“A Screening Study on Prevalence of Infections during Pregnancy and their Management”
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 12
Abstract
Pregnant women are more prone to infections (particularly urinary tract infections) due to physiological and hormonal alterations during gestational period. For early Laboratory diagnosis, it may be necessary to screen out with state forward questioning through oral viva conduction that is useful tool and appropriate policy may improve the clinical condition of the women and neonates. Objectives: To Screen out and detect the Prevalence of Infections during Pregnancy and their Management. Material and Methods: The descriptive study (“A Screening Study on Prevalence of Infections during Pregnancy and their Management”), was carried out on 300 pregnant women, during January 2018 to November 2018, those attended the antenatal OPD at NIMS&R Hospital, Shobha Nagar, NIMS University, Jaipur (Rajasthan) after taking human ethical approval. The history of infection, medication and their socio-economic status and their gestational record was taken by oral viva individually. The pregnant subjects were selected in different trimesters, and exclude those suffered with diabetes and any other complication related to unusual pregnancy. The data was compiled, tabulated, analyzed with percentages. Results: Out of 300 pregnant women, 25 (8.33%) belongs with infection or history of infection, which of them 10 (3.33%) women belongs with 1st and 2nd trimester each and 05 (1.6%) have their 3rd trimester, whereas, 275 (91.6%) pregnant women (in different trimester) showed healthy status in this study. 21 (7%) and 4 (1.3%) belongs with rural and urban areas with infection correspondingly, whereas 232 (77.3%) and 43 (14.3%) women rural and urban areas with healthy life style simultaneously. Conclusion: This study suggested that the screening practice incorporation with regular antenatal health check for early diagnosis of infection and its management, and one of the most commonly reasons is social deprivation, and also more competent strategy regarding educating girl child, spreading valuable awareness regarding healthy gestational life for safe motherhood.
Authors and Affiliations
Yogesh Kumar, Ankur Kumar, Prakash Aswani
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