Behavioral Predictors of Colonization with Lactobacillus crispatus or Lactobacillus jensenii after Treatment for Bacterial Vaginosis: A Cohort Study

Table 2

Association between reported sexual behaviors during treatment and followup and quantity of L. crispatus or L. jensenii in women who were colonized at the posttreatment visit.

Sexual behavior during followup period	L. crispatus		L. jensenii
	𝑁	Log10 difference in 16S rRNA copies/mL	𝑁	Log10 difference in 16S rRNA gene copies/mL
Number of partners
0	2	Reference	3	Reference
1	7	−1.66 (−4.87, 1.55)	7	−.03 (−1.21, 1.16)
2+	3	−3.13 (−6.52,  .25)	2	−.16 (−1.73, 1.40)
Oral vaginal sex	8	−2.20 (−4.38, −.02)	7	−.11 (−1.05,  .83)
Digital-vaginal sex	9	−2.60 (−4.87, −.33)	9	−.06 (−1.13, 1.02)
Toy-vaginal sex	3	−1.65 (−4.32, 1.03)	2	−.15 (−1.39, 1.09)
Penile-vaginal sex	2	.69 (−2.67, 4.04)	2	−.14 (−1.39, 1.10)
Use of vaginal lubricant	4*	−2.92 (−6.09,  .24)	1*	−.53 (−2.07, 1.0)

*Missing data for 5 women.