Table 2.
Prevalence of Bacterial Vaginosis, vaginal HIV RNA shedding and plasma HIV RNA viral load in 150 women living with HIV included in the study
| Diagnosis | Study Participants n (% of all participants) |
Positive for vaginal HIV RNA shedding n (% of total) |
Combined p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bacterial vaginosis (BV), Nugent scorea | |||
| Grade I | 47 (31.3) | 5 (10.6) | - |
| Grade II | 55 (36.7) | 7 (12.7) | - |
| Grade III | 48 (32.0) | 5 (10.4) | 0.92 |
| Bacterial vaginosis (PCR) | |||
| Atopobium Vaginae positive | 44 (30.1) | 5 (11.4) | - |
| Atopobium Vaginae negative | 102 (69.9) | 12 (11.8) | 0.94 |
| (missing) | (4) | ||
| Bacterial vaginosis (PCR) | |||
| Megasphaera positive | 34 (22.8) | 3 (8.8) | - |
| Megasphaera negative | 115 (77.2) | 14 (12.2) | 0.59 |
| (missing) | (1) | ||
| Bacterial vaginosis (PCR) | |||
| BVAB1 positive | 9 (6.1) | 1 (11.1) | - |
| BVAB1 negative | 139 (93.9) | 15 (10.8) | 0.98 |
| (missing) | (2) | ||
| Bacterial vaginosis (PCR) | |||
| Prevotella positive | 40 (26.9) | 1 (2.5) | - |
| Prevotella negative | 109 (73.1) | 16 (14.7) | 0.038 |
| (missing) | (1) | ||
| Bacterial vaginosis (PCR) | |||
| At least one bacteria positive with PCR | 54 (36.0) | 5 (9.3) | - |
| All bacteria negative with PCR | 96 (64.0) | 12 (12.5) | 0.55 |
| Combined PCR and microscopy | |||
| Positive | 60 (40.0) | 6 (10.0) | - |
| Negative | 90 (60.0) | 11 (12.2) | 0.67 |
| BV positive, by ethnicity | |||
| White | 22 (45.8) | 6 (11.3) | - |
| Black | 18 (37.5) | 1 (4.2) | - |
| Asian | 7 (14.6) | 10 (14.1) | - |
| Other | 1 (2.1) | 0 (0) | 0.59 |
| Vaginal HIV RNA | |||
| Detectable ≥66 copies/swab) | 17 (11.3) | - | - |
| Not detectable (<66 copies/swab) | 133 (88.7) | - | - |
| Plasma HIV RNA < 40 copies/mL | |||
| Detectable | 21 (15.2) | 2 (1.5) | - |
| Not detectable | 117 (84.8) | 11 (9.4) | 1.0 |
| (missing) | (12) | ||
a Nugent score Grade I = normal flora, Grade II = intermediate flora, Grade III = Bacterial vaginosis