Risk Factors and Frequency of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria during Pregnancy

Aim: To determine the risk factors and frequency of asymptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancy. Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and duration of study: Surayya Azeem (waqf) Hospital from August, 2010 to July, 2011. Methods: 580 women were selected by systemic random sampling data collected was coded, computed and analyzed on SPSS version. Chi-square test was used as test of significance. Results: 580 women, fulfilling the inclusion criteria, were tested for bacteriuria. Out of them, 4% were below 20 years, 4.6% were 20-30 years and 5.4% women were above 30 years (p=0.103). Regarding parity 3.8% of primigravida and 6.04% multigravida had bacteriuria (p=0.00039). Prevalence was 6.64% among uneducated and educated women (p=0.0039). As for past history, 35.7% of women had an episode previously (p=0.001). No association was found with anemia. Conclusion: Asymptomatic bacteriuria is common infections during pregnancy, having strong association with multiparity, lower socioeconomic group and illiteracy.