Table 2.
Vaginal flora type according to location in pregnant women, Senegal, 2013–2018
Vaginal Flora typeα | Total | Suburban (Guédiawaye) | Rural (Sokone) | p-valueβ | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 457 | n = 308 | n = 149 | |||||
I | 174 | 37.9% | 117 | 37.8% | 57 | 38.3% | < 0.001 |
II | 63 | 13.8% | 56 | 18.2% | 7 | 4.7% | < 0.001 |
III | 135 | 29.6% | 77 | 25.1% | 58 | 38.9% | < 0.001 |
IV* | 85 | 18.6% | 58 | 18.9% | 27 | 18.1% | 0.843 |
αVaginal Flora Type defined as followed: “Type I” Döderlein flora, “Type II” majority of Lactobacillus spp. associated with few bacteria, “Type III” minority of Lactobacillus spp., “Type IV” no Lactobacillus spp.
*Defined as bacterial vaginosis in our study
βp-value comparing vaginal flora type between suburban and rural areas