Table 1.
Characteristics of participants.
| Demographics | Randomization group |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active |
Placebo |
P value |
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| n = 168 | % | n = 159 | % | |||
| Age | ||||||
| 25–29 | 27 | 51.9 | 25 | 48.1 | 0.53 | |
| 30–39 | 48 | 52.7 | 43 | 47.3 | ||
| 40–49 | 50 | 48.5 | 53 | 51.5 | ||
| 50–59 | 36 | 58.1 | 26 | 41.9 | ||
| 60+ | 7 | 36.8 | 12 | 63.2 | ||
| Mean age | 41.6 (±10.6) | 42.4 (±11.1) | ||||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Single | 39 | 48.1 | 42 | 51.9 | 0.13 | |
| Married | 110 | 55.6 | 88 | 44.4 | ||
| Separated | 9 | 50.0 | 9 | 50.0 | ||
| Widowed | 10 | 33.3 | 20 | 66.7 | ||
| Education | ||||||
| None | 7 | 58.3 | 5 | 41.7 | 0.52 | |
| Primary | 20 | 44.4 | 25 | 55.6 | ||
| Secondary | 97 | 54.5 | 81 | 45.5 | ||
| Superior | 44 | 47.8 | 48 | 52.2 | ||
| Profession | ||||||
| None | 61 | 57.5 | 45 | 42.5 | 0.68 | |
| Remunerated | 70 | 53.8 | 60 | 46.2 | ||
| Non-remunerated | 37 | 52.1 | 34 | 47.9 | ||
| Gynecologic history | ||||||
| Menopausal status | ||||||
| No | 124 | 53.9 | 106 | 46.1 | 0.16 | |
| Yes | 44 | 45.4 | 53 | 54.6 | ||
| Pregnancies | ||||||
| 0 | 6 | 30.0 | 14 | 70.0 | 0.05 | |
| 1 | 19 | 40.4 | 28 | 59.6 | ||
| 2–4 | 53 | 58.2 | 38 | 41.8 | ||
| 5+ | 90 | 53.3 | 79 | 46.7 | ||
| Parity | ||||||
| 0 | 24 | 43.6 | 31 | 56.4 | 0.05 | |
| 1 | 19 | 38.8 | 30 | 61.2 | ||
| 2–4 | 60 | 60.6 | 39 | 39.4 | ||
| 5+ | 65 | 52.4 | 59 | 47.6 | ||
| Abortions | ||||||
| 0 | 85 | 52.5 | 77 | 47.5 | 0.93 | |
| 1 | 55 | 50.5 | 54 | 49.5 | ||
| 2+ | 28 | 50.0 | 28 | 50.0 | ||
| Miscarriages | ||||||
| 0 | 104 | 50.7 | 101 | 49.3 | 0.12 | |
| 1 | 35 | 45.5 | 42 | 54.5 | ||
| 2+ | 29 | 64.4 | 16 | 35.6 | ||
| Sexual history | ||||||
| Age at first intercourse | ||||||
| 10–19 | 125 | 53.0 | 111 | 47.0 | 0.57 | |
| 20–29 | 40 | 46.5 | 46 | 53.5 | ||
| 30–39 | 3 | 60.0 | 2 | 40.0 | ||
| Lifetime sexual partners | ||||||
| 1 | 46 | 48.4 | 49 | 51.6 | 0.51 | |
| 2–5 | 106 | 52.7 | 95 | 47.3 | ||
| 6–10 | 15 | 55.6 | 12 | 44.4 | ||
| 11–19 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 100.0 | ||
| 20–29 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 40+ | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100,0 | ||
| Oral contraceptives use | ||||||
| No | 135 | 51.5 | 127 | 48.5 | 0.91 | |
| Yes | 33 | 50.8 | 32 | 49.2 | ||
| Condoms use | ||||||
| No | 94 | 54.7 | 78 | 45.3 | 0.21 | |
| Yes | 74 | 47.7 | 81 | 52.3 | ||
| Use of traditional herbs | ||||||
| No | 75 | 51.0 | 72 | 49.0 | 0.91 | |
| Yes | 93 | 51.7 | 87 | 48.3 | ||