Clinical Epidemiological Characterization of Vaginal Infection in Pregnant. “Orlando Matos Mosquera” Polyclinic 2019-2021

Abstract

Introduction: Vaginal infection is a disease with a high incidence in pregnancy. It is associated with maternal-fetal complications, being early diagnosis and fundamental treatment. Objective: To clinically and epidemiologically characterize pregnant women with vaginal infection belonging to the “Orlando Matos Mosquera” Polyclinic in the period 2019-2021. Method: Observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study of pregnant women with vaginal infection. The arithmetic mean and standard deviation of the quantitative variables and the absolute frequencies and percentages in qualitative variables whose association was obtained through the Chi-square with 5% significance were obtained. Results: 245 pregnant women were analyzed. The mean age was 25 years. 42.4% were mestizo, 56.4% accompanied or single, 41.2% had an upper secondary level, and 12.7% were housewives. At least 7 out of 10 smoked or had unprotected sex. 80.8% of the examined had vaginal discharge. 75 pregnant women suffered infection by Candida albicans and the average gestational age was 18.58 ± 8.48 weeks of pregnancy, with 37.6% of vaginal infections occurring in the first trimester. 73.0% of the mixed infections had vaginal changes and 66.7% of the infections due to infrequent germs were complicated. 3 out of 10 presented premature rupture of membranes, abortion or preterm delivery. Conclusions: Adolescents and young adults, mestizos, accompanied and with a higher secondary level prevailed. Vaginal discharge as a symptom and Candida albicans infection predominated. There was an association between the variables analyzed and complications.