Table 2.
Sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics of GBS colonized women
| Sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics | GBS culture results | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Negative (N = 232) | Positive (N = 60) | P | |
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Maternal age (Years) | |||
| < 26 | 45 (15.4%) | 10 (3.4%) | 0.864 |
| 26–35 | 139 (47.6%) | 38 (13.0%) | |
| > 36 | 48 (16.4%) | 12 (4.1%) | |
| Gestation age (weeks) | |||
| < 35 | 106 (36.3%) | 26 (8.9%) | 0.323 |
| 35–37 | 88 (30.1%) | 28 (9.6%) | |
| > 37 | 38 (13.0%) | 6 (2.1%) | |
| Parity | |||
| 0 | 43 (14.7%) | 10 (3.4%) | 0.499 |
| 1 | 69 (23.6%) | 14 (4.8%) | |
| > 1 | 120 (41.1%) | 36 (12.3%) | |
| Number of prior live births if parity > 0 | |||
| 0 | 25 (8.6%) | 4 (1.4%) | 0.566 |
| > 0 | 164 (56.2%) | 46 (15.8%) | |
| Number of prior stillbirths | 74 (25.3%) | 19 (6.5%) | 0.935 |
| History of pregnancy loss in prior pregnancies (abortion or ectopic) | 23 (7.9%) | 9 (3.1%) | 0.308 |
| History of preterm birth in prior pregnancy | 45 (15.4%) | 12 (4.1%) | 0.945 |
| Rupture of membranes for > 18 h before labour in prior pregnancy | 48 (16.4%) | 10 (3.4%) | 0.688 |
| Past history of neonatal death in first week of birth | 23 (7.9%) | 9 (3.1%) | 0.526 |
| Past history of neonatal infection after birth | 25 (8.6%) | 5 (1.7%) | 0.782 |
| Fore water break in past pregnancy Rupture of membranes? | 5 (1.7%) | 2 (.7%) | 0.595 |
| Allergy to penicillin | |||
| Yes | 9 (3.1%) | 6 (2.1%) | 0.051 |
| Don’t Know | 50 (17.1%) | 7 (2.4%) | |
| HIV status | |||
| Positive | 12 (4.1%) | 3 (1.0%) | 0.628 |
| Colour of vaginal discharge | |||
| Yellow | 25 (8.6%) | 7 (2.4%) | 0.942 |
| Brown | 32 (11.0%) | 8 (2.7%) | |
| White | 132 (45.2%) | 32 (11.0%) | |
| Clear | 43 (14.7%) | 13 (4.5%) | |
GBS Group B Streptococcus, n number of participants within group, % percentage of participants within group, Chi-square statistics was used test statistical; difference between GBS colonized and uncolonized participants