An Initial Survey on the Prevalence of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) among Yemeni Pregnant Women in Sana’a City

Table 1

Relationship between independent variables and GBS vaginal colonization rate among Yemeni pregnant women in Sana’a city.

Variables		Vaginal colonization				Total	value
		Yes		No
			%		%
Gravida	0	2	18.20%	9	81.80%	11	0.517
	1	5	12.50%	35	87.50%	40
	2	3	5.80%	49	94.20%	52
	3 or more	13	12.10%	94	87.90%	107
Abortions	No	17	11.30%	134	88.70%	151	0.82
	Yes	6	10.20%	53	89.80%	59
Educational level	Illiterate	8	14.80%	46	85.20%	54	0.565
	Preparatory	7	8.60%	74	91.40%	81
	Secondary	8	11.60%	61	88.40%	69
	University	0	0.00%	6	100.00%	6