Intravaginal practices and lactobacilli colonization among women in Accra, Ghana

BMC Women's Health

Table 1 Summary of socio-demographic characteristics of study participants

Variable	Frequency reporting with intravaginal practices	Percentage (%) occurrence
Age (years)
18-24	42	29.8
25-34	65	46.1
35-44	24	17.0
45-50	10	7.1
Marital status
Single	43	30.5
Married	92	65.2
Divorced	6	4.3
Educational level
No formal education	13	9.2
Primary/Secondary	87	61.7
Tertiary	41	29.1
Total participant	141	100.0

The ages of the participants of the study ranged between 18 and 50 years. Close to 50 % of the 141 them were aged between 25 and 34 years. At least 65 % of the participants were married and a good number of them (128/141) had at least primary level of education

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