Prevalence of reproductive tract infections among women preparing to conceive in Chongqing, China: trends and risk factors

• DOI: 10.1186/s12978-022-01502-x
• Publication Date: 2022-10-03T12:02:51Z
• Authors: Jun Liu; Mengyao Zeng; Liu Yang; Yanyan Mao; Yang He; Min Li; Qing Chen; Weijin Zhou; Liang Chen; Qianxi Zhu
• Keywords: Epidemiology; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Chlamydia trachomatis; Reproductive Tract Infections; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Pregnancy; Risk Factors; Sexually transmitted infections; Prevalence; Humans; Syphilis; Research; 4. Education; Candidiasis; Endogenous infections; Gynecology and obstetrics; Vaginosis, Bacterial; Chlamydia Infections; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; 3. Good health; Cross-Sectional Studies; Reproductive tract infections; Risk factors; RG1-991; Female

Reproductive tract infection has become a major public health issue all over the world for its high and growing prevalence. It can cause adverse pregnancy outcomes in pregnant women their foetuses. This study aimed to investigate trends risk factors of prevalence reproductive infections among who prepared conceive Chongqing Municipality (China) from 2012 2016.A multi-center cross-sectional was conducted between January December 2016. Women aged 20-49 years intended get were recruited this study. All participants underwent preconception examination, which included testing Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Trichomonas vaginalis, syphilis, bacterial vaginosis candidiasis according national diagnostic standard. A total 439,372 with results six types our final analyses. Logistic regression factor analysis used determine possible sociodemographic associated trends.In study, overall positive rate RTIs age 5.03%. Candidiasis most common population (2.47%), followed by (1.28%), syphilis (0.73%), T. vaginalis (0.49%), C. trachomatis (0.20%) N. gonorrhoeae (0.06%). The highest 35 above, primary or lower education level, history pregnancy, delivery, induced abortion, spontaneous abortion. From 2016, trend V-shaped, decreasing steadily 2015, slight rise Our suggest that distribution change age, gravidity, parity, abortion influenced trend.Since number high-risk intend is Municipality, pre-conception preventions including education, regular screening, timely treatment are needed prevent impact on maternal infant safety.Reproductive (RTIs) serious problems, such as congenital diseases However, there lack studies focusing conceive. examined data collected during care related RTIs, thereby providing essential prevention. Participants 39 counties China, We found these 5.03%, relatively than other populations previous studies. Age, RTIs. 2016 V-shaped decreased until 2015 rose slightly suggested might be changes proportion ‘high-risk’ women, is, higher suggests screening necessary face new challenges experienced older pregnancies recent China.