PREVALENCE OF BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS DURING PREGNANCY AND RELATED FACTORS IN URMIA DISTRICT

Bacterial vaginosis is the most common reason of abnormal vaginal discharge
and one of the common causes of referring to gynecology clinics. Due to its importance in pregnancy,
this study aimed to evaluate the frequency and related factors of bacterial vaginosis in pregnant
women with gestational age less than 20 weeks.
Matherials & Methods: A total of 198 pregnant women with gestational age less than 20 weeks were
enrolled in the study in Motahhari Hospital, Urmia. Information related factors were collected by
interviewing the pregnant woman. Using Nugent’s criteria, patients were divided to three groups,
positive, negative, and intermediate and were compared based on related factors.
Results: According to Nugent’s criteria, 151 patients with score less than 4 were negative (76. 26. %),
23 patients with score 4-6 were intermediate (11. 61%), 24 patients with score more than 6 were
positive (12. 12%). There was no significant difference in age, BMI (Body Mass Index), Sexual
behavior, educational level, and parity between the three groups. Patients with bacterial vaginosis used
IUD significantly higher than negative group and none of them used condom as a contraceptive. There
was a significant relation between vaginosis and type of pregnancy prevention (p=0. 01).
Conclusion: Our results showed the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis was 12.12% in this area with
intermediate level of infection. Type of contraception method is possibly correlated with bacterial
vaginosis in pregnancy