Characterizations of Bacterial Vaginosis among HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Women in Rural Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Table 1
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants.
Study population (n = 100)
No. of BV (+) participants
No. of BV (−) participants
value
Age
0.049
<35 years
82
54 (65.9%)
28 (34.1%)
>35 years
18
16 (88.9%)
2 (11.1%)
Marital status
0.493
Married
35
26 (74.3%)
9 (25.7%)
Single
65
44 (67.7%)
21 (32.3%)
Income
0.437
Yes
28
18 (64.3%)
10 (35.7%)
No
72
52 (72.2%)
20 (27.8%)
Use of contraceptives
0.242
Yes
38
24 (63.2%)
14 (36.8%)
No
62
46 (74.2%)
16 (25.8%)
Use of bubble bath
0.533
Yes
98
69 (70.4%)
29 (29.6%)
No
2
1 (50.0%)
1 (50.0%)
No. Of sexual partners
0.127
One
85
62 (72.9%)
23 (27.1%)
More than one
15
8 (53.3%)
7 (46.7%)
Use of condoms
0.754
Yes
39
28 (71.8%)
11 (28.2%)
No
61
42 (68.9%)
19 (31.1%)
History of STIs
0.447
Yes
39
29 (74.4%)
10 (25.6%)
No
61
41 (53.3%)
20 (46.7%)
HIV status
0.005
Positive
61
49 (80.3%)
12 (19.7%)
Negative
39
21 (53.8%)
18 (46.2%)
Use of antibiotics
0.303
Yes
39
25 (64.1%)
14 (35.9%)
No
61
45 (73.8%)
16 (36.2%)
Pregnancy status
0.433
Pregnant
40
26 (65.0%)
14 (35.0%)
After birth
8
7 (71.2%)
1 (28.8%)
Not pregnant
52
37 (87.5%)
15 (12.5%)
Chronic illnesses
0.337
Diabetes
7
5 (71.4%)
2 (28.6%)
Nondiabetic
23
7 (71.2%)
16 (25.8%)
DVT
3
1 (33.3%)
2 (66.7%)
Epilepsy
10
6 (42.9%)
4 (57.2%)
Asthma
11
9 (81.8%)
2 (18.2%)
TB
6
3 (50.0%)
3 (50.0%)
Pneumonia
4
3 (75.0%)
1 (25.0%)
Association of BV (+) with demographic and clinical variables. Significant association between the variable and presence of BV is shown as bold values.
