Research Article

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 factorsVaginal cleansingVaginal dryingVaginal tightening
UnadjustedAdjuste UnadjustedAdjuste UnadjustedAdjuste
OR95%  OR95% CIOR95% CIOR95% CIOR95% CIOR95% 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 acts1.060.98, 1.151.040.95, 1.131.060.98, 1.141.070.99, 1.160.840.69, 1.030.860.70, 1.07
 15+ unprotected acts1.171.07, 1.291.171.04, 1.321.101.00, 1.201.030.93, 1.151.040.83, 1.301.000.76, 1.32

Current contraceptive group
 Nonhormonal users   (referent)1.1.1.1.1.1.
1.221.07, 1.401.171.00, 1.351.000.88, 1.130.880.77, 1.001.000.74, 1.340.950.70, 1.30
1.140.98, 1.331.100.93, 1.291.030.90, 1.170.930.81, 1.070.860.62, 1.210.800.57, 1.14

symptom in last 3 months
 No (referent)1.1.1.1.1.1.
 Yes1.131.04, 1.231.101.01, 1.201.091.00, 1.191.111.02, 1.211.170.95, 1.441.120.91, 1.39

Diagnosed STI at current visit
 No (referent)1.1.1.1.1.1.
 Yes1.110.94, 1.331.040.87, 1.240.960.81, 1.130.930.78, 1.111.421.07, 1.881.421.08, 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.