Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants (N = 150)

Parameter	Categories	Frequency	Percentage
Marital status	Single	81	54.0
	Married	52	34.6
	Separated	9	5.0
	Widowed	4	2.7
	Unknown	4	2.7
Education status	High school	68	55.4
	Unknown	37	24.7
	Tertiarya	22	14.7
	Primary level	21	14.0
	None	2	1.3
Abnormal discharge	Yes	125	83.3
	No	25	16.7
Dysuria	Yes	31	20.7
	No	119	79.3
Genital itching	Yes	72	48.0
	No	78	52.0
Lower abdominal pain	Yes	63	42.0
	No	87	58.0
Malodour	Yes	41	27.3
	No	109	72.7
Antibiotic use	Yes	52	34.7
	No	98	65.3

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