National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
This study was carried out to determine the incidence of urinary tract infection (UTI) among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics at some selected hospitals in Aba, southeastern Nigeria. The sampling lasted for four months from May to August, 2015. Four hundred urine samples were collected using sterile disposable universal containers. The samples were transported to Microbiology Laboratory of Abia State Polytechnic, Aba and analyzed using microscopy, gram staining and biochemical tests for the identification of the microorganisms. The results obtained showed that 261 (61.5%) pregnant women were infected and age bracket 26-30 years had the highest incidence of UTIs with infection rate of 89.8%. Pregnant women in their second trimesters were most infected with infection rate of 66.7%. However, the statistical analysis revealed significant difference between UTIs and gestational age/educational status of the pregnant women (p-value<0.05). The most common pathogens isolated were Escherichia coli (37.0%), Klebsiella spp (20.4%), Proteus mirabilis (16.6%), Pseudomonas spp (13.0%), Staphylococcus aureus (7.4%) and Staphylococcus epidermidis (5.6%). The screening of pregnant women during antenatal clinics should be considered very important to avoid complications.
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