Correction: BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 20, 345 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-020-03037-0
Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported an error in Table 3. The last two lines on bacterial vaginosis had accidentally misplaced part of the findings while rearranging final tables.
Table 3.
Maternal health profile (n=367)
| PTB | Univariate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YesPTB N (%) Or mean ±SD) |
NoPTB N (%) or mean ±SD) |
Total N (%) or mean ±SD) |
Crude Odds Ratio (OR) (95% CI) | P-Value | |
| Hemoglobin | 10.50±0.97 | 11.26±1.11 | 11.18±1.12 | 0.54 [0.39, 0.74] | 0.001** |
| Anemia(<11g/dl) (n=367) | |||||
| No | 11 (29.7) | 234 (70.9) | 245 (66.8) | 1 | |
| Yes | 26 (70.3) | 96 (29.1) | 122 (33.2) | 5.80 [2.74, 12.12] | 0.001** |
| C Reactive Protein (CRP mg/l) | 4.69±7.24 | 5.01±11.68 | 4.97±11.31 | 0.99 [0.96, 1.03] | 0.87 |
| CRP(>5mg/l) (na=366) | |||||
| Yes | 10 (27.0) | 90 (27.4) | 100 (27.3) | 1 | |
| No | 27 (73.0) | 239 (72.6) | 266 (72.7) | 0.98 [0.45, 2.11] | 0.96 |
| α1-acid glycoprotein (AGPg/dl) (n=367) | 0.59±0.25 | 0.62±0.40 | 0.62±0.39 | 0.84 [0.31, 2.24] | 0.73 |
| α1-acid glycoprotein (AGP>1g/l) (n=367) | |||||
| Yes | 36 (97.3) | 302 (91.5) | 29 (7.9) | 1 | |
| No | 1 (2.7) | 28 (8.5) | 338 (92.1) | 0.30 [0.04, 2.06] | 0.24 |
| Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) (n=367) | |||||
| No | 21 (56.8) | 301 (91.2) | 322 (87.7) | 1 | |
| Yes | 16 (43.2) | 29 (8.8) | 45 (12.3) | 7.91 [3.72, 16.81] | 0.001** |
| UTI strain (n=45) | |||||
| Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | 1 (6.2) | 2 (6.9) | 3 (6.7) | - | - |
| Escherchia coli | 3 (18.8) | 24 (82.8) | 27 (60.0) | - | - |
| Klebsialla pneumoniae | 11 (68.8) | 1 (3.4) | 12 (26.7) | - | - |
| Staphylococcus epidermitis | 1 (6.2) | 2 (6.9) | 3 (6.7) | - | - |
| Sexually Transmitted Infection( STI) | |||||
| Chlamydia (n=367) | |||||
| No | 23 (62.2) | 265 (80.3) | 288 (78.50) | 1 | |
| Yes | 14 (37.8) | 65 (19.7) | 79 (21.50) | 2.48 [1.21, 5.08] | 0.01** |
| Trichomonas vaginalis (n=367) | |||||
| Yes | 4 (10.8) | 15 (4.5) | 19 (5.2) | 1 | |
| No | 33 (89.2) | 315 (95.5) | 348 (94.8) | 0.39 [0.12, 1.25] | 0.11 |
| Candida albicans (367) | |||||
| No | 32 (86.5) | 256 (77.6) | 288 (78.5) | 1 | |
| Yes | 5 (13.5) | 74 (22.4) | 79 (21.50) | 1.85 [0.69; 4.91] | 0.21 |
| Bacterial Vaginosis (n=367) | |||||
| No | 32 (86.5) | 263 (79.7) | 295 (80.4) | 1 | |
| Yes | 5 (13.5) | 67 (20.3) | 72 (19.6) | 1.63 [0.61, 4.34] | 0.33 |
na Sample size reduced by missing responses among covariates
***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.5
The original article [1] has been updated.
Reference
- 1.Nsereko E, Uwase A, Mukabutera A, et al. Maternal genitourinary infections and poor nutritional status increase risk of preterm birth in Gasabo District, Rwanda: a prospective, longitudinal, cohort study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2020;20:345. doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-03037-0. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]