Table 2.
Association between socio-demographic, obstetric factors and GBS colonization among pregnant women (n = 126)
| Variables | Total, n (%) | GBS colonization | P value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonized, n (%) | Non-colonized, n (%) | |||
| Age in years | ||||
| 15–19 | 7 (5.6) | 3 (12.5) | 4 (3.9) | 0.43 |
| 20–24 | 36 (28.6) | 9 (37.5) | 27 (26.5) | |
| 25–29 | 47 (37.3) | 7 (29.2) | 40 (39.2) | |
| 30–34 | 25 (19.8) | 4 (16.7) | 21 (20.6) | |
| 35–39 | 9 (7.1) | 1 (4.2) | 8 (7.8) | |
| 40–44 | 2 (1.6) | 0 (0) | 2 (2.0) | |
| Educational level | ||||
| Illiterate | 17 (13.5) | 6 (25) | 11 (10.8) | 0.32 |
| Primary | 27 (21.4) | 5 (20.8) | 22 (21.6) | |
| Secondary | 58 (46) | 9 (37.5) | 49 (48.0) | |
| Post-secondary | 24 (19) | 4 (16.7) | 20 (19.6) | |
| Occupation | ||||
| House wife | 81 (64.3) | 20 (83.3) | 61 (59.8) | 0.18 |
| Employed | 34 (27) | 3 (12.5) | 31 (30.4) | |
| Merchant | 3 (2.4) | 0 (0) | 3 (2.9) | |
| Student | 8 (6.3) | 1 (4.2) | 7 (6.9) | |
| Gravidity | ||||
| Primigravida | 38 (30.2) | 5 (20.8) | 33 (32.4) | 0.27 |
| Multigravida | 88 (69.8) | 19 (79.2) | 69 (67.6) | |
| Total | 126 (100) | 24 (19) | 102 (81) | |
* p value: chi squared test comparing colonized and non-colonized pregnant women