KHẢO SÁT KIẾN THỨC, THÁI ĐỘ VÀ THỰC HÀNH CỦA THAI PHỤ CÓ TUỔI THAI TỪ 36 TUẦN ĐẾN 37 TUẦN 6 NGÀY VỀ TẦM SOÁT NHIỄM STREPTOCOCCUS NHÓM B TẠI BỆNH VIỆN TỪ DŨ

Abstract

Background: GBS is one of the common agents causing infection in newborns which may leads to deaths in certain cases. Screening strategy of GBS in pregnant women has been proved the ability to lower the prevalence of this disease; however, the practice of this test is still not well-known among women and do increase concerned as time goes by. Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitude, and current practices of pregnant women towards GBS screening at Tu Du Hospital. Methods: A cross-section study of 385 pregnant women from 36 to 37 6/7 gestational weeks was conducted between November 2020 and March 2021 at Tu Du Hospital. Results: The rate of having certain knowledge about GBS screening was 27,5% [95%CI: 0,23-0,32]. There were 42,6% women showed preference for universal culture-based GBS screening strategy over risk-based strategy. The practice rate when the interview started was 6,8% [95%CI: 0,04-0,10]; however, after 6 weeks, there was totally 13% agreed to have the screening test in the end. Conclusions: The rate of having certain knowledge about GBS screening, the practice rate of the women quite low. However, almost half of pregnant women supported the universal screening strategy