Characterization of Vaginal Infection in Pregnant Women. "Jose Antonio Cespedes Argote" Polyclinic, 2020-2022

Abstract

Elisa Puentes Rizo, Alejandro Aguilar Puentes, Ruben Alfredo Aguilar Puentes, Mariam Machado Tejera and Pedro Rolando Lopez Rodriguez*

Introduction: Vaginal infection is a worldwide disease that has become a health problem due to its increasing incidence. It’s one of the most common medical complications associated with pregnancy.

Objective: To characterizes vaginal infection in pregnant women.

Methods: Between January 2020 and December 2022, an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in 195 pregnant women.

Results: We found 116 pregnant women (59.5%) with vaginal infection. The mean age of the group was 23.6 ± 7.05 years, and black skin color represented 45.6%. 100% of those with only completed primary education had vaginal infection, as well as 67.8% of those who were not married, and 61.2% of those who were single. 67.6% had the infection at 12 weeks of pregnancy or less. Prenatal care was inadequate in 40.5% of these women, and 72.2% had vaginal infections. 62.6% had unprotected sexual intercourse, and 52.8% practiced inadequate hygiene. 9.5% had mixed infections, and of these, 72.7% responded unfavorably to treatment. Only 8.6% presented neonatal infection as a complication.

Conclusions: Among pregnant women with vaginal infections, those with low educational levels, young gestational age, and unprotected sexual intercourse predominated. Mixed infections responded unfavorably in a greater number of pregnant women. The most common complication was premature rupture of membranes.

HTML PDF