Incidence and risk factors of bacterial vaginosis among pregnant women: A prospective study in Maanshan city, Anhui Province, China. Issue 8 (27th April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Li, Xiu‐De; Tong, Fei; Zhang, Xiu‐Jun; Pan, Wei‐Jun; Chen, Mao‐Lin; Wang, Cheng‐Cheng; Li, Xiang; Gao, Guo‐Peng; Sun, Liang; Sun, Ye‐Huan
• Is Part Of: Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research. Volume 41:Issue 8(2015:Aug.)
• Page Start: 1214
• Page End: 1222
• Publication Date: 2015-04-27
• Subjects: Gynecology -- Periodicals; Obstetrics -- Periodicals; 618.1005
• DOI: 10.1111/jog.12704
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1341-8076

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title>Abstract</title> <sec id="jog12704-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <title>Aim</title> <p>The aim of this study was to identify the incidence and risk factors of bacterial vaginosis among pregnant women.</p> </sec> <sec id="jog12704-sec-0002" sec-type="section"> <title>Material and Methods</title> <p>Prospective data from a cohort of 668 pregnant women were used to identify potential risk factors for bacterial vaginosis during pregnancy by Cox proportional hazards regression.</p> </sec> <sec id="jog12704-sec-0003" sec-type="section"> <title>Results</title> <p>A total of 204 incident cases of bacterial vaginosis were diagnosed in 274.8 woman‐years of follow‐up. The bacterial vaginosis incidence rate was 0.74 per 1 woman‐year and median prevalence during follow‐up was 15.6%. In the adjusted model, changing underwear nearly everyday, miscarriage history, urinary tract infection during follow‐up, husbands' education level, and concurrent trichomoniasis and candidiasis remained significantly associated with bacterial vaginosis (adjusted hazard ratio and 95% confidence interval were 1.87 [1.26–2.77]; 2.96 [1.96–4.47]; 2.41 [1.05–5.49]; 0.50 [0.32–0.77]; 1.82 [1.02–3.25]; 1.88 [1.30–2.70], respectively).</p> </sec> <sec id="jog12704-sec-0004" sec-type="section"> <title>Conclusion</title> <p>Bacterial vaginosis during pregnancy can be affected by many factors, and some are indirectly acting factors. Further prospective studies that include a larger sample size and more information on the development of bacterial vaginosis are needed.</p> </sec> </abstract>