Open AccessPredictors of Bacterial Vaginosis among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic at Tertiary Care Hospital in Tanzania: A Cross Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Afrin F. Shaffi,
Belinda Balandya,
Mtebe Majigo,
Said Aboud
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
east african health research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2520-5285
pISSN - 2520-5277
DOI - 10.24248/eahrj.v5i1.652
Subject(s) - medicine , bacterial vaginosis , obstetrics , cross sectional study , pregnancy , tanzania , gynecology , logistic regression , genetics , environmental science , pathology , environmental planning , biology
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is one of the most common genital tract infections in pregnancy associated with an increased risk of pregnancy losses, maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Different social behavioural and obstetric factors can contribute to the development of BV. Determining the predictors of BV could be the best way of identifying women at high risk of developing the disease.