Table 1.
Socioeconomic characteristic of women participating in the study according to infection status Data are expressed in no (%) of women
| Exposures | With BV (N = 229) | Without BV (N = 329) | P-value | With Candidiasis (N = 190) | Without Candidiasis (N = 368) | P-value | With TV (N = 31) | Without TV (N = 527) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||||||||
| 18–25 years | 63 (27.51) | 100 (30.40) | 0.758 | 59 (31.05) | 104 (28.26) | 0.069 | 7 (22.58) | 156 (29.60) | 0.468 |
| 26–35 years | 89 (38.86) | 124 (37.69) | 81 (42.63) | 132 (35.87) | 15 (48.39) | 198 (37.57) | |||
| 36–45 years | 77 (33.62) | 105 (31.91) | 50 (26.32) | 132 (35.87) | 9 (29.03) | 173 (32.83) | |||
| Marital status | |||||||||
| Never married | 23 (10.04) | 52 (15.81) | 0.146 | 28 (14.74) | 47 (12.77) | 0.137 | 1(3.23) | 74 (14.04) | 0.177 |
| Married | 203(88.65) | 273 (82.98) | 162 (85.26) | 314 (85.33) | 30 (96.77) | 446 (84.63) | |||
| Divorcee& widow | 3 (1.31) | 4 (1.22) | 0 | 7 (1.90) | 0 | 7 (1.33) | |||
| What is your religion | |||||||||
| Hindu | 222(96.94) | 316 (96.05) | 0.098 | 183 (96.32) | 355 (96.47) | 0.524 | 31 (100.00) | 507 (96.20) | 0.543 |
| Muslim | 7 (3.06) | 7 (2.13) | 6 (3.16) | 8 (2.17) | 0 | 14 (2.66) | |||
| Christian | 0 | 6 (1.82) | 1 (0.53) | 5 (1.36) | 0 | 6 (1.14) | |||
| What is your caste or tribe | |||||||||
| Scheduled caste (SC) | 41 (18.47) | 47 (14.87) | 0.250 | 22 (12.02) | 66 (18.59) | 0.067 | 5 (16.13) | 83 (16.37) | 0.667 |
| Scheduled tribe (ST) | 6 (2.70) | 10 (3.16) | 4 (2.19) | 12 (3.38) | 0 | 16 (3.16) | |||
| Other backward caste (OBC) | 127 (57.21) | 168 (53.16) | 114 (62.30) | 181 (50.99) | 16 (51.61) | 279 (55.03) | |||
| Other Caste | 48 (21.62) | 91 (28.80) | 43 (23.50) | 96 (27.04) | 10 (32.26) | 129 (25.44) | |||
| Education | |||||||||
| No formal education | 40 (17.47) | 46 (13.98) | 0.266 | 40 (21.05) | 46 (12.50) | 0.006 | 7 (22.58) | 79 (14.99) | 0.235 |
| 5th – 10th grade | 102 (44.54) | 137 (41.64) | 85 (44.74) | 154 (41.85) | 9 (29.03) | 230 (43.64) | |||
| 12th grade or higher | 87 (37.99) | 146 (44.38) | 65 (34.21) | 168 (45.65) | 15 (48.39) | 218 (41.37) | |||
| What is your occupation | |||||||||
| Employed | 30 (13.10) | 52 (15.81) | 0.351 | 26 (13.68) | 56 (15.22) | 0.642 | 4 (12.90) | 78 (14.80) | 0.534 |
| Housewife | 179 (78.17) | 238 (72.34) | 141 (74.21) | 276 (75.00) | 26 (83.87) | 391 (74.19) | |||
| Student | 15 (6.55) | 33 (10.03) | 20 (10.53) | 28 (7.61) | 1 (3.23) | 47 (8.92) | |||
| Other | 5 (2.18) | 6 (1.82) | 3 (1.58) | 8 (2.17) | 0 | 11 (2.09) | |||
| How many family members in hh | |||||||||
| 3 or less | 47 (20.52) | 66 (20.06) | 0.712 | 44 (23.16) | 69 (18.75) | 0.470 | 7 (22.58) | 106 (20.11) | 0.379 |
| 4–5 | 119 (51.97) | 162 (49.24) | 92 (48.42) | 189 (51.36) | 12 (38.71) | 269 (51.04) | |||
| More than 5 | 63 (27.51) | 101 (30.70) | 54 (28.42) | 110 (29.89) | 12 (38.71) | 152 (28.84) | |||
| Economic status (monthly income) | |||||||||
| < 5000.00 | 30 (13.10) | 35 (10.64) | 0.427 | 26 (13.68) | 39 (10.60) | 0.607 | 5 (16.13) | 60 (11.39) | 0.776 |
| 5000.00 – 10,000 | 65 (28.38) | 114 (34.64) | 59 (31.05) | 120 (32.61) | 11 (35.48) | 168 (31.88) | |||
| > 10,000.00 | 103 (44.98) | 136 (41.34) | 77 (40.53) | 162 (44.02) | 11 (35.48) | 228 (43.26) | |||
| Don’t know | 31 (13.54) | 44 (13.37) | 28 (14.74) | 47 (12.77) | 4 (12.90) | 71 (13.47) | |||
P-value determined by Pearson’s chi-square (χ2) test. (hh = household)