Molecular Characterization of Streptococcus agalactiae Isolates from Pregnant Women in Kathmandu City

Table 3

Distribution of GBS and serotypes on the basis of age, body mass, formal education level, parity, and gestational period.

Age (years)	GBS positive (%)	Serotype positive				value
		Ia	Ib	II	III
<19 (n = 5)	1 (20%)	0	0	0	0
20–29 (n = 101)	23 (22.77)	1	1	3	8	0.148
30< (n = 19)	0	0	0	0	0
value = 0.148, no association found between GBS and age of the pregnant women.
Body mass (kg)
41–50(n = 6)	1 (16.67%)	1	0	0	0
51–60(n = 38)	6 (15.79%)	0	0	1	1
61–70(n = 49)	11 (22.45%)	0	0	2	5	0.794
71<(n = 32)	6 (18.75%)	0	1	0	2
value = 0.794, no association found between GBS and body mass of the pregnant women.
Formal education level
≤secondary education examination (n = 54)	16 (29.63%)	1	0	3	4
+2 (n = 42)	6 (14.28%)	0	1	0	2	0.285
Bachelor <(n = 29)	2 (6.89%)	0	0	0	2
value = 0.285, no association found between GBS and formal education level of the pregnant women.
Parity
First (n = 79)	14 (17.72%)	1	1	3	5
Second (n = 36)	8 (22.22%)	0	0	0	2	0.893
Third (n = 10)	2 (20%)	0	0	0	1
value = 0.893, no association found between GBS and parity of the pregnant women.
Gestational period
<36 (n = 61)	7 (11.47%)	0	1	2	2
>36 (n = 64)	16 (25%)	1	0	1	6	0.016
value = 0.016, significant association was found between GBS and gestational period of pregnant women.