Table 4.
Behavioral variables among women in this study with healthy vaginal microbiota, intermediate vaginal microbiota, and vaginal infections (bacterial vaginosis, aerobic vaginitis, candidiasis, and co-infections).
| Healthy microbiota N (%) | Intermediate microbiota N (%) | Candidiasis N (%) | Bacterial vaginosis N (%) | Aerobic vaginitis N (%) | Co-infections N (%) | Total N | P (X2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Has sexual partner | ||||||||
| No | 16 (45.7) | 3 (8.6) | 3 (8.6) | 2 (5.7) | 10 (28.6) | 1 (2.9) | 35 | 0.707 (3.0) |
| Yes | 96 (52.7) | 13 (7.1) | 6 (3.3) | 16 (8.8) | 48 (26.4) | 3 (1.6) | 182 | |
| Different sexual partners | ||||||||
| No | 54 (58.1) | 4 (4.3) | 4 (4.3) | 7 (7.5) | 24 (25.8) | 0 (0.0) | 93 | 0.205 (13.3) |
| Yes | 52 (49.1) | 10 (9.4) | 5 (4.7) | 7 (6.6) | 29 (27.4) | 3 (2.8) | 106 | |
| Do not answer | 6 (33.3) | 2 (11.1) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (22.2) | 5 (27.8) | 1 (5.6) | 18 | |
| Uses birth control method) | ||||||||
| No | 45 (46.9) | 1 (25.0) | 6 (6.3) | 7 (7.3) | 29 (30.2) | 1 (1.0) | 96 | 0.877 (5.2) |
| Yes | 65 (55.1) | 15 (7.3) | 3 (2.5) | 11 (9.3) | 28 (23.7) | 3 (2.5) | 118 | |
| Do not answer | 2 (66.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (33.3) | 0 (0.0) | 3 | |
| Smokes | ||||||||
| No | 105 (51.5) | 14 (6.9) | 8 (3.9) | 18 (8.8) | 55 (27.0) | 4 (2.0) | 204 | 0.683 (3.1) |
| Yes | 7 (53.8) | 2 (15.4) | 1 (7.7) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (23.1) | 0 (0.0) | 13 | |
| Vaginal douching | ||||||||
| No | 31 (57.4) | 3 (5.6) | 1 (1.9) | 6 (11.1) | 12 (22.2) | 1 (1.9) | 54 | 0.881 (5.2) |
| Yes | 79 (49.7) | 12 (7.5) | 8 (5.0) | 12 (7.5) | 45 (28.3) | 3 (1.9) | 159 | |
| Do not answer | 2 (50.0) | 1 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 | |
N number of women who responded in the survey within each category; % assigned percentage for each classification within each category. P (X2) P-value through the Chi-square test.