Epidemiologic and clinic characterization of pregnant with infection of the urinary tract

Abstract

Introduction:

Infection of the urinary tract is one of the main causes of morbidity during pregnancy.

Objective:

To characterize pregnant women with infection of the urinary tract according to clinical and epidemiological criteria.

Methods:

A descriptive, prospective study was carried out, in the Popular Council 13, Puerto Padre municipality, from January to December, 2021. The population was formed by 171 pregnant women and it was selected by a non- no probabilistic sampling, by assignation 33, with dianosis of infection of the urinary tract. Clinical and epidemiological variables were studied, risk factors and complications were identified, the incidence rate of urinary infection during pregnancy was studied. The information was obtained by paients´charts and descriptive stadigraphs were used: percentage, rates, media and estándar deviation.

Results:

The 21-25 age group with a 33.3 % prevailed, the mean age was 25.45 years old, rural area of residence, in the 57.6 %, the first trimester of gestational age, for a 39.4% and low socioeconomic level in a 33.3 %. Recurrent infection of the urinary tract prevailed as personal history for a 21.2 %; asymptomatic bacteriuria with 57.6 %, disuria with a 21.2 % and hypogastric pain in the 24.2 %; the most frequent germen was Escherichia coli with a 72.7 %.

Conclusions:

The risk factors that prevailed were low socioeconomic level, incorrect hygienic habits, and agaisnst natura sexual activities, the main complications are abortion and low birth weight.