Table 1.
Demographic information, clinic type, differential diagnosis and prevalence of STIs in this study.
| Total Sample | Total STIs | CT | TV | GC | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STI Results | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
| 327 | 48 | 14.6 | 35 | 10.8 | 7 | 2.2 | 2 | 0.6 | ||
| Demographic characteristics | ||||||||||
| Age, Median | 39 | 29.1 | 31.6 | 37.1 | 25.2 | |||||
| 18 yrs and below | 20 | 6.1 | 6 | 12.5 | 5 | 14.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| 19 to 29 yrs | 73 | 22.3 | 20 | 41.6 | 14 | 40 | 2 | 28.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 to 39 | 85 | 25.9 | 11 | 22.9 | 9 | 25.7 | 1 | 14.2 | 1 | 50 |
| 40 yrs. and above | 149 | 45.7 | 11 | 22.9 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clinic type | ||||||||||
| ER | 62 | 18.7 | 8 | 16.6 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 14.2 | 0 | 0 |
| STD clinic | 98 | 29.8 | 15 | 31.2 | 11 | 31.4 | 1 | 14.2 | 1 | 50 |
| OB/GYN | 167 | 51.5 | 25 | 52 | 17 | 48.5 | 5 | 71.4 | 1 | 50 |
| Differential diagnosis | ||||||||||
| Vulval pruritus | 18 | 5.5 | 4 | 8.3 | 4 | 11.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acute vaginitis | 9 | 2.8 | 2 | 4.1 | 2 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Subacute vaginitis | 65 | 19.9 | 8 | 16.6 | 5 | 14.2 | 2 | 28.5 | 1 | 50 |
| Cervicitis | 53 | 16.2 | 8 | 16.6 | 5 | 14.2 | 2 | 28.5 | 0 | 0 |
| PID | 40 | 12.2 | 8 | 16.6 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Vulvar vestibulitis | 32 | 9.8 | 4 | 8.3 | 2 | 5.7 | 1 | 14.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gonorrhea | 2 | 0.6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VVC | 12 | 3.7 | 2 | 4.1 | 1 | 2.8 | 1 | 14.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Leiomyoma | 6 | 1.8 | 2 | 4.1 | 2 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trichomoniasis | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Peritonitis | 5 | 1.5 | 2 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| Atrophic vaginitis | 17 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Battered rape | 20 | 6.1 | 6 | 12.5 | 6 | 17.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
STIs = Sextually transmitted infections; STD = Sextually transmitted disease; CT = Chlamydia trachomatis; TV = Trichomonas vaginalis; GC = Neisseria gonorrhoeae; ER = Emergency room; OB/GYN = Obstetrics and gynecology; PID = pelvic inflammatory disease; VVC = vulvovaginal candidiasis.