Table 2.
Univariate analysis of previous history, reproductive history, and sexual behaviors among women of reproductive age.
| Clinical parameters | Total (n=184) |
Case (n=97) |
Control (n=87) |
OR (95% CI) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| History of vaginitis | |||||
| No | 128 | 56 | 72 | 0.273(0.143-0.566) | 0.001 |
| Yes | 56 | 41 | 15 | 1.000 | |
| Marriage status | |||||
| Single | 43 | 25 | 18 | 1.043(0.668-2.654) | 0.801 |
| Married | 141 | 72 | 69 | 1.000 | |
| Frequency of intravaginal douching | |||||
| Occasionally or never | 144 | 70 | 74 | 0.455 (0.218-0.953) | 0.030 |
| Frequently | 40 | 27 | 13 | 1.000 | |
| Frequency of cleaning the vulva | |||||
| More than three days | 42 | 21 | 21 | 1.000(0.578-2.293) | 0.999 |
| Less than two days | 142 | 76 | 66 | 1.000 | |
| History of curettage | |||||
| No | 97 | 38 | 59 | 0.306(0.167-0.561) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 87 | 59 | 28 | 1.000 | |
| Contraceptive methods | |||||
| Condom | 124 | 56 | 68 | 0.382 (0.199-0.730) | 0.003 |
| Others (ligation, IUD, and so on) | 60 | 41 | 19 | 1.000 | |
| Age at first sexual intercourse | |||||
| ≤20 y | 36 | 28 | 8 | 4.007(1.714-9.371) | <0.001 |
| >20 y | 148 | 69 | 79 | 1.000 | |
| Sexual life during menstruation | |||||
| Yes | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1.623 (0.645-4.084) | 0.300 |
| No | 160 | 83 | 77 | 1.000 | |
| Number of sexual partners | |||||
| 1 | 147 | 72 | 75 | 0.461(0.215-0.986) | 0.037 |
| ≥2 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 1.000 | |
| Frequency of sexual life | |||||
| More than twice a week | 127 | 65 | 62 | 1.280(0.437-1.535) | 0.355 |
| Less than once a week | 57 | 32 | 25 | 1.000 | |
| Cleaning the vulva before or after sexual life | |||||
| Yes | 142 | 69 | 73 | 0.473(0.230-0.972) | 0.039 |
| No | 42 | 28 | 14 | 1.000 |
IUD: intrauterine device; y: year; OR: odds ratios; CI: confidence interval; Case, patients with simple VVC; control, women with normal vaginal microflora.