Risk Factors Associated with Prevalence of Candida albicans, Gardnerella vaginalis, and Trichomonas vaginalis among Women at the District Hospital of Dschang, West Region, Cameroon
Table 5
Prevalence as function of WC type, underwear, and vaginal douching.
Infectious agents
WC
Type of underwear
Vaginal douching
Total
Pot (n = 311)
Hole (traditional) (n = 565)
Synt (n = 149)
Cotton (n = 852)
Yes (n = 300)
No (n = 701)
NE
P (%)
NE
P (%)
NE
P (%)
NE
P (%)
NE
P (%)
NE
P (%)
Single infections
C. albicans
88
28.29
136
43.73
47
31.54
209
24.53
71
23.67
185
26.39
256
G. vaginalis
57
18.33
97
31.19
30
20.13
141
16.55
86
28.66
85
12.13
171
T. vaginalis
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Multiple infections
C. albicans and G. vaginalis
25
8.04
53
17.04
24
16.11
71
8.33
54
18.00
41
5.85
95
C. albicans and T. vaginalis
0
0
2
0.64
0
0
2
0.23
0
0
2
0.28
2
G. vaginalis and T. vaginalis
1
0.32
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0.14
1
Total
171
54.98
288
50.97
101
67.79
421
48.41
211
70.33
314
44.79
525
C: Candida, G: Gardnerella, T: Trichomonas, NE: number examined, P: prevalence, and Synt: synthetic.
