Research Article
Group B Streptococcus Colonization among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at Tertiary Hospital in Rural Southwestern Uganda
Table 4
Association between GBS colonization status and potential obstetric risk factors.
| Bivariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | Variable | GBS positive = 89 | GBS negative = 220 | COR 95% CI | value | COR 95% CI | value |
| Gravidity | | | | | | | Primigravida | 26 (29.2) | 89 (40.5) | 1 | 0.17 | | | Multigravida | 50 (56.2) | 105 (47.7) | 1.63 (0.94–2.83) | | | | Grand multigravida | 13 (14.6) | 26 (11.8) | 1.71 (0.77–3.79) | | | | Previous pregnancies history | | | | | | | Prelabor ROM | 3 (3.4) | 11 (5) | 0.66 (0.18–2.43) | 0.54 | | | Perineal tear | 19 (21.3) | 26 (11.8) | 2.03 (1.06–3.88) | 0.03 | 1.46 (0.66–3.21) | 0.35 | Preterm birth | 3 (3.3) | 9 (4.1) | 0.82 (0.22–3.09) | 0.77 | | | Stillbirth | 4 (4.5) | 20 (9.1) | 0.47 (0.16–1.42) | 0.18 | | | Early neonatal death | 1 (1.1) | 10 (4.5) | 0.99 (0.37–2.63) | 0.98 | | | Abortion | 10 (11.2) | 28 (12.7) | 0.87 (0.40–1.87) | 0.72 | | | Ectopic | 0 (0) | 5 (2.3) | — | — | | | Current pregnancy | | | | | | | WOA | | | | 0.36 | | | 35–37.6 | 48 (53.9) | 120 (54.5) | 1 | | | | 38–40.6 | 36 (40.4) | 78 (35.5) | 1.18 (0.70–1.98) | | | | ≥41 | 5 (5.6) | 22 (10) | 0.57 (0.21–1.59) | | | | LAP | 30 (33.7) | 86 (39.1) | 0.79 (0.48–1.33) | 0.38 | | | Herbal medicine use | 71 (79.8) | 160 (72.7) | 1.19 (0.65–2.18) | 0.57 | | |
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