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| Year : 2008 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 275-278 |
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Urinary findings in young adults in Abakaliki, Nigeria
EI Ugwuja, NC Ugwu
Department of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Clinical Medicine, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
E I Ugwuja
Department of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Clinical Medicine, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
PMID: 19140369 
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of urinary abnormalities in young adults living in Abakaliki, Southeastern Nigeria. METHOD: Two hundred and fifty (250) clean-catched mid-stream urine samples obtained between October 2005 and June 2006 from apparently healthy young adults, aged 18-25 years (mean = 19.7 +/- 4.1 years) resident in Abakaliki, comprising 151 (60.4%) females and 99 (39.6%) males were analysed using standard laboratory procedures and techniques. RESULTS: The prevalence of urinary abnormalities was found to be 20.7%. In addition to leucocyte esterase and pyuria, which were found in significantly more female samples than the males' (p < 0.05), there were generally more abnormalities in female urine samples than their male counterparts (p < 0.05). The major abnormalities recorded were pyuria (47.1%), bacteriuria (21.6%), proteinuria (14.0%) and haematuria (8.0%). CONCLUSION: The finding supports routine urine screening as an important disease surveillance approach in young adults Nigerians resident in Abakaliki metropolis. |
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