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TITLE:

FREQUENCY AND TYPE OF INFECTIONS AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN PRESENTING IN GYNAECOLOGY AND OBSTERTICS OPD

AUTHORS:

*Dr. Aina Khalid, *Dr. Amina Safdar, *Dr. Maria Iqbal

ABSTRACT:

Background: As compared with non pregnant women pregnant women are more severely affected by infections with some organisms including UTI causing organisms, influenza virus, hepatitis E virus, malarial parasites, and candida albicans. The evidence is more limited for organisms that cause coccidiomycosis, measles, small pox and varicella. Objectives: To evaluate types of infections among pregnant women visiting antenatal OPD, Jinnah Hospital Lahore. Study Design: Descriptive Cross sectional e study Study Setting: Antenatal OPD, Jinnah Hospital Lahore. Duration of Study: April – June 2015. Sampling Technique: Non probability / purposive sampling Data Collection Procedure: 150 pregnant women those fulfilling the inclusion criteria were included in the study. Demographic details and obstetrics history along with types and determinants of infections was evaluated from history; clinical examination and investigation were collected through a self-administered questionnaire. Data was entered and analyzed in SPSS ver: 21.0 and was presented as frequency and percentages.Results: Most common infection among pregnant ladies is urinary tract infection and candida infection 15% of pregnant ladies have UTI, 10% of pregnant ladies have pneumonia 8% have influenza 24.% have candida infection, 6.2% have varicella, 11% have malaria. Conclusion: The conclusion of our study is that pregnant women are at increased risk of certain infections like UTI and candida infections Keywords: Antenatal, pregnancy, Infections, UTI,

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