Prevalence, bacterial etiology, and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of urinary tract infections among pregnant women in rural West Amhara, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) in pregnant women can lead to pyelonephritis and preterm birth. Our objective was to assess UTI prevalence, etiology, antimicrobial susceptibility, and risk factors among pregnant women receiving antenatal care in rural Amhara, Ethiopia. From a pregnancy cohort in West Gojjam and South Gondor, we consecutively enrolled 604 women from 12 health centers and screened for UTI at ≤ 24 weeks gestational age from August 2020 to June 2022. Women provided urine samples for culture, dipstick, and antibiotic susceptibility testing. Medical history and demographic data were also collected from enrolled participants. We conducted descriptive statistics to describe UTI prevalence and logistic regression to examine risk factors for UTIs. The overall prevalence of UTI was 3

SUBMITTER: Derebe MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12594989 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature