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This study aims to estimate the prevalence of urogenital bacterial colonization and identify associated factors among women with preterm labor.

July 6, 2026CureusOpen Access

Prevalence and Factors Associated With Urogenital Bacterial Colonization Among Women With Preterm Labor at a Tertiary Hospital in Southwestern Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Cross-sectional study estimates urogenital bacterial colonization prevalence in women with preterm labor, highlighting key risk factors.

This study aims to estimate the prevalence of urogenital bacterial colonization and identify associated factors among women with preterm labor.
Cross-sectional design involving 156 women with preterm labor enrolled between November 2022 and April 2023.
Data was collected through an interviewer-guided structured questionnaire and microbiological cultures from urine samples and swabs.
Modified Poisson regression was used to determine factors associated with bacterial colonization.
54.5% of women with preterm labor had urogenital bacterial colonization.
Independent factors associated with colonization included age <20 years (aPR 1.66, 95% CI: 1.23-2.25, p=0.001) and abnormal vaginal discharge (aPR 1.79, 95% CI: 1.12-2.87, p=0.016).

Birungi et al. (2026) studied this question.

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