Prevalence and Risk Factors of Group B Streptococcus Colonization in Pregnant Women: A Pilot Study in Palestine
Table 3
The medical history of both GBS-colonized and noncolonized pregnant women.
GBS-colonized women (N) (%)
Noncolonized women (N) (%)
value
Smoker
3 (12.5%)
14 (8%)
0.436
Previous pregnancy
23 (95.8%)
129 (73.3%)
0.015
One pregnancy
7 (29.16%)
26 (14.8%)
0.026
2–3 pregnancies
7 (29.16%)
53 (30.1%)
0.981
≥4 pregnancies
9 (37.5%)
50 (28.4%)
0.744
Previous preterma
5 (20.8%)
11 (6.3%)
0.013
Number of abortions
0
16 (66.7%)
144 (81.8%)
0.082
1
7 (29.2%)
29 (16.5%)
0.129
≥2
1 (4.2%)
3 (1.7%)
0.403
Time of abortion
First trimesterb
7 (29.2%)
35 (19.9%)
0.295
Second trimesterc
0 (0.0%)
8 (4.5%)
0.599
Fetal demised
1 (4.2%)
1 (0.6%)
0.226
UTI symptomse
8 (33.3%)
44 (25%)
0.383
Vaginal infection symptoms f
7 (29.2%)
40 (22.7%)
0.485
UTI: urinary tract infection, abortion: fetal death before 24 weeks of gestation, adelivery before 37 weeks of gestation, bthe first 12 weeks of gestation, cfrom 13 weeks to 28 weeks of gestation, ddeath of a fetus after 24 gestational weeks, eurinary frequency, urgency, dysuria, fincreased or foul-smelling vaginal discharge, burning, or itching.