Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.
Department of Medical Laboratory, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.
Womens Health (Lond). 2022 Jan-Dec;18:17455057221092266. doi: 10.1177/17455057221092266.
Infection with is one of the most frequent chronic bacterial illnesses in humans. Pregnant mothers are the populations most vulnerable to infection. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of infection and associated factors among pregnant mothers having antenatal care at Debre Tabor General Hospital, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia, 2021.
Institutional based cross-sectional study design was conducted on 290 pregnant women. The stool antigen test is used to detect the active presence of the antigen in the feces. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses were carried out to assess potential factors responsible for infection. Variables associated with the prevalence of infection with (-value < 0.05) were considered statistically significant.
The prevalence of infection was 17.9%, with 95% (CI: 13.4%-22.3%). In all, 65.4% of positive mothers had gastrointestinal problems and developed symptoms like abdominal cramp and diarrhea 1 (1.92%), loss of appetite 10 (19.23%), hiccups 9 (17.31%), abdominal pain which worsens when the stomach is empty 19 (36.54%), indigestion, and frequent heart burn 13 (25%) during the present pregnancy. Lesser frequency of handwashing practice AOR = 3.09, 95% CI (1.14-8.34), use of soap for handwashing AOR = 0.44, 95% CI (0.19-0.98), eating unwashed vegetables and fruits AOR = 2.279, 95% CI (1.03-5.04), and not being anemic AOR = 0.268, 95% CI (0.10- 0.71), were significantly associated with infection.
This study shows that the prevalence of infection among pregnant women was low compared with that of the general population. Although in the lower prevalence, the level of anemia was strongly associated with the prevalence of infection. This implies that infection is a public health problem.
感染 是人类最常见的慢性细菌性疾病之一。孕妇是最容易感染 的人群。本研究旨在评估 2021 年在埃塞俄比亚德布雷塔博尔总医院接受产前护理的孕妇中 的感染率和相关因素。
采用基于机构的横断面研究设计，对 290 名孕妇进行了研究。粪便抗原检测用于检测粪便中 的抗原的活性存在。进行了二变量和多变量逻辑回归分析，以评估与 感染相关的潜在因素。与 感染流行率相关的变量（-值<0.05）被认为具有统计学意义。
的感染率为 17.9%，95%置信区间（CI）为 13.4%-22.3%。所有 阳性母亲中有 65.4%有胃肠道问题，并出现腹部痉挛和腹泻等症状 1（1.92%）、食欲不振 10（19.23%）、呃逆 9（17.31%）、空腹时腹痛加重 19（36.54%）、消化不良和频繁烧心 13（25%）。洗手频率较低的 AOR=3.09，95%CI（1.14-8.34），洗手使用肥皂的 AOR=0.44，95%CI（0.19-0.98），食用未洗蔬菜和水果的 AOR=2.279，95%CI（1.03-5.04），不贫血的 AOR=0.268，95%CI（0.10-0.71），与 感染显著相关。
本研究表明，与一般人群相比，孕妇 的感染率较低。尽管感染率较低，但贫血程度与 感染的流行率密切相关。这意味着 感染是一个公共卫生问题。
