Summary:
Objective: To find out the effect of bacterial vaginosis on
preterm delivery. Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is one of most the
common presentation of women in their reproductive age
group. Its prevalence is relatively high in the obstetric
population which is mostly responsible for preterm delivery.
Methods: This study tried to find out effect of BV on preterm
delivery. The study included 100 pregnant women aged 15 to
35 years, between 28-36 weeks of gestation, with abnormal
vaginal discharge and clinically suspected BV. Obstetrics
outpatient department of BSMMU was selected for the study.
The study population was divided into two groups (63 culture
negative and 37 culture positive for BV).
Results: Mean (±SD) age of BV negative and positive subjects
were 24.59+5.18 and 23.89+4.77 years respectively (statistically
not significant). Although socioeconomic status, educational
status and gravida did not statistically show any significant
difference between two groups. Significantly high number of BV
positive women delivered prematurely (73%) compared to BV
negative (25.4%) (P<0.001). Mean (±SD) gestational age also
differed significantly 37.49+2.53 vs 35.24+2.33 weeks (P<0.001).
Conclusion: This study conclude that abnormal bacterial
colonization is indicative of bacterial vaginosis that is
strongly associated with preterm delivery.
Key words: Bacterial vaginosis, Preterm delivery
(J Bangladesh Coll Phys Surg 2016; 34: 188-192)