Endometrial Histopathology in Patients with Laparoscopic Proven Salpingitis and HIV-1 Infection
Table 1
Comparison of demographic, clinical history and signs, and laboratory findings for women laparoscopically diagnosed with salpingitis and women undergoing tubal ligation (controls).
Variables
Salpingitis
HIV −/ve Controls
value
Demographics and clinical history
Age mean years (SD)
27.8 (5.5)
34.3 (4.1)
0.001
Education mean years (SD)
8.7 (2.9)
8.2 (2.5)
0.5
Marital status:
Single
31 (25%)
0
Ref.
Married
70 (56%)
17 (90%)
0.008
Divorced/separated
20 (16%)
2 (10%)
0.12
Ever use of contraceptives:
Oral contraceptives
55 (44%)
16 (84%)
0.001
DMPA
40 (32%)
15 (80%)
0.001
IUD
19 (15%)
8 (42%)
0.005
Condoms
48 (39%)
3 (16%)
0.04
Clinical findings
Clinical severity score (CSS), median, (mode), range
