Occurrence of genitourinary infections and describing the epidemiological profile of pregnant teenagers at the Intituto de Saude Elpidio de Almeida - ISEA in Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12610000960055

Enrollment

Registered

2010-11-09

Start date

2008-11-08

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the occurrence of genitourinary tract infections among pregnant women in Campina Grande and the surrounding region. We hypothesized that Brazilian women, pregnant women with low education and income poor have higher rates of genitourinary infections than the average nationally and globally.

Interventions

92 participants underwent laboratory testing, providing a urine sample to perform urine and vaginal secretion sample to vaginal culture once only. The test results were delivered to participants after 15 days of its completion and were instructed to show them to your doctor about prenatal care.

Study design

Allocation

Non-randomised trial

Primary purpose

Diagnosis

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

10 Years to 38 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Pregnant women attended in the public hospital of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil.

Exclusion criteria

Pregnant women attended in the public hospital of Campina Grande who did not accept to participate in research, with gestational age less than 16 weeks or minors without permission from the controller.

Outcome results