Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of the 865 participants
| Characteristic | Median (IQR) or Number (percent) |
|---|---|
| Demographics | |
| Age (years) | 35 (30–40) |
| Education (years) | 8 (7–10) |
| Ever marrieda | 559 (64.6) |
| Work place | |
| Bar/Restaurant | 626 (72.4) |
| Night club | 123 (14.2) |
| Home based/otherb | 116 (13.4) |
| Gynecological history | |
| Parity | 2 (1–3) |
| Hormonal contraceptive use | |
| OCP | 41 (4.7) |
| DMPA | 181 (20.9) |
| Sexual risk behavior reported in the past week | |
| Unprotected intercourse | 195 (22.5) |
| >1 sex partnerc | 186 (31.0) |
| >1 sex encounterc | 379 (63.1) |
| Clinical conditions | |
| Vaginal discharge | 80 (9.3) |
| Abdominal pain | 66 (7.6) |
| Vulval itch | 94 (10.9) |
| Presence of GUD | 23 (2.7) |
| Cervical ectopy | 48 (5.5) |
| HIV-1 seropositive | 457 (52.8) |
| Laboratory diagnosis of genital tract conditions | |
| Candidiasis | 111 (12.8) |
| Bacterial vaginosis | 313 (36.2) |
| Trichomonas vaginalis | 36 (4.2) |
| Neisseria gonorrhoeae | 22 (2.5) |
| Chlamydia trachomatis | 16 (1.9) |
| Reported vaginal washing | 834 (96.4) |
| Water only | 359 (43.1) |
| Soap/Otherd | 475 (56.9) |
a
Included 15 currently married and 544 widowed or divorced women
b
22 (2.5%) women were home based and 94 (10.9%) reported “other” as their place of work
c
Analyzed in the subgroup of 601 women who reported any sexual activity in the past week
d
451 (54.1%) women reported using soap, 18 (2.1%) reported using antiseptic, 4 (0.5%) reported using detergent, and 2 (0.2%) reported using “other” substances for vaginal washing