Table 4.

Associations With Colonization by Bacterial Vaginosis-Associated Bacterial Species at Follow-up, Among Women Without Colonization at Baseline

	n	Bacterial Vaginosis - Associated Bacteria Absent at Follow-up (n = 67)	Bacterial Vaginosis - Associated Bacteria Present at Follow-up (n = 5)	P*
Ethnicity				> 0.99
White	47	44 (66%)	3 (60%)
Nonwhite	26	23 (34%)	2 (40%)
Hormonal contraception				0.66
Yes	34	31 (46%)	3 (60%)
No	39	36 (54%)	2 (40%)
Menstrual phase				0.86
Proliferative	23	20 (30%)	2 (40%)
Luteal	25	23 (34%)	2 (40%)
Oligomenorrheic	24	23 (34%)	1 (20%)
Initiated sexual intercourse				0.31
Yes	52	47 (70%)	5 (100%)
No	21	20 (30%)	0

Data are n(%) unless otherwise specified.

^*Fisher exact test