INCIDENCE OF VAGINAL CANDIDACIES AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN AN PARK-LANE, HOSPITAL, A CASE STUDY OF PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINK AT PARK-LINE ENUGU
ABSTRACT
This project attempts to determine the frequency rate of candidiasis among pregnant women in Abakpa Nike Enugu. One hundred and ten samples of high vaginal swabs were collected and examined wet in the microscope. The sample were donated by pregnant women attending ante-natal clinics at park-lane hospital Enugu.  Eighty-five samples out of the one hundred and ten samples collected from the pregnant women were candida positive. The candida specie implicated were classified as follows: sixty pregnant women had Candida Albicans, ten had candida torulopsis, seran had Candida Kmse and eight had Candida Stellordea.
The samples were collected as follows. They were asked to open up their legs wide enough and the swab stick was inserted into the vagina and turned once. Normal saline was added to the sample solution and examined. The samples was examined wet under the microscope, budding yeast-like cells were observed.
The results indicated that the frequency rate is high as a result of illiteracy and poor hygienic state of most pregnant women within the study area. Improved hygiene and health education are stronghy recommended for the generality of people and women preparing for marriage particularly Park-Lane Enugu.
TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction                                                                           1
1.1    Hypothesis                                                                   7
1.2    Statement of problem                                                   8
1.3    Limitations                                                                             8
1.4    Justification                                                                            8
CHAPTER TWO
Literature Review                                                                             9
CHAPTER THREE
Materials and Methods                                                           16
3.1     Sources of Collection                                                                   17
CHAPTER FOUR
Results and Analysis                                                              20
CHAPTER FIVE
Discussion                                                                              24
CHAPTER SIX
Conclusion and Recommendation                                          28
References                                                                              29
Appendix                                                                                        32
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
 Candidiasis is a systemic disease result from the presence of yeast like fungi in the urinary track of a pregnant women (Derek 1982). Candidiasis is most often sexually transmitted though there are some other predisposing gander like poor hygiene in the genial areas, use of oral contraceptive pill, diabetes mellitus etc
