Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections among Married Women in Rural Nepal
Table 3
Genitourinary symptoms and clinical finding on speculum examination in relation to presence of curable sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in a population-based study among women from rural Nepal.
Genitourinary symptoms and signs
Number of samples tested
Curable STI
n
%
95% CI
P- value
Symptoms (N=1428)
At least one symptom
Yes
648
41
6.3
4.4-8.2
0.39
No
780
41
5.3
3.7-6.8
Abnormal discharge
Yes
222
15
6.8
3.4-10.1
0.48
No
1206
67
5.6
4.3-6.9
Burning micturition
Yes
376
26
6.9
4.3-9.5
0.25
No
1052
56
5.3
4.0-6.7
Itching
Yes
256
19
7.4
4.2-10.7
0.20
No
1172
63
5.4
4.1-6.7
Pain lower abdomen
Yes
408
28
6.9
4.4-9.3
0.25
No
1020
54
5.3
3.9-6.7
Signs (N=1406)
Abnormal discharge
Yes
278
26
9.4
5.9-12.8
0.005
No
1128
56
5.0
3.7-6.2
Genital ulcer
Yes
1
1
100
NA
No
1405
81
5.8
4.5-7.0
Infection with one or more of the STI pathogens Trichomonas vaginalis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, and Treponema pallidum. NA: not analysed