Table 3.
Factors Associated with Bacterial Overgrowth in the Vagina
| Characteristics | Frequency (%) | Bacterial Vaginosis | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (%) | No (%) | |||||
| Age | ≤20 | 28 (6.8) | 2 (7.1) | 26 (92.9) | 7 (1.57, 31.79) | |
| 21–25 | 31 (7.5) | 10 (32.3) | 21 (67.7) | 1.1 (0.48, 2.73) | ||
| 26–30 | 65 (15.7) | 25 (38.5) | 40 (61.5) | 0.9 (0.45, 1.69) | ||
| 31–35 | 134 (32.4) | 68 (50.7) | 66 (49.3) | 0.5 (0.30,0.92) | ||
| 36–40 | 67 (16.2) | 27 (40.3) | 40 (59.7) | 0.8 (0.42, 1.55) | ||
| ≥40 | 88 (21.3) | 31 (35.2) | 57 (64.8) | 1 | ||
| Residence | Urban | 343 (83.1) | 128 (37.3) | 215 (62.7) | 1.7 (1.00, 2.82) | |
| Rural | 70 (16.9) | 35 (50) | 35 (50) | 1 | ||
| Religion | Orthodox | 377 (91.3) | 148 (39.3) | 229 (60.7) | 1.1 (0.552, 2.212) | |
| Other | 36 (8.7) | 15 (41.7) | 21 (58.3) | 1 | ||
| Occupation type | Housewife | 189 (45.8) | 92 (48.7) | 97 (51.3) | 0.7 (0.298, 1.789) | |
| Merchant | 32 (7.7) | 10 (31.3) | 22 (68.7) | 1.5 (0.491, 4.724) | ||
| Employer | 170 (41.2) | 52 (30.6) | 118 (69.4) | 1.6 (0.632, 3.904) | ||
| Daily labor | 22 (5.3) | 9 (40.9) | 13 (59.1) | 1 | ||
| Pregnancy | Yes | 334 (80.9) | 124 (37.1) | 210 (62.9) | 1.7 (1.008, 2.705) | 4.6 (2.179, 9.696) |
| No | 79 (19.1) | 39 (49.4) | 40 (50.6) | 1 | ||
| DM | Yes | 22 (5.3) | 13 (59.3) | 9 (40.7) | 0.4 (0.180, 1.033) | 0.2 (0.065, 0.911) |
| No | 391 (94.7) | 150 (38.4) | 241 (61.6) | 1 | 1 | |
| HIV | Yes | 249 (32.2) | 88 (35.3) | 161 (64.7) | 1.5 (1.031, 2.305) | 1.8 (1.166, 2.720) |
| No | 164 (67.8) | 75 (45.7) | 89 (54.3) | 1 | 1 | |
| Gonorrhoeae | Yes | 46 (11.1) | 25 (54.2) | 21 (45.8) | 0.5 (0.273, 0.939) | |
| No | 367 (88.9) | 138 (37.6) | 229 (62.4) | 1 | ||
| Types of discharge | Abnormal odor | 158 (38.3) | 140 (88.6) | 18 (11.4) | 0.01 (0.007, .024) | 0.02 (0.007, 0.032) |
| Normal odor | 255 (61.7) | 23 (9) | 232 (91) | 1 | 1 | |
| Ph level | <4.5 | 265 (64.2) | 72 (27.2) | 193 (72.8) | 1 | 1 |
| ≥4.5 | 148 (35.8) | 91 (61.5) | 57 (38.5) | 4.3 (2.790, 6.563) | 2 (1.031, 4.317) | |
Abbreviations: DM, diabetes mellitus; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus.