Carriage and serotype distribution of Streptococcus agalactiae in third trimester pregnancy in southern Ghana

Table 3 Risk factors for Mamprobi (Accra)

	GBS carriage (N = 56)	No GBS carriage (N = 144)	OR	95% CI	P values^a
Maternal age group
< 20 and >30	29	51	1
20–30	27	92	0.52	0.28–0.97	P = 0.037*
Unknown^b	0	1
Parity
0	11	32	1
> 0	38	96	1.15	0.53–2.52	P = 0.723
Unknown^b	7	16
Abortion
0	42	72	1
> 0	14	30	0.80	0.38–1.68	P = 0.554
Unknown^b	0	42
Educational level
None or primary	15	39	1
Junior high school, Senior high school and Post secondary	40	102	1.02	0.51–2.05	P = 0.957
Unknown^b	1	3
Urinary tract infections (UTI)
Yes	3	8	1
No	52	135	0.97	0.25–3.81	P = 0.969
Unknown^b	1	1

^aThe p-value was calculated by a chi-square test. Odds ratios (OR) with confidence intervals of 95% (95% CI) were calculated
^bHas not been added to the calculation. *The P-value is significant

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