Prevalence of infectious diseases during pregnancy: A retrospective study from Eastern Algeria

Abstract

Pregnant women are exposed to a high risk of severe complications in the case of infectious diseases. This research aimed to study the prevalence of infectious pathologies in pregnant women at the maternity department, University Hospital of Constantine in Algeria. A retrospective study during 18 months was carried out; where 315 from 1122 pregnant women presented at least one type of infections. Results show that bacterial infections are the most present with a percentage of 82% in all the studied categories of pregnant women. These infections are more important in the third trimester of pregnancy. These same infections are followed by mycosis, then parasitosis and viral diseases. Results show also that 43% of infections affect urinary tracts, 26% vaginal tissues, 20% pelvic epithelium and others. In this study, from the age of 31 years, urinary infections frequency increases. In addition, women who have already had children are more exposed to urinary tract infections than others. It should be noted that women with surgical history past are very exposed to bacterial infections. At the end of this study, we can say that infections in pregnant women remain a major problem of public health, mainly due to the damage severity on maternal and fetal health.