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Bacterial culture positivity in placental basal plate tissue and associated factors among women with spontaneous preterm births at Mubende Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda: A cross-sectional study

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  • Shem Kasiita
  • Marie Pascaline Sabine Ishimwe
  • Musa Kasujja
  • Theodore Nteziyaremye
  • Sara Liban
  • Bivako Racheal
  • Ronald Kakande
  • Innocent Bwire
  • GR Neel
  • Sharifa Namutebi
  • Ziraba Abdallah
  • Theoneste Hakizimana

Abstract

Aerobic bacterial culture positivity in placental basal plate tissue and its associated maternal factors remain poorly described in Uganda. This study estimated the prevalence of culture positivity and identified associated factors among women with spontaneous preterm births at Mubende Regional Referral Hospital. We conducted a hospital-based analytical cross-sectional study among 383 women between 15 May and 15 September 2025. Placental basal plate tissue specimens were collected aseptically immediately after delivery and processed for aerobic bacterial culture. Sociodemographic, obstetric and clinical data were obtained using interviewer-administered questionnaires and medical record review. Associations were examined using multivariable logistic regression and reported as adjusted odds ratios (aORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Statistical significance was set at p

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  • Shem Kasiita & Marie Pascaline Sabine Ishimwe & Musa Kasujja & Theodore Nteziyaremye & Sara Liban & Bivako Racheal & Ronald Kakande & Innocent Bwire & GR Neel & Sharifa Namutebi & Ziraba Abdallah & Th, 2026. "Bacterial culture positivity in placental basal plate tissue and associated factors among women with spontaneous preterm births at Mubende Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda: A cross-sectional study," PLOS Global Public Health, Public Library of Science, vol. 6(10), pages 1-18, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pgph00:0007002
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0007002
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