Research Article

Clinicoetiological Characterization of Infectious Vaginitis amongst Women of Reproductive Age Group from Navi Mumbai, India

Table 3

The association between clinical symptoms and microbiological diagnosis.

CandidiasisBacterial vaginosis
PresentPresent
(%) (%)

Vaginal discharge
32 (30.2)1.0017 (16.03)0.137
Curdy-white discharge
13 (86.7)0.0011 (6.7)0.297
Vulval itching/irritation
12 (63.2)0.0074 (21.1)0.519
Pain in abdomen
0.5522 (66.7)0.076
Malodor
1 (25)1.0002 (40)0.205
Dysuria
1.0001 (100)0.172

The group of women with candidiasis and bacterial vaginosis were compared with the respective group of women without infection. Trichomoniasis was not included as there were only 2 cases.