Table 3.

Reproductive health hazard in women performing vaginal douching

	Douching (n=469)	Non-douching (n=151)	Odds ratio (CI)	P value
Preterm labor (n%)	90 (19.2)	18 (11.9)	1.75 (1.1-3.0)	0.048
Ectopic pregnancy (n%)	18 (3.8)	4 (2.6)	1.47 (0.49-4.4)	0.345
Pelvic inflammatory disease (n%)	62 (13.2)	9 (6.0)	2.4 (1.2-4.9)	0.008
N .of abortions (mean ± S.D)	0.71±1.95	0.61±1.43	_____	0.353