Research Article
Asymptomatic Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnancy and Missed Opportunities for Treatment: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
Table 2
Demographic and behavioural correlates of bacterial vaginosis in HIV negative pregnant women.
| | Variable | Level | Bacterial Vaginosis
(N=280) n (%) | Intermediate
(N=121) n (%) | Normal (N=349) n (%) | P-value |
| | Age (Years) | <19 | 59 (21.1) | 22 (18.2) | 99 (28.4) | 0.037 | | 20 – 24 | 122 (43.6) | 50 (41.3) | 118 (33.8) | | >24 | 99 (35.4) | 49 (40.5) | 132 (37.8) |
| | Gravidity | 1 | 147 (52.7) | 64 (52.9) | 175 (50.3) | 0.891 | | 2 - 3 | 120 (43.0) | 50 (41.3) | 158 (45.4) | | >3 | 12 (4.3) | 7 (5.8) | 15 (4.3) | | Missing | 1(.) | 0(.) | 1(.) |
| | Gestational age (weeks) | ≤14 | 97 (34.8) | 44 (36.7) | 117 (33.7) | 0.843 | | 15 - 28 | 182 (65.2) | 76 (63.3) | 230 (66.3) | | >28 | 0(0) | 1 (.) | 2 (.) |
| | Sexual Partner Age | <19 | 11 (3.9) | 6 (5.0) | 20 (5.7) | 0.172 | | 20-24 | 78 (27.9) | 24 (19.8) | 106 (30.4) | | >25 | 191 (68.2) | 91 (75.2) | 223(63.9) |
| | Relationship | Living together | 31 (11.0) | 18 (14.9) | 49 (14.1) | 0.506 | | Not Living together | 235 (83.9) | 93 (76.9) | 283 (81.3) | | Do not currently have a partner | 14 (5.0) | 10 (8.3) | 16 (4.6) | | Missing | 0(.) | 0(.) | 1 (.) |
| | Frequency of unprotected sex acts in the last 3 months | Mean ± SD | 10.5 ± 11.6 | 9.9 ±10.5 | 9.6 ±10.3 | 0.563 |
| | Number of Lifetime Sex Partners | Mean ± SD | 1.2 ± 0.7 | 1.1 ±0.4 | 1.1 ± 0.4 | 0.416 |
| | Duration of Current Relationship (Yrs) | Mean ± SD | 3.4 ± 3.2 | 4.2 ± 4.1 | 4.0 ± 3.7 | 0.123 |
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Missing data (not included in the percentage calculation). Women with a gestational age >28 weeks were not included in this analysis. |
