Table 3 Association of clinical profiles of respondents with vaginal infection, Northwest, Ethiopia, 2013
Characteristics | Number of participants | Candidiasis | Bacterial vaginosis | Trichomoniasis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) |
History of abortion | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 99 | 9 (9.1) | 5 (5.1) | 1 (1) |
No | 310 | 25 (8.1) | 7 (2.3) | 7 (2.3) |
Gestational age | Â | Â | Â | Â |
First trimester | 54 | 4 (7.4) | 0 | 0 |
Second trimester | 61 | 5 (8.2) | 1 (1.6) | 1 (1.6) |
Third trimester | 99 | 11 (11.1) | 0 | 2 (2) |
Oral contraceptive | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 90 | 7 (7.8) | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.1) |
No | 315 | 27 (8.6) | 11 (3.5) | 7 (2.2) |
Use of broad spectrum antibiotics | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 107 | 7 (6.5) | 5 (4.7) | 0 |
No | 302 | 27 (8.9) | 7 (2.3) | 8 (2.6) |
Life time number of sexual partners | Â | Â | Â | Â |
1–3 | 390 | 33 (8.5) | 11 (2.8) | 8 (2.1) |
≥4 | 19 | 1 (5.3) | 1 (5.3) | 0 |
Number of sexual partners for the last 12Â months | Â | Â | Â | Â |
0 | 92 | 5 (5.4) | 6 (6.5)*** | 1 (1.1) |
1 | 310 | 29 (9.4)*** | 5 (1.6) | 7 (2.3) |
≥2 | 7 | 0 | 1 (14.3) | 0 |
Presence of lower abdominal pain | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 122 | 9 (7.4) | 6 (5.1)*** | 3 (2.5) |
No | 287 | 25 (8.7) | 6 (2.1) | 5 (1.7) |
Vaginal douching | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 400 | 33(8.3) | 12(2.9) | 8(2) |
No | 9 | 1(11.1) | 0 | 0 |
Vaginal discharge | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 94 | 8 (8.5) | 3 (3.2) | 2 (1.1) |
No | 314 | 26 (8.3) | 8 (2.5) | 8 (2.2) |
Vaginal itching | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 60 | 3 (5) | 0 | 0 |
No | 348 | 31 (8.9) | 12 (3.4) | 8 (2.3) |
Vaginal irritation | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 47 | 4 (8.5) | 1 (2.1) | 1 (2.1) |
No | 361 | 30 (8.3) | 11(3) | 7 (1.9) |