Table 4. Results of logistic regression analyses of the associations between the frequency of vaginal douching and vaginal infections in Cambodian women.
| Frequency of douching | Trichomoniasis | ||
| Prevalence n (%) |
OR (95% CI) |
OR2 (95% CI) |
|
| Never/once a month or less | 2 (1.9) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
| Several times a week/once a day | 3 (6.0) | 3.29 (0.53–20.33) | 1.28 (0.17–9.86) |
| More than once a day | 7 (2.4) | 1.25 (0.26–6.10) | 0.91 (0.17–4.90) |
| Bacterial vaginosis | |||
| Never/once a month or less | 11 (10.5) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
| Several times a week/once a day | 9 (18.0) | 1.86 (0.72–4.82) | 1.16 (0.40–3.27) |
| More than once a day | 32 (10.8) | 1.04 (0.50–2.14) | 0.85 (0.40–1.84) |
| Vaginal candidiasis | |||
| Never/once a month or less | 32 (30.5) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
| Several times a week/once a day | 17 (34.0) | 1.18 (0.57–2.40) | 1.14 (0.53–2.47) |
| More than once a day | 126 (42.6) | 1.69a (1.05–2.72) | 1.82b (1.10–3.00) |
OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
OR2: Adjusted for age, place of residence, marital and occupational status, and vaginal symptoms (vaginal discharge, dysuria, or vaginal itching).
aP value = 0.030; bP value = 0.019.