Prevalence and characterization of urinary tract infection in socially vulnerable pregnant women from Bucaramanga, Colombia

• Published in: Revista de la Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2021-04, Vol.69 (2), p.e77949-25
• Main Authors: Ruiz-Rodríguez, Myriam, Sánchez-Martínez, Yuri, Fabio Camilo Suárez-Cadena, García-Ramírez, Jenny Carolina
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Atención primaria de salud; Embarazo; Infecciones urinarias; Maternal & child health; Poblaciones vulnerables; Pregnancy; Primary Health Care; Urinary tract diseases; Urinary Tract Infections; Urogenital system; Vulnerable Populations; Womens health
• ISSN: 0120-0011; 2357-3848; 2357-3848
• DOI: 10.15446/revfacmed.v69n2.77949

Introduction: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common medical complication during pregnancy and is associated with adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of UTI in socially vulnerable pregnant women in Bucaramanga, Colombia, and to characterize these cases. Also, to identify the factors associated with the development of this complication and the antibiotic resistance profile of the microorganisms causing the infection. Materials and methods: Secondary analysis of the data obtained in a main study conducted on 838 pregnant women treated by the public healthcare network of Bucaramanga. The prevalence of UTI was estimated considering the number of pregnant women with a urine culture report (n=648). A descriptive analysis of the sample characteristics and a bivariate analysis were performed to evaluate the differences in the diagnosis of UTI. Finally, factors associated with UTI were estimated using a binomial logistic regression model. Results: The prevalence of UTI during pregnancy was 14.51% (n=94). For each year that maternal age increased, a 6% reduction in the prevalence of UTI (PR: 0.94 95% CI: 0.90-0.98, p