%0 Journal Article %T Prevalence, pattern and predictors of abnormal vaginal discharge among women attending health care institutions in Imo State, Nigeria %A A.C. Iwu %A C.B. Duru %A C.N. Obionu %A I.C. Obiajuru %A K.A. Uwakwe %A U.C. Madubueze %J - %D 2018 %X Background: Normal vaginal discharge is a normal physiological process that can become abnormal due mostly to sexually and non-sexually transmitted infections. This study determined the prevalence, pattern, sociodemographic and maternal predictors of abnormal vaginal discharge among women attending health care institutions in Imo State, Nigeria. %K This cross-sectional descriptive design used stratified sampling technique to select 450 records of women of reproductive ages. Data was extracted using a proforma. Descriptive statistics was presented using frequencies and summary indices. Chi square statistics and binary logistic regression were done. P-value of < 0.05 was considered significant. %U https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jcmphc/article/view/178108