Table 2.
Gynaecologic status per study groups at enrolment
| Variables | Overall | Group 1 Healthy + probiotic |
Group 2 BV + antibiotic + probiotic |
Group 3 BV antibiotic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of enrolment | 39 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
| Currently have vaginal abnormal dischargea | ||||
| No (%) | 25 (64.10) | 12 (92.31) | 6 (50.00) | 7 (50.00) |
| Yes (%) | 14 (35.90) | 1 (7.69) | 6 (50.00) | 7 (50.00) |
| Participant currently has fishy-smelling abnormal discharge | ||||
| No (%) | 34 (87.18) | 12 (92.31) | 11 (91.67) | 11 (78.57) |
| Yes (%) | 5 (12.82) | 1 (7.69) | 1 (8.33) | 3 (21.43) |
| Have you been treated for STIs in last 12 months | ||||
| No (%) | 34 (89.47) | 11 (84.62) | 10 (90.91) | 13 (92.86) |
| Yes (%) | 4 (10.53) | 2 (15.38) | 1 (9.09) | 1 (7.14) |
| Ever treated for BV in the last 12 months | ||||
| No (%) | 37 (94.87) | 13 (100.0) | 10 (83.33) | 14 (100.0) |
| Yes (%) | 2 (5.13) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (16.67) | 0 (0.00) |
| Age of debut sex | ||||
| < 16 years (%) | 5 (12.82) | 3 (23.08) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (14.29) |
| ≥ 16 years (%) | 34 (87.18) | 10 (76.92) | 12 (100.0) | 12 (85.71) |
| Current male partners | ||||
| < 2 (%) | 33 (84.62) | 12 (92.31) | 11 (91.67) | 10 (71.43) |
| ≥ 2 (%) | 6 (15.38) | 1 (7.69) | 1 (8.33) | 4 (28.57) |
| Male partners in the last 12 months | ||||
| < 2 (%) | 26 (66.67) | 9 (69.23) | 7 (58.33) | 10 (71.43) |
| ≥ 2 (%) | 13 (33.33) | 4 (30.77) | 5 (41.67) | 4 (28.57) |
| New male partners in the last 12 months | ||||
| < 2 (%) | 35 (89.74) | 12 (92.31) | 11 (91.67) | 12 (85.71) |
| ≥ 2 (%) | 4 (10.26) | 1 (7.69) | 1 (8.33) | 2 (14.29) |
| Condom use in the last 12 months | ||||
| Always (%) | 6 (15.38) | 2 (15.38) | 2 (16.67) | 2 (14.29) |
| Never (%) | 12 (30.77) | 6 (46.15) | 4 (33.33) | 2 (14.29) |
| Sometimes (%) | 21 (53.85) | 5 (38.46) | 6 (50.00) | 10 (71.43) |
| Do you practice vaginal douching | ||||
| No (%) | 39 (100.0) | 13 (100.0) | 12 (100.0) | 14 (100.0) |
| Yes (%) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) |
| Use soap to wash vagina to make it smell good? | ||||
| No (%) | 22 (56.41) | 8 (61.54) | 10 (83.33) | 4 (28.57) |
| Yes (%) | 17 (43.59) | 5 (38.46) | 2 (16.67) | 10 (71.43) |
| Buds and/or hyphae (yeast) | ||||
| Negative (%) | 36 (92.31) | 12 (92.31) | 11 (91.67) | 13 (92.86) |
| Positive (%) | 3 (7.69) | 1 (7.69) | 1 (8.33) | 1 (7.14) |
| vaginal sex in a week for the last 12 months | ||||
| 0–3 times (%) | 30 (83.33) | 12 (92.31) | 10 (100.0) | 8 (61.54) |
| > 3 times (%) | 6 (16.67) | 1 (7.69) | 0 (0.00) | 5 (38.46) |
| Continuing to use injectable contraceptives | ||||
| No (%) | 2 (5.41) | 1 (8.33) | 1 (8.33) | 0 (0.00) |
| Yes (%) | 35 (94.59) | 11 (91.67) | 11 (91.67) | 13 (100.0) |
a Group 2 and 3 participants were significantly more likely (p = 0.0001) to have vaginal abnormal discharge compared to Group 1 participants