Vaginal Practices of HIV-Negative Zimbabwean Women
Table 3
Adjusted and unadjusted measures of effect between vaginal cleansing, drying, and tightening and reproductive health factors.
Reproductive health factors
Vaginal cleansing
Vaginal drying
Vaginal tightening
Unadjusted
Adjuste
Unadjusted
Adjuste
Unadjusted
Adjuste
OR†
95%
OR
95% CI
OR
95% CI
OR
95% CI
OR
95% CI
OR
95% CI
Number of unprotected acts in a typical month in the last 3 months
5 unprotected acts (referent)
1.
—
1.
—
1.
—
1.
—
1.
—
1.
—
5–14 unprotected acts
1.06
0.98, 1.15
1.04
0.95, 1.13
1.06
0.98, 1.14
1.07
0.99, 1.16
0.84
0.69, 1.03
0.86
0.70, 1.07
15+ unprotected acts
1.17
1.07, 1.29
1.17
1.04, 1.32
1.10
1.00, 1.20
1.03
0.93, 1.15
1.04
0.83, 1.30
1.00
0.76, 1.32
Current contraceptive group
Nonhormonal users (referent)
1.
—
1.
—
1.
—
1.
—
1.
—
1.
—
1.22
1.07, 1.40
1.17
1.00, 1.35
1.00
0.88, 1.13
0.88
0.77, 1.00
1.00
0.74, 1.34
0.95
0.70, 1.30
1.14
0.98, 1.33
1.10
0.93, 1.29
1.03
0.90, 1.17
0.93
0.81, 1.07
0.86
0.62, 1.21
0.80
0.57, 1.14
symptom in last 3 months
No (referent)
1.
—
1.
—
1.
—
1.
—
1.
—
1.
—
Yes
1.13
1.04, 1.23
1.10
1.01, 1.20
1.09
1.00, 1.19
1.11
1.02, 1.21
1.17
0.95, 1.44
1.12
0.91, 1.39
Diagnosed STI at current visit
No (referent)
1.
—
1.
—
1.
—
1.
—
1.
—
1.
—
Yes
1.11
0.94, 1.33
1.04
0.87, 1.24
0.96
0.81, 1.13
0.93
0.78, 1.11
1.42
1.07, 1.88
1.42
1.08, 1.86
models control for the listed reproductive health factors as well as age, years of education, cohabitation status, primary partner circumcision status, and sexual frequency in a typical month in the last three months. = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; COC = combined oral contraceptive; DMPA = depot medroxyprogesterone acetate; and STI = sexually transmitted infection “STI symptoms” include any vaginal discharge, genital itching, abdominal pain, pain during sex, and/or irregular bleeding in the last three months.