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Volume 27, Number 3—March 2021
Research

Mycoplasma genitalium and Other Reproductive Tract Infections in Pregnant Women, Papua New Guinea, 2015–2017

Michelle J.L. ScoullarComments to Author , Philippe Boeuf, Elizabeth Peach, Ruth Fidelis, Kerryanne Tokmun, Pele Melepia, Arthur Elijah, Catriona S. Bradshaw, Glenda Fehler, Peter M. Siba, Simon Erskine, Elisa Mokany, Elissa Kennedy, Alexandra J. Umbers, Stanley Luchters, Leanne J. Robinson, Nicholas C. Wong, Andrew J. Vallely, Steven G. Badman, Lisa M. Vallely, Freya J.I. Fowkes, Christopher Morgan, William Pomat, Brendan S. Crabb, James G. BeesonComments to Author , and Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Study Team1
Author affiliations: Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (M.J.L. Scoullar, P. Boeuf, E. Peach, R. Fidelis, K. Tokmun, P. Melepia, E. Kennedy, A.J. Umbers, S. Luchters, L.J. Robinson, F.J.I. Fowkes, C. Morgan, B.S. Crabb, J.G. Beeson); Burnet Institute, Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (M.J.L. Scoullar, P. Boeuf, E. Peach, R. Fidelis, K. Tokmun, P. Melepia, E. Kennedy, A.J. Umbers, S. Luchters, L.J. Robinson, F.J.I. Fowkes, C. Morgan, B.S. Crabb, J.G. Beeson); University of Melbourne, Melbourne (M.J.L Scoullar, P. Boeuf, C.S. Bradshaw, L.J. Robinson, F.J.I. Fowkes, C. Morgan, B.S. Crabb, J.G. Beeson); University of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (A. Elijah); Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Melbourne (C.S. Bradshaw, G. Fehler); Monash University, Melbourne (C.S. Bradshaw, S. Luchters, L.J. Robinson, N.C. Wong, F.J.I. Fowkes, C. Morgan, B.S. Crabb, J.G. Beeson); Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Goroka, Papua New Guinea (P.M. Siba, L.J. Robinson, A. Vallely, L.M. Vallely, W. Pomat); SpeeDx Pty Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (S. Erskine, E. Mokany); Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya (S. Luchters); Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium (S. Luchters); University of New South Wales, Sydney (A. Vallely, S.G. Badman, L.M. Vallely); James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia (L.M. Vallely)

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Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics and obstetric history of women at first antenatal clinic visit in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, 2015–2017*

Characteristic
 Value
Total 699 (100.0)
Sociodemographic
Enrollment clinic
St. Mary’s Hospital Vunapope 184 (26.3)
Nonga General Hospital 83 (11.9)
Kerevat Rural Hospital 125 (17.9)
Napapar Health Centre 158 (22.6)
Paparatava Health Centre 149 (21.3)
Clinic administration
Government 208 (29.8)
Catholic Health Services 491 (70.2)
Clinic setting
Urban 342 (48.9)
Rural 357 (51.1)
Age, y†
Median age (IQR), range 26 (22–30), 16–49
16–24 275 (39.7)
25–34 334 (48.3)
>35 83 (12.0)
Highest level of education completed‡
Primary: grade 8 or less 325 (46.6)
High school: grades 9, 10 177 (25.4)
Secondary, vocational, or tertiary 196 (28.1)
Employment status
Not employed 531 (76.0)
Employed (paid work) or student 168 (24.0)
Province of birth
East New Britain 578 (82.7)
Other 121 (17.3)
Religion‡
Catholic 345 (49.4)
Other 353 (50.6)
Marital status§
Married or cohabiting 663 (95.1)
Single, separated, or widowed 34 (4.9)
Polygamy¶
1 wife 583 (88.1)
>1 wife 79 (11.9)
Median household monthly expenditure, kina (SD)# 150 (50–300)
Median cost of antenatal care visit, kina (SD)** 4 (2–20)
Family planning‡‡
Never used modern method 569 (82.5)
Has used modern method
 121 (17.5)
Maternal health parameters at first antenatal clinic
Gravidity
Primigravidae 177 (25.3)
Multigravidae: 2nd–4th pregnancy 384 (54.9)
Grandmulti: ≥5th pregnancy 138 (19.7)
Abnormal vaginal discharge
At any time during pregnancy‡ 135 (19.3)
Currently§ 98 (14.0)
Smoking§
Never smoked 427 (61.3)
Stopped when pregnant 241 (34.6)
Current smoker
 29 (4.2)
Previous pregnancy outcomes
Median age at first pregnancy, y (IQR)†† 21 (19–24)
History pregnancy loss‡‡
Miscarriage 46 (8.8)
Abortion 1 (0.2)
Stillbirth
 16 (3.1)
Partner information
Partner's employment status§§
Unemployed 269 (39.6)
Employed in paid work 411 (60.4)
Partner attending first antenatal clinic¶¶
No 571 (82.3)
Yes 123 (17.7)

*Values are no. (%) except as indicated. N = 699, except as indicated.
†Missing age data for 9 women, missing age group for 7 women.
‡Missing data for 1 woman.
§Missing data for 2 women.
¶Missing data for 37 women.
#Missing data for 17 women. 1.00 Papua New Guinean kina = 0.28 US dollar.
**Missing data for 9 women. 1.00 Papua New Guinean kina = 0.28 US dollar.
††Missing data for 7 women.
‡‡Out of 520 women who had previous pregnancies.
§§Missing data for 19 women.
¶¶Missing data for 5 women.

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1Members of this group are listed at the end of this article.

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