Table 2.
Obstetrics-related characteristics and colonization of potential neonatal pathogens among pregnant women in public health facilities of Dessie town, Northeast Ethiopia, 2023.
| Variables | Category | Number of pregnant women N (%) | Mothers culture positives N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gestational age | <37 | 50 (14.4) | 29 (58) |
| ≥37 | 298 (85.6) | 164 (55) | |
| Number of ANC visit | <4 | 115 (33) | 62 (53.9) |
| ≥4 | 233 (67) | 131 (56.2) | |
| History of antibiotic use during the current pregnancy | Yes | 18 (5.2) | 10 (55.6) |
| No | 330 (94.8) | 183 (55.5) | |
| Current gestational hyperbaton | Yes | 10 (2.9) | 8 (80) |
| No | 338 (97.1) | 185 (54.7) | |
| Current gestational DM | Yes | 4 (11) | 2 (50) |
| No | 344 (98.9) | 191 (55.5) | |
| Type of gravidia | Primigravida | 116 (33.3) | 57 (49.1) |
| Multigravida | 232 (66.7) | 136 (58.6) | |
| History of abortion | Yes | 29 (8.3) | 14 (48.3) |
| No | 319 (91.7) | 179 (56.1) | |
| History of still birth | Yes | 19 (5.5) | 12 (63.2) |
| No | 329 (94.5) | 181 (55) | |
| PROM | Yes | 36 (10.3) | 33 (91.7) |
| No | 312 (89.7) | 160 (37.2) | |
| Duration of labor (in hour) | ≤12 | 215 (61.8) | 77 (35.8) |
| >12 | 133 (38.2) | 69 (51.3) | |
| Fever during labor | Yes | 43 (12.4) | 21 (48.8) |
| No | 305 (87.6) | 172 (56.4) | |
| Meconium-stained amniotic fluid | Yes | 23 (6.6) | 18 (78.3) |
| No | 325 (93.4) | 175 (53.9) |
ANC, Anti-natal care; DM, Diabetes mellitus; PROM, Premature rupture of membrane.