 1980s. A six year retrospective studies was carried out in two hospitals (The State Specialist Hospital and Don Bosco Health Centre) in Akure, Ondo State from 2009-2014. This study aims at revealing the mostly affected gender and age cohorts by these diseases. Hospital medical data on Tuberculosis (TB), HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were extracted from the medical record books of the two referral hospitals and were added up. Eighty-eight thousand three hundred and eighty (88,380) were examined while two thousand one hundred and forty-eight (2,148) positive cases were recorded on HIV/AIDS, Eighty-nine thousand two hundred and seventy-seven (89,277) individuals were examined while Six thousand seven hundred and eighty-four (6,784) positive cases were recorded on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and Seventy- two thousand nine hundred and ninety- two (72,992) were examined while three thousand eight hundred thirty-one positive cases were recorded on Tuberculosis. The most affected age cohorts in HIV were the 0-5 with 17.85% while the least was the 6-19 age cohorts with 0.95%. For STIs, age 20-80 years had the highest prevalence while the least prevalence were recorded in the 0-5 age cohorts for all the years investigated. Results from this study shows that females are mostly infected with HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infection (STIs) while the males are most affected with tuberculosis. This study has revealed the need to put more efforts into preventing the spread of the diseases.