Female Genital Tuberculosis Among Infertile Women and Its Contributions to Primary and Secondary Infertility

Authors

Musa AE Ahmed, Department of Reproductive Health Sciences, Pan African University Life and Earth Sciences Institute (PAULESI), Ibadan, Nigeria
Department of Veterinary Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Al-Salam University, West Kordofan, Sudan, Department of Veterinary Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Al-Salam University, West Kordofan, Sudan
Abdullah AA Mohammed, Department of Reproductive Health Sciences, Pan African University Life and Earth Sciences Institute (PAULESI), Ibadan, Nigeria
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Gadarif, Gadarif, Sudan, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Gadarif, Gadarif, Sudan
Abiodun O. Ilesanmi, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Christopher O. Aimakhu, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Amel O. Bakhiet, Department of Pathology and The Scientific Research Deanship, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan
Suad BM Hamad, Department of Animal Health & Diseases Control, Ministry of Animal Recourses & Fishers, South Kordofan, Sudan

Abstract

Female genital tuberculosis (FGTB) is a widespread infectious disease among young women. This meta-analysis aimed to investigate the prevalence of FGTB among infertile women and its contribution to primary and secondary infertility. PubMed, MEDLINE®, WorldCat, The Lens, direct Google search, Google Scholar and ResearchGate were searched from 1971 to July 17, 2021 using the following terms: “prevalence”, “epidemiology”, “urogenital tuberculosis”, “FGTB”, “infertile women”, “infertility complaints” and “FGTB testing methods”. Data were extracted and a meta-analysis was performed. A total of 42 studies were selected with a total of 30,918 infertile women. Of these, the pooled prevalence of FGTB was 20% (95% confidence interval: 15–25%, I2 = 99.94%) and the prevalence of overall infertility, primary infertility and secondary infertility among FGTB population were 88%, 66% and 34%, respectively. The proportion of FGTB is remarkable among infertile women globally. The biggest burden of the disease is present in low-income countries followed by lower-to-middle- and upper-to-middle-income countries.

Publication Date

8-25-2022

First Page

314

Last Page

324

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Recommended Citation

Ahmed, Musa AE; Sudan, Department of Veterinary Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Al-Salam University, West Kordofan,; Mohammed, Abdullah AA; Sudan, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Gadarif, Gadarif,; Ilesanmi, Abiodun O.; Aimakhu, Christopher O.; Bakhiet, Amel O.; and Hamad, Suad BM (2022) "Female Genital Tuberculosis Among Infertile Women and Its Contributions to Primary and Secondary Infertility," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal: Vol. 22: 314-324.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.1.2022.003