Efficacy of Acacia nilotica Linn. Pod’s Sitz Bath plus Vaginal Pessary in Syndromic Management of Abnormal Vaginal Discharge: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 1

Baseline and socio-economic characteristics.

Variables	Acacia group (n = 33)	Placebo group (n = 33)	value
Age (year)	28.66 ± 5.76	30.57 ± 5.47	0.17^c
Urban	32 (96.96)	32(96.96)	1.00^a
Past menstrual cycle			0.282^a
Irregular	6(18.18)	3(9.09)
Regular	27(81.81)	30(90.90)
Duration of abnormal Vaginal discharge (days)	15.51 ± 11.85	14.72 ± 13.74	0.65^b
Socio-economic status			0.71^a
Upper middle (II)	13 (39.39)	16(48.48)
Lower middle (III)	13 (39.39)	12(36.36)
Upper lower (IV)	7 (21.21)	5(15.15)
Height(cm)	156.28 ± 5.40	154.22 ± 4.73	0.051^c
Weight(Kg)	61.09 ± 13.42	26.2 ± 5.89	0.714^c
BMI (kg/m2)	24.98 ± 5.19	26.2 ± 5.89	0.376^c

Data presented were as follows: mean ± SD or no (%); , considered not significant; tests used were as follows: ^aFisher’s exact test; ^bChi-squared test; ^cMann–Whitney U test.