Table 1 Frequency of vaginal infections in relation to symptoms and pregnancy in women of reproductive age, Northwest, Ethiopia, 2013
Type of vaginal infections | Asymptomatic women (N = 261) | Symptomatic women (N = 148) | P-value | Pregnant women (N = 214) | Non-pregnant women (N = 195) | P-value | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidiasis | 24 (9.2) | 10 (6.8) | 0.08 | 20 (9.3) | 14 (7.2) | 0.48 | 34 (8.2) |
Bacterial vaginosis | 6 (2.3) | 6(4.1) | 0.73 | 1 (0.5) | 11 (5.6) | 0.002 | 12 (2.9) |
Trichomoniasis | 6 (2.3) | 2 (1.4) | 1.00 | 3 (1.4) | 5 (2.6) | 0.49 | 8 (2) |
Gonococcus | 4 (1.6) | 0.0Â % | 0.58 | 2 (1) | 2 (0.93) | 1.00 | 4 (1) |
Group B Streptococcus | 4(1.5) | 1 (0.7) | 1.00 | 0 | 5 (2.6) | 0.02 | 5 (1.2) |
Total | 44 (16.9) | 19 (12.8) | 0.82 | 26 (13.3) | 37 (17.3) | 0.03 | 63 (15.4) |