Abstract

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is major health problem in developed and developing country involving more young women. It is associated with high rate of female reproductive health morbidity; it can complicate with ectopic pregnancy, infertility and chronic pelvic pain. A poor response therapy increases the likelihood of these complications; this could be due to an increase in antimicrobial resistant pathogens. The aim of this research was to determine the prevalence of PID pattern of women at Kampala International University Teaching Hospital. This was a cross-sectional study conducted among women who attended gynecology clinic at Kampala International University Teaching Hospital. Consecutive enrolment of 324 participants who consented to participate was done daily until a required sample size was realized from November 2019 to January 2020. Structured questionnaires were used to collect data on associated factors; endocervical swab was taken from patient clinically diagnosed with PID. Data was analyzed using STATA VERSION 14.2. The result showed that prevalence of pelvic inflammatory disease was 19.1%. In conclusion, the prevalence of pelvic inflammatory disease is high and good measures has to be taken.