Pathological Vaginal Discharge among Pregnant Women: Pattern of Occurrence and Association in a Population-Based Survey

Table 1

Hierarchical model of analysis for factors associated with the occurrence of pathological vaginal discharge.

Level	Variables
I	Demographic:	Socioeconomic:
	Maternal age, skin color, and marital status	Maternal education and household asset index
II	Behavioral characteristics:	Obstetric history:
	Smoking	Parity, previous abortion, and planned pregnancy
III	Prior use of contraceptive method:	History of morbidities:	Current pregnancy care:
	Oral contraceptives	Vaginal discharge in a previous pregnancy	Prenatal care visits
Outcome	Pathological vaginal discharge during pregnancy