Prevalence of self-reported vaginal discharge and associated factors in pregnant women

Submitted by Camila Schuck (camila.seer@gmail.com) on 2012-10-15T18:00:07Z No. of bitstreams: 1 20_Prevalência e fatores associados .pdf: 95676 bytes, checksum: 545ad0decdbeae7abf5d9afe4c31c614 (MD5)Approved for entry into archive by Angelica Miranda(angelicacdm@gmail.com) on 2013-09-24T19:42:34Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 20_Prevalência e fatores associados .pdf: 95676 bytes, checksum: 545ad0decdbeae7abf5d9afe4c31c614 (MD5)Made available in DSpace on 2013-09-24T19:42:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 20_Prevalência e fatores associados .pdf: 95676 bytes, checksum: 545ad0decdbeae7abf5d9afe4c31c614 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009This study aims to determine the prevalence self-reported abnormal vaginal discharge and to identify associated risk factors in pregnant women in the municipality of Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. A standardized questionaire was applied to all pregnant women admit ted for delivery in local maternity hospitals. The chi-square test was used to compare proportions, and Poisson regression was applied using multivariate analysis. Prevalence of vaginal discharge was 40%. Adjusted analysis showed the follow- ing prevalence ratios for vaginal discharge: 1.6 (1.4-1.8) for adolescents; 1.3 (1.1-1.6) for 8 years of schooling or less; 1.3 (1.1-1.5) for alcohol con- sumption; 2.0 (1.8-2.2) for vaginal discharge in the previous pregnancy; 1.4 (1.3-1.6) for urinary tract infection in the current pregnancy; and 0.8 (0.7-0.9) for history of prematurity. Local health services should target adolescent women, those with low schooling or low family income, and those with a history of vaginal discharge in the previous pregnancy or urinary tract infection in the current pregnancy