Table 4. - Distribution of pregnant women colonized by GBS according to gynecological and obstetric variables, 18th Regional Department of Health, 2015.
| Variables | n | % | IC% | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gestational Age | 0.387 | |||
| 35 | 54/214 | 25.23 | 19.18 - 31.29 | |
| 36 | 43/138 | 31.16 | 23.07 - 39.25 | |
| 37 | 44/144 | 30.56 | 22.68 - 38.43 | |
| Number of pregnancies | 0.783 | |||
| Primiparous | 55/200 | 27.5 | 21.06 - 33.94 | |
| Multiparous | 86/296 | |||
| Sexually Transmitted Disease | 1.00 | |||
| Yes | 4/15 | 26.67 | 7.78 - 55.1 | |
| No | 137/481 | 28.48 | 24.34-32.62 | |
| Urinary Infection during Pregnancy | 0.026 | |||
| Yes | 68/199 | 34.17 | 27.33-41.01 | |
| No | 73/297 | 24.58 | 19.51-29.64 | |
| Type of delivery* | 0.963 | |||
| Vaginal | 52/173 | 30.06 | 22.94-37.18 | |
| Cesarean | 36/116 | 31.03 | 22.18-39.88 | |
| Number of partners | 0.961 | |||
| 1 | 55/198 | 27.78 | 21.28-34.27 | |
| 2 | 33/113 | 29.20 | 20.38-38.03 | |
| 3 or more | 53/185 | 28.65 | 21.86-35.43 | |
| Use of condom | 0.649 | |||
| Yes | 8/23 | 34.78 | 13.14-56.42 | |
| No | 133/473 | 28.12 | 23.96-32.28 | |
| Abortion | 0.977 | |||
| Yes | 21/76 | 27.63 | 16.92-38.34 | |
| No | 120/420 | 28.57 | 24.13-33.01 |
* The values do not total 496 pregnant women because primiparous and abortions were excluded from this sum, because the risk factor for GBS is for women who have had childbirth, regardless of the route.