[Prevalence of self-reported vaginal discharge and associated factors in pregnant women].
This study aims to determine the prevalence self-reported abnormal vaginal discharge and to identify associated risk factors in pregnant women in the municipality of Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. A standardized questionnaire was applied to all pregnant women admitted for delivery in local maternity hospitals. The chi-square test was used to compare proportions, and Poisson regression was applied using multivariate analysis. Prevalence of vaginal discharge was 40%. Adjusted analysis showed the following prevalence ratios for vaginal discharge: 1.6 (1.4-1.8) for adolescents; 1.3 (1.1-1.6) for 8 years of schooling or less; 1.3 (1.1-1.5) for alcohol consumption; 2.0 (1.8-2.2) for vaginal discharge in the previous pregnancy; 1.4 (1.3-1.6) for urinary tract infection in the current pregnancy; and 0.8 (0.7-0.9) for history of prematurity. Local health services should target adolescent women, those with low schooling or low family income, and those with a history of vaginal discharge in the previous pregnancy or urinary tract infection in the current pregnancy.
Cesar
Juraci A
JA
Divisão de População & Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Rua General Osório s/n, Campus Saúde, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil. jacesar@terra.com.br
Mendoza-Sassi
Raúl A
RA
González-Chica
David A
DA
Menezes
Eduardo H M
EH
Brink
Günther
G
Pohlmann
Marcela
M
Fonseca
Tania M V
TM
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D059026:Diagnostic Self Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008429:Maternal Welfare; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011295:Prenatal Care; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D019522:Vaginal Discharge / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*