Table 1.
Differences between honey gel and clotrimazole cream in their effects on symptoms
Symptoms | Time | Group | p-value (Cochran Q test) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Honey vaginal gel | Clotrimazole vaginal cream | |||
Vaginal discharge | Before treatment | 53 (100%) | 53 (100%) | <0.001 |
Forth day | 52 (98%) | 53 (100%) | ||
Eighth day | 36 (68%) | 38 (72%) | ||
Itching | Before treatment | 53 (100%) | 53 (100%) | <0.001 |
Forth day | 3 (10%) | 22 (40%) | ||
Eighth day | 2 (4%) | 7 (10%) | ||
Burning | Before treatment | 19 (40%) | 27 (50%) | <0.001 |
Forth day | 0 (0%) | 5 (10%) | ||
Eighth day | 2 (4%) | 0 (0%) | ||
Dispareunia | Before treatment | 37 (70%) | 28 (53%) | <0.001 |
Forth day | 1 (2%) | 4 (8%) | ||
Eighth day | 1 (2%) | 2 (4%) | ||
Urinary problem | Before treatment | 26 (49%) | 16 (30%) | <0.001 |
Forth day | 8 (15%) | 1 (2%) | ||
Eighth day | 3 (6%) | 0 (0%) |