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Table 1 Characteristics of pregnant women, Senegal, 2013–2018

From: Bacterial vaginosis and other infections in pregnant women in Senegal

Characteristics

 

n/N

 

Center

Suburban (Guédiawaye)

308/457

(67.4%)

 

Rural (Sokone)

149/457

(32.6%)

Age (years)

Median (IQR)

28.1 (18.4–33.1)

 

 < 20

50/457

(10.9%)

 

20–24

94/457

(20.6%)

 

25–29

138/457

(30.2%)

 

30–35

99/457

(21.7%)

 

 > 35

76/457

(16.6%)

Marital status

Single

40/457

(8.8%)

 

married

417/457

(91.2%)

Education

No formal education

164/457

(35.9%)

 

Formal educationβ

293/457

(64.1%)

Sanitations

Improved μ

229/456

(50.2)

 

Unimproved

227/456

(49.8%)

Gravidity

Median (IQR)

3 (2–4)

 

1

117/457

(25.6%)

 

2–4

256/457

(56.0%)

 

 ≥ 5

94/457

(20.6%)

History of still birth

-

23/457

(4.9%)

Number of prenatal consultations

 < 3

140/457

(30.6%)

 ≥ 3

317/457

(69.4%)

SP-IPTpα

–

339/453

(74.8%)

UndernourishedΔ

–

19/356

(5.3%)

Bacterial vaginosis

–

85/457

(18.6%)

Vaginal candidiasis

–

188/457

(41.1%)

Group B Streptococcus vaginal colonization

–

66/457

(14.5%)

HBs antigen positive

–

38/424

(9.0%)

Toxoplasma gondii antibody, IgG

Positive

159/449

(35.4%)

Negative

277/449

(61.5%)

Gray zone

13/449

(2.9%)

Rubella antibody, IgG

Positive

401/450

(89.1%)

Negative

26/450

(5.8%)

Gray zone

23/450

(5.1%)

  1. αIntermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine
  2. ΔBrachial perimeter < 24 cm use as a proxy of undernutrition
  3. βDefined as at least primary education
  4. μInside latrines and latrines with water flush were considered as improved sanitation facilities