Table 3.

Comparison of clinical improvement in Amsel clinical criteria and Microscopic Nugent criteria in the control and intervention groups

Variable				Intervention group N (%)	P value within Intervention Group*	Control Group N (%)	P value within Control Group*	P value*
Amsel clinical criteria	Gray homogeneous discharge	Before treatment	Yes	46 (92)	<0.001	46 (92)	<0.001	1.000
			No	4 (8)		4 (8)
		After treatment	Yes	3 (6)		8 (16)		0.110
			No	47 (94)		42 (84)
	4.5≤pH	Before treatment	Yes	50 (100)	<0.001	50 (100)	<0.001	1.000
			No	0 (0)		0 (0)
		After treatment	Yes	3 (6)		6 (12)		0.478
			No	47 (94)		44 (88)
	Whiff test positive	Before treatment	Yes	50 (100)	<0.001	50 (100)	<0.001	1.000
			No	0 (0)		0 (0)
		After treatment	Yes	5 (10)		12 (24)		0.062
			No	45 (90)		38 (76)
	Clue cells more than 20%	Before treatment	Yes	35 (70)	<0.001	26 (52)	<0.001	0.065
			No	15 (30)		24 (48)
		After treatment	Yes	2 (4)		1 (2)		1.000
			No	48 (96)		49 (98)
Microscopic criteria Nugnt	Before treatment	Score ≤ 7	Yes	50 (100)	<0.001	50 (100)	<0.001	1.000
	After treatment	Score ≤ 7	Yes	6 (12)		7 (14)		0.766
		Score 0-3	No	44 (88)		43 (86)

^*Chi square test