Urinary tract infection among pregnant women at a secondary level hospital in Northern India
Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) during pregnancy is frequently associated with complications. Currently, in India, there is no regular screening for UTI, and facility for diagnosis of UTI is not available at peripheral government health centers. Objective: To estimate the proportion of pre...
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| description | Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) during pregnancy is frequently associated with complications. Currently, in India, there is no regular screening for UTI, and facility for diagnosis of UTI is not available at peripheral government health centers. Objective: To estimate the proportion of pregnant women with UTI among antenatal clinic attendees in rural Haryana. Methods: Eligible participants were pregnant women attending antenatal clinic of secondary care center of rural Haryana from March to May 2015. Consecutive sampling was done to select pregnant women. Interview schedule was administered to the selected women, and midstream urine sample was collected. Urine sample was plated on MacConkey agar, and colony count was done using standard methods. Results: A total of 1253 pregnant women were included in the study. The proportion of women with symptoms of UTI on the basis of history was 33.3% (95% confidence interval [CI] - 30.7, 35.9), and UTI by colony count was 3.3% (95% CI - 2.4, 4.5). The presence of UTI was found to be significantly associated with the presence of any symptom of UTI on multivariate analysis (odds ratio [95% CI] - 7.35 [1.95, 27.77]). Conclusions: The burden of UTI among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic of a sub-district hospital was considerable, more so among the women that presented with symptoms suggestive of UTI. The study suggested that considering the burden of UTI and its complications, diagnosis of UTI at a resource-constrained setting like a secondary care hospital can be done after screening women for symptoms suggestive of UTI. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bb96334ebc844b94addd17a4f4869c4a2022-12-21T18:13:42ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Public Health0019-557X2017-01-0161211812310.4103/ijph.IJPH_293_15Urinary tract infection among pregnant women at a secondary level hospital in Northern IndiaShashi KantAyush LohiyaArti KapilSanjeev Kumar GuptaBackground: Urinary tract infection (UTI) during pregnancy is frequently associated with complications. Currently, in India, there is no regular screening for UTI, and facility for diagnosis of UTI is not available at peripheral government health centers. Objective: To estimate the proportion of pregnant women with UTI among antenatal clinic attendees in rural Haryana. Methods: Eligible participants were pregnant women attending antenatal clinic of secondary care center of rural Haryana from March to May 2015. Consecutive sampling was done to select pregnant women. Interview schedule was administered to the selected women, and midstream urine sample was collected. Urine sample was plated on MacConkey agar, and colony count was done using standard methods. Results: A total of 1253 pregnant women were included in the study. The proportion of women with symptoms of UTI on the basis of history was 33.3% (95% confidence interval [CI] - 30.7, 35.9), and UTI by colony count was 3.3% (95% CI - 2.4, 4.5). The presence of UTI was found to be significantly associated with the presence of any symptom of UTI on multivariate analysis (odds ratio [95% CI] - 7.35 [1.95, 27.77]). Conclusions: The burden of UTI among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic of a sub-district hospital was considerable, more so among the women that presented with symptoms suggestive of UTI. The study suggested that considering the burden of UTI and its complications, diagnosis of UTI at a resource-constrained setting like a secondary care hospital can be done after screening women for symptoms suggestive of UTI.http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2017;volume=61;issue=2;spage=118;epage=123;aulast=KantIndiapregnant womenruralurinary tract infection |
| spellingShingle | Shashi Kant Ayush Lohiya Arti Kapil Sanjeev Kumar Gupta Urinary tract infection among pregnant women at a secondary level hospital in Northern India Indian Journal of Public Health India pregnant women rural urinary tract infection |
| title | Urinary tract infection among pregnant women at a secondary level hospital in Northern India |
| title_full | Urinary tract infection among pregnant women at a secondary level hospital in Northern India |
| title_fullStr | Urinary tract infection among pregnant women at a secondary level hospital in Northern India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Urinary tract infection among pregnant women at a secondary level hospital in Northern India |
| title_short | Urinary tract infection among pregnant women at a secondary level hospital in Northern India |
| title_sort | urinary tract infection among pregnant women at a secondary level hospital in northern india |
| topic | India pregnant women rural urinary tract infection |
| url | http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2017;volume=61;issue=2;spage=118;epage=123;aulast=Kant |
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