Hematological Profile and Risk Factors of Anemia in Pregnant Women: A Cross Sectional Descriptive and Analytical Study in Douala Cameroon

Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of serious neonatal infections. Maternal GBS colonization is associated with early- and late-onset neonatal disease (EOD/LOD). In Greece, a screening-based strategy is recommended, in which concurrent vaginal-rectal cultures should be obtained between 36 0/7 and 37 6/7 weeks’ gestation. We sought to examine the level of adherence to the GBS screening guidelines and estimate the prevalence of GBS colonization among pregnant women. Although in Greece the screening-based strategy is followed, we also examined known EOD risk factors and linked them to GBS colonization. A cross-sectional study of 604 women postpartum in three hospitals and maternity clinics was conducted. Following written informed consent, data were collected via a short self-completed questionnaire and review of patients’ records. In 34.6% of the enrolled pregnant women, no culture had been taken. Of the remaining, 12.8% had proper vaginal-rectal sample collections. The overall maternal colonization rate was 9.6%. At least one risk factor for EOD was identified in 12.6% of participants. The presence of risk factors was associated with positive cultures (p = 0.014). The rate of culture collection did not differ between women with or without an EOD risk factor. Adherence to a universal screening of pregnant women with vaginal-rectal cultures was poor. Despite probable underestimation of GBS carrier status, almost 1 in 10 participants were GBS positive during pregnancy. Screening of women with risk factors for EOD should, at least, be prioritized to achieve prevention and prompt intervention of EOD.

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P-035. Behavioral risk factors of cardiovascular diseases in pregnant women. Prevalence and socioeconomic predictors in Burkina Faso: a cross-sectional study

Pregnancy Hypertension ◽

10.1016/j.preghy.2021.07.070 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 25 ◽

pp. e40

Author(s):

Garanet Franck

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cardiovascular Diseases ◽

Burkina Faso ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Behavioral Risk Factors ◽

Behavioral Risk ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

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Violência doméstica contra a mulher gestante

Revista de Enfermagem UFPE on line ◽

10.5205/1981-8963-v11i12a22279p4999-5008-2017 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 11 (12) ◽

pp. 4999

Author(s):

Naiany Monise Gomes Ramalho ◽

Josefa Danielma Lopes Ferreira ◽

Carla Lidiane Jácome de Lima ◽

Thalys Maynnard Costa Ferreira ◽

Sayonara Lays Umbelino Souto ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Domestic Violence ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Violence Against Women ◽

Exclusion Criteria ◽

Scientific Publications ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Wide Range ◽

Factores De Riesgo ◽

Violencia Domestica

RESUMOObjetivo: analisar as publicações científicas sobre a violência doméstica contra a mulher gestante. Método: revisão integrativa, com buscas nas bases de dados MEDLINE, SCOPUS, LILACS e BDENF, usando os descritores em português e inglês violência doméstica, mulher grávida e Enfermagem. Foram identificados 536 artigos. Após critérios de inclusão e exclusão, obtiveram-se 16 estudos que compuseram a amostra. A apresentação dos resultados e a discussão final foram feitas de forma descritiva, além de estatística simples por porcentagem e apresentados sob a forma de figuras. Resultados: dos estudos incluídos na revisão, 18,8% foram publicados em 2007. Quanto ao tipo de estudo, 56,3% foram estudos de corte transversal. Os tipos de violência mais retratados foram o sexual, o físico e o psicológico. Todos os estudos relatavam os fatores de risco para a violência contra a mulher gestante. Conclusão: analisando os estudos, foi possível identificar uma ampla gama de fatores de risco encontrados na literatura e a falta de registros sobre a assistência de saúde à mulher grávida em situação de violência. Descritores: Enfermagem; Violência Doméstica; Mulher Grávida; Violência Contra a Mulher; Cuidados De Enfermagem; Fatores de Risco.ABSTRACTObjective: to analyze the scientific publications on domestic violence against pregnant women. Method: integrative review, with searches in the MEDLINE, SCOPUS, LILACS and BDENF databases, using the descriptors in Portuguese and English, domestic violence, pregnant women and Nursing. A total of 536 articles were identified. After inclusion and exclusion criteria, we obtained 16 studies that composed the sample. The presentation of the results and final discussion was done in a descriptive way, in addition to simple statistics by percentage and presented in the form of figures. Results: of the studies included in the review, 18.8% were published in 2007. Regarding the type of study, 56.3% were cross-sectional studies. The types of violence most portrayed were sexual, physical and psychological. All studies reported the risk factors for violence against pregnant women. Conclusion: analyzing the studies, it was possible to identify a wide range of risk factors found in the literature and the lack of records on health care for pregnant women in situations of violence. Descriptors: Nursing; Domestic Violence; Pregnant Woman; Violence Against Women; Nursing Care; Risk Factors.RESUMENObjetivo: analizar las publicaciones científicas sobre la violencia doméstica contra la mujer gestante. Método: revisión integrativa, con búsquedas en las bases de datos MEDLINE, SCOPUS, LILACS y BDENF, usando los descriptores en portugués e inglés violencia doméstica, mujer embarazada y Enfermería. Se identificaron 536 artículos. Después de criterios de inclusión y exclusión, se obtuvieron 16 estudios que compusieron la muestra. La presentación de los resultados y la discusión final fueron hechas de forma descriptiva, además de estadística simple por porcentaje y presentados bajo la forma de figuras. Resultados: de los estudios incluidos en la revisión, el 18,8% fueron publicados en 2007. En cuanto al tipo de estudio, el 56,3%, fueron estudios de corte transversal. Los tipos de violencia más retratados fueron el sexual, el físico y el psicológico. Todos los estudios relataban los factores de riesgo para la violencia contra la mujer embarazada. Conclusión: analizando los estudios, fue posible identificar una amplia gama de factores de riesgo encontrados en la literatura y la falta de registros sobre la asistencia de salud a la mujer embarazada en situación de violencia. Descriptores: Enfermería; La Violencia Doméstica; Mujer Embarazada; Violencia Contra la Mujer; Atención de Enfermería; Factores de Riesgo.

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Associated Behavioral Risks in a Group of Women During Pregnancy from Mures District

Acta Medica Marisiensis ◽

10.1515/amma-2015-0051 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 61 (3) ◽

pp. 236-240

Author(s):

Ruţa Florina ◽

Avram Călin ◽

Voidăzan Septimiu ◽

Rus Victoria ◽

Georgescu Mihai ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Community Intervention ◽

Eating Habits ◽

Family Doctor ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Activity Level ◽

Behavioral Risk ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Lifestyle Risk

Abstract Background. It is well-known that the exposure during pregnancy to lifestyle risk factors can affect thehealth both for the mother and the fetus. There are many risk factors for pregnancy, including: smoking, alcohol consumption, sedentary pattern, irregular daily meal serving plan, lack of knowledge regarding health prevention. The main objective of our study was to assess the practices, knowledge and attitudes towards lifestyle risk behaviors during pregnancy in a group of women from Tirgu-Mures area. Materials and methods. We used a cross-sectional study based on a questionnaire, assessingsmoking behavior and lifestyle patterns during pregnancy, on a group of 481 women from the urban area (58.84%), as well as from the rural area (41.16%) from Mures county. Results. In the study group, 190 women (39.5%) used to smoke before pregnancy; among which 37.36% continued to smoke even after they found out they are pregnant. In the group of pregnant women that continued to smoke during pregnancy, we have studied other behavioral factors related to lifestyle, identifying the following: 5,73% have been consuming alcohol weekly, 56.33% reduced greatly their physical activity level, 3.63% have been consuming at least 3 cups of coffee a day. During pregnancy, 12.72% did not have a regular, daily meal serving plan, and 67.26% was a little or not at all concerned about their eating habits. Only 30.9% from the smoking pregnant women group have received information from the family doctor (GP) regarding the risk factors of smoking habits, while 38.18% did not receive any information. Conclusions. Behavioral risk factors in pregnancy have to be followed closely by the HealthCare System in order to avoid complications for the mother and the child. The best way of accomplishing that is through an efficient community intervention.

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The Correlation between Covid-19 Knowledge and Anxiety of Pregnant Women During Covid-19 Pandemic

JI-KES (Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan) ◽

10.33006/ji-kes.v4i2.197 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 71-74

Author(s):

Ratih Mega Septiasari ◽

Nurya Viandika

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

High Risk ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Vulnerable Populations ◽

Health Workers ◽

P Value ◽

Design Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Special Groups ◽

Cross Sectional Design

AbstrakWanita hamil adalah salah satu kelompok khusus yang berisiko tinggi tertular virus Covid-19.Faktor risiko terbesar untuk mengalami berbagai tekanan psikologis adalah perempuan dan tenaga kesehatan serta populasi rentan seperti ibu hamil. Ketakutan dan kekhawatiran muncul dari bahaya yang memang ada, tetapi banyak juga yang muncul dari kurangnya pengetahuan dan informasi yang salah. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan pengetahuan Covid-19 dengan kecemasan ibu hamil pada saat pandemi Covid-19 di Malang Jawa Timur Indonesia. Penelitian dilakukan pada bulan November hingga Desember 2020 dan merupakan penelitian desain cross-sectional dengan menggunakan kuesioner yang diberikan kepada 52 ibu hamil. Berdasarkan tabel 4 didapatkan p-value 0,029 (sig<0,05) yang menunjukkan bahwa ada hubungan yang signifikan antara pengetahuan dengan kecemasan ibu hamil selama pandemi Covid-19. Sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa pengetahuan merupakan factor penting bagi ibu hamil karena dapat mempengaruhi perilaku ibu selama hamil. Sehingga diharapkan edukasi yang optimal dari petugas kesehatan bagi para ibu agar dapat menjalani kehamilan sejahtera serta ibu dan janin tetap sehat selama pandemi Covid-19. Kata kunci: pengetahuan, kecemasan, kehamilan, pandemi covid-19 AbstractPregnant women are one of the special groups that are at high risk for the Covid-19 virus. The biggest risk factors for experiencing various psychological distresses are women and health workers as well as vulnerable populations such as pregnant women. Fear and worry arise from dangers that do exist, but many also arise from lack of knowledge and misinformation. The purpose of this study was to determine the correlation between Covid-19 knowledge and anxiety of pregnant women during the Covid-19 pandemic at Malang, East Java Indonesia. The study was conducted from November to December 2020 and is a cross-sectional design study using a questionnaire given to 52 of pregnant women. Based on the table 4, the p-value is 0.029 (sig <0.05), which indicates that there is a significant correlation between the knowledge and the anxiety of pregnant women during the Covid-19 pandemic. So it can be concluded that knowledge is an important factor for pregnant women because it can affect the behavior of the mother during pregnancy. So it is hoped that optimal education from health workers for mothers to be able to undergo a prosperous pregnancy so that mothers and fetuses remain healthy during the Covid-19 pandemic. Keywords: knowledge, anxiety, pregnancy, covid-19 pandemic

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Hubungan Pengetahuan Dan Kepatuhan Ibu Hamil Konsumsi Tablet Tambah Darah Dengan Kejadian Anemia Di Kecamatan Leitimur Selatan Dan Teluk Ambon

Jurnal Epidemiologi Kesehatan Komunitas ◽

10.14710/jekk.v6i1.10180 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 229-236

Author(s):

Elpira Asmin ◽

Armando Salulinggi ◽

Christiana Rialine Titaley ◽

Johan Bension

Keyword(s):

Pregnant Women ◽

Iron Supplementation ◽

Analytical Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Iron Supplements ◽

Nutritional Problem ◽

Women's Knowledge ◽

The Relationship ◽

Women’S Knowledge ◽

Prevalence Of Anemia

Background: Anemia is a public health nutritional problem, especially for pregnant women. Anemia in pregnancy can adversely affect the morbidity and mortality of both mother and baby. According to the WHO, the prevalence of anemia in Indonesia was 40.5% in 2015, and 42% in 2016. One of the government's efforts to reduce the rate of anemia is the provision of iron tablets. In Indonesia, the coverage of giving at least 90 tablets during pregnancy in 2017 reached 80.81%. However, in Maluku Province, the coverage of iron supplementation (47.35%) was included amongst the four lowest provinces. This study aims to examine the relationship between pregnant women's knowledge and consumption of iron tablets and anemia in the Districts of South Leitimur and Teluk Ambon. Methods: This research is an analytical study with a cross-sectional approach. The subjects of this study were 165 pregnant women who were taken by purposive sampling.Result: The results showed 50.3% of pregnant women had anemia and only 21.8% complied with taking iron tablets. We found that there was no statistically significant association between pregnant women's knowledge of iron supplementation (p=0.443), as well as compliance with taking iron supplements (p=0.135), and anemia. Nevertheless, the percentage of women with anemia was lower in pregnant women who complied with taking iron supplements than those who did not comply. Conclusion : This study shows that efforts are still required to reduce the prevalence of anemia in Ambon City, including increasing women's compliance to take iron tablets.

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Occurrence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies and associated risk factors in women in selected districts of Punjab province, Pakistan

Parasitology ◽

10.1017/s0031182020000967 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 147 (10) ◽

pp. 1133-1139

Author(s):

Shahzad Ali ◽

Zona Amjad ◽

Tahir Mahmood Khan ◽

Abdul Maalik ◽

Anam Iftikhar ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Logistic Regression ◽

Toxoplasma Gondii ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Congenital Toxoplasmosis ◽

Sampling Location ◽

Serum Samples ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Binomial Logistic Regression ◽

Punjab Province

AbstractToxoplasmosis is a parasitic zoonotic disease caused by Toxoplasma (T.) gondii. Limited data are available on the occurrence of T. gondii in women especially pregnant women in Pakistan. The present study aimed to determine the occurrence and risk factors associated with T. gondii in pregnant and non-pregnant women in Punjab Province, Pakistan. A cross-sectional study was conducted and 593 samples were collected from pregnant (n = 293) and non-pregnant (n = 300) women of District Headquarter Hospitals of Chiniot, Faisalabad, Jhang and Okara, Pakistan. Data related to demographic parameters and risk factors were collected using a pretested questionnaire on blood sampling day. Serum samples were screened for antibodies (IgG) against T. gondii using ELISA. A univariant and binomial logistic regression was applied to estimate the association between seropositive and explanatory variables considering the 95% confidence interval. P value ⩽0.05 was considered statistically significant for all analysis. Out of 593, 44 (7.42%) women were seropositive for T. gondii IgG antibodies. Occupation, age, sampling location, socioeconomic status, contact with cat, pregnancy status and trimester of pregnancy were significantly associated with seropositivity for T. gondii antibodies. Location and trimester of pregnancy were identified as potential risk factors for T. gondii seropositivity based on binomial logistic regression. Toxoplasma gondii is prevalent in pregnant and non-pregnant women. Therefore, now a necessitated awareness is required to instruct the individuals about these infectious diseases (toxoplasmosis) and their control strategies to maintain the health of human population. Moreover, health awareness among public can help the minimization of T. gondii infection during pregnancy and subsequent risk of congenital toxoplasmosis.

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