Prevalence of Bacterial Vaginosis and Its Association with Risk Factors among Nonpregnant Women: A Hospital Based Study

Table 5

Sample distribution on the basis of symptoms.

Vaginal symptoms	Bacterial vaginosis			value
	Number (160)	Positive number (%)	Negative number (%)
Discharge
Normal	61	3 (4.9)	58 (95.1)	0.0001
Thin	83	33 (39.8)	50 (60.2)
Thick	16	3 (18.8)	13 (81.2)
Odor
Foul	104	31 (29.9)	73 (70.1)	0.02
Nonfoul	56	8 (14.3)	48 (85.7)
Color
White	126	34 (27)	92 (73)	0.13
Grey	34	5 (14.7)	29 (85.3)
Amount
Excess	80	24 (30)	56 (70)	0.09
Scanty	80	15 (18.7)	65 (81.3)
Abdominal pain
Yes	83	22 (26.6)	61 (73.4)	0.51
No	77	17 (22.1)	60 (77.9)
Itching
Yes	56	13 (23.2)	43 (76.8)	0.80
No	104	26 (25)	78 (75)

value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.