Table III.
Characteristics of women with trichomoniasis, according to actual receipt of antibiotics effective against trichomoniasis
| Characteristic | Trichomoniasis treated (N=365) | Trichomoniasis untreated (N=63) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Categorical variables* (N (%)) | |||
| Maternal | |||
| Reported history of stillbirth | 30/365 (8.2) | 3/63 (4.8) | 0.34 |
| Married | 333/365 (91.2) | 54/63 (85.7) | 0.17 |
| STI | |||
| HIV infected | 335/365 (91.8) | 54/63 (85.7) | 0.07 |
| Bacterial vaginosis | 191/365 (52.3) | 26/63 (41.3) | 0.09 |
| Chlamydia | 6/365 (1.6) | 4/63 (6.3) | 0.03 |
| Syphilis | 29/365 (7.9) | 7/63 (11.1) | 0.39 |
| Gonorrhoea | 12/365 (3.3) | 2/63 (3.2) | 0.93 |
| Delivery | |||
| Vaginal delivery | 344/361 (95.3) | 61/66 (96.8) | 0.44 |
| Infant | |||
| Gestational age at time of delivery (wks) | |||
| < 37 (fundal height) | 84/365 (23.0) | 25/63 (39.7) | 0.005 |
| < 37 (Ballard score) | 61/302 (20.2) | 10/49 (20.4) | 0.97 |
| Birth weight (g) | |||
| <1 500 g | 9/333 (2.7) | 1/56 (1.8) | 0.831 |
| 1 501 – 2 500 | 54/333 (16.2) | 9/56 (16.1) | |
| 2 501 – 3 000 | 117/333 (35.1) | 23/56 (41.1) | |
| ≥3 001 | 153/333 (45.9) | 23/56 (41.1) | |
| Other | |||
| Resolution of trichomoniasis by visit 2 | 286/346 (82.7) | 32/64 (50.0) | 0.001 |
| Continuous variables† (median (IQR)) | |||
| Age (yrs) | 24.0 (21 – 27) | 23.0 (20 – 26) | 0.14 |
| No. of pregnancies | 3.0 (2 – 4) | 2.0 (2 – 4) | 0.33 |
| No. of live births | 2.0 (1 – 3) | 1.0 (0 – 2) | 0.22 |
| Years of education | 7.0 (3 – 8) | 7.0 (5 – 8) | 0.24 |
| Baseline CD4 counts (cells/−l) | 379 (237 – 534) | 457 (266 – 666) | 0.11 |
| Baseline fundal height (cm) | 22.0 (20 – 24) | 22.0 (20 – 23) | 0.34 |
| Days between visit 1 and visit 2 | 39.5 (28 – 56) | 48.5 (37 – 56) | 0.004 |
| Birth weight (g) | 3 000 (2 650 – 3 300) | 3 000 (2 720 – 3 300) | 0.74 |
*
p-values based on the x2 test.
†
p-values based on the Wilcoxon rank sum test.
STI = sexually transmitted infection; IQR = intraquartile range.