Articles Vol. 63 No. 3 (2022) 22/05/2022

SITUATION AND SOME RELATED FACTORS FOR GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS (GBS) INFECTION OF REPRODUCTIVE TRACT AMONG WOMEN AT THE 35TH TO 37TH WEEK OF PREGNANCY IN NGHE AN, 2019

Tang Xuan Hai1,2, Que Anh Tram3,4
1 Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital
2 Bệnh viện Sản Nhi Nghệ An
3 Nghe An Friendship General Hospital
4 Bệnh viện Hữu nghị Đa khoa Nghệ An
Corresponding author: bstangxuanhai@gmail.com
DOI: 10.52163/yhc.v63i3.323
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Keywords
Pregnant women, reproductive tract, Group B Streptococcus.
Abstract

A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted in pregnant women at Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital in 2019 to determine the prevalence and risk factors for Group B Streptococcus (GBS) infection in women at the 35th to 37th week of pregnancy.

Objective and method: A total of 750 women at the 35th to 37th week of pregancy were enrolled into the study. Clinical examinations, interview, GBS culture and CAM test were employed.

Results: Showed that the prevalence of GBS was 9.2%. Related factors included use of unsanitary water sources (OR = 1.86, 95%CI (1.36 - 4.59), p < 0.05); improper vaginal hygiene (OR = 1.74, 95%CI (1.16 - 4.36), p < 0.05); history of GBS infection (OR = 1.98, 95%CI (1.64 - 4.15), p < 0.05); and no habits of daily vulvar wash (OR = 3.0, 95%CI (1.42 - 7.59), p < 0.05).

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