TABLE 1.
Socio-Demographic and Obstetric Factors Associated with Bacterial Vaginosis among Pregnant Women Attending ANC at MNH, (N=667)
| Predictors | Total | Bacterial Vaginosis | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive n (%) | Negative n (%) | |||
| Age group (years) | ||||
| < 20 | 56 | 17(30.4) | 39(69.6) | .018 |
| 21–29 | 369 | 112(30.4) | 257(69.6) | |
| ≥30 | 242 | 49(20.2) | 193(79.8) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 481 | 128(26.6) | 353 (73.4) | .944 |
| Unmarried | 186 | 50 (26.9) | 136 (73.1) | |
| Type of marriage* | ||||
| Polygamous | 26 | 3(11.5) | 23(88.5) | .074 |
| Monogamous | 455 | 125(27.5) | 330(72.5) | |
| Education level | ||||
| Primary and less | 249 | 110(44.2) | 139(55.8) | <.001 |
| Secondary and above | 418 | 68(16.3) | 350(83.7) | |
| Occupation | ||||
| Unemployed | 241 | 69 (28.6) | 172 (71.4) | .682 |
| Employed (public or private) | 157 | 41 (26.1) | 116 (73.9) | |
| Self employed | 269 | 68 (25.3) | 201 (74.7) | |
| Gravidity | ||||
| Primigravida | 220 | 47(21.4) | 173(78.6) | .029 |
| Multigravida | 447 | 131(29.3) | 316(70.7) | |
| Parity | ||||
| Nulliparous | 278 | 58(20.9) | 220(79.1) | .004 |
| Parous | 389 | 120(30.8) | 269(69.2) | |
| History of miscarriage# | ||||
| No | 292 | 81 (27.7) | 211 (72.3) | .318 |
| Yes | 155 | 50 (32.3) | 105 (67.7) | |
| History of PTD§ | ||||
| No | 333 | 98 (29.4) | 235(70.6) | .140 |
| Yes | 56 | 22(39.3) | 34(60.7) | |
PTD – Preterm Delivery,
*
N=481, as only 481 participants were married,
#
N = 447, is equal to the number of women who were multigravida and
§
N = 389 is equal to the number of women who were parous i.e. women who had at least one delivery above the age of viability (28+weeks).