Abstract

Aim: Commercial sex is a risky activity of acquiring and transmitting sexually transmitted diseases. They have a disproportionate impact on the reproductive health of teenage girls, often leading to cervicitis. The aim of this work was to determine the prevalence of teenage prostitutes living in brothels in Benin City, Nigeria, while a secondary goal examined its relativity in the overall burden of cervicitis among teenage prostitutes. Methods: Randomized sampling and the liquid based cytology technique were used for this research. Results: 98 teenage prostitutes were identified within the confines of 45 brothels in 4 LGA with a prevalence of 10 (10.2%). The distribution reveals that Oredo LGA had 8(19.05%), Ovia North-East had 2(7.69%). 7 (7.14%) accounted for the acute stage of cervicitis and chronic stage was 3(3.06%). Conclusion: There exist teenage prostitutes living with cervicitis in the commercial sex business.

Key Words: Brothels, Cyto-diagnosis, Prostitution, Liquid based cytology.