Table 5.
Bivariate and Multivariate Analysis to Aerobic Vaginitis Among Women Attending at Gondar Town Health Facilities, Northwest Ethiopia, February 1 to May 31, 2019
| Variables | Aerobic Vaginitis | COR(95% CI) | P-value | AOR(95% CI) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | ||||||
| N (%) | N (%) | ||||||
| Age group | 18–24 | 12(24.6) | 60(36.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 25–34 | 25(51.0) | 79(47.9) | 1.58(0.74, 3.40) | 0.24 | 1.34(0.55, 3.21) | 0.51 | |
| 35–44 | 6(12.2) | 22(13.3) | 1.36(0.46, 4.07) | 0.58 | 0.72(0.19, 2.64) | 0.62 | |
| > 45 | 6(12.2) | 4(2.4) | 7.50(1.83, 30.68) | 0.01 | 8.09(1.26, 52.06) | 0.02 | |
| Marital status | Married | 37(75.5) | 108(65.5) | 1.00 | |||
| Single | 8(16.3) | 37(22.4) | 0.63(0.27, 1.48) | 0.29 | |||
| Divorced | 4(8.2) | 20(12.1) | 0.58(0.18, 1.82) | 0.35 | |||
| Educational Status | Unable to read & write | 11(22.4) | 25(15.2) | 2.74(1.01, 7.44) | 0.48 | 1.12(0.24, 5.16) | 0.88 |
| Reading & Writing | 5(10.2) | 14(8.5) | 2.22(0.64, 7.68) | 0.20 | 1.31(0.24, 7.18) | 0.75 | |
| Elementary school | 13(26.5) | 33(20.0) | 2.45(0.95, 6.35) | 0.06 | 2.17(0.57, 8.26) | 0.25 | |
| Secondary school | 11(22.4) | 37(22.4) | 1.85(0.70, 4.80) | 0.21 | 1.55(0.43, 5.51) | 0.49 | |
| College and above | 9(18.4) | 56(33.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Job Status | Self Employed | 11(22.4) | 29(17.6) | 5.18(1.33, 20.24) | 0.02 | 5.44(1.14, 25.98) | 0.03 |
| House wife | 24(49.0) | 56(33.9) | 5.85(1.65, 20.77) | 0.01 | 7.66(1.72, 34.13) | 0.01 | |
| Civil servant | 11(22.4) | 39(23.6) | 3.85(1.00, 14.86) | 0.05 | 4.79(1.03, 22.10) | 0.04 | |
| Unemployed | 3(6.1) | 41(24.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Residence | Rural | 9(18.4) | 36(21.8) | 1.00 | |||
| Urban | 40(81.6) | 129(78.2) | 1.24(0.55, 2.79) | 0.60 | |||
| Pregnancy status | Pregnant | 7(14.3) | 32(19.4) | 1.00 | |||
| Non pregnant | 42(85.7) | 133(80.6) | 1.44(0.59, 3.51) | 0.41 | |||
| Vaginal bathing | Once | 12(24.5) | 20(12.1) | 2.40(1.03, 5.61) | 0.04 | 1.27(0.42, 3.83) | 0.66 |
| Frequency per day | Twice | 14(28.6) | 53(32.1) | 1.06(0.05, 2.22) | 0.88 | 0.82(0.33, 2.04) | 0.67 |
| Three and above | 23(46.9) | 92(55.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Number of life time | One | 18(36.7) | 95(57.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Sexual partner | Two | 26(53.1) | 56(33.9) | 2.45(1.23, 4.86) | 0.01 | 3.50(1.54, 7.97) | 0.00 |
| Three and above | 5(10.2) | 14(8.5) | 1.88(0.60, 5.88) | 0.27 | 2.63(0.66, 10.53) | 0.17 | |
| Have you used birth | Yes | 28(57.1) | 70(42.4) | 1.81(0.95, 3.44) | 0.07 | 1.61(0.74, 3.50) | 0.22 |
| Control methods | No | 21(42.9) | 95(57.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Have you used | Yes | 21(42.9) | 66(40.0) | 1.12(0.59, 2.15) | 0.72 | ||
| Reused napkin during menstruation | No | 28(57.1) | 99(60.0) | 1.00 | |||
| Previous similar | Yes | 23(46.9) | 77(46.7) | 1.01(0.53, 1.91) | 0.97 | ||
| Disease condition | No | 26(53.1) | 88(53.3) | 1.00 | |||
| Have you ever | Yes | 8(16.3) | 33(20.0) | 0.78(0.33, 1.82) | 0.56 | ||
| Aborted | No | 41(83.7) | 132(80.0) | 1.00 | |||
| Previous uterine | Yes | 1(2.0) | 8(4.8) | 0.40(0.05, 3.35) | 0.40 | ||
| Surgery | No | 48(98.0) | 157(95.2) | 1.00 | |||
| Vaginal Itching | Yes | 32(65.3) | 87(52.7) | 1.69(0.87, 3.27) | 0.12 | 1.69(0.77, 3.70) | 0.18 |
| No | 17(34.7) | 78(47.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Vaginal burning | Yes | 41(83.7) | 117(70.9) | 2.10(0.92, 4.82) | 0.08 | 1.76(0.65, 4.74) | 0.25 |
| No | 8(16.3) | 48(29.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Pant exchange | Once | 27(55.1) | 57(34.5) | 2.10(0.89, 4.95) | 0.08 | 1.31(0.46, 3.70) | 0.60 |
| Frequency/week | Twice | 13((26.5) | 68(41.2) | 0.85(0.33, 2.16) | 0.73 | 0.52(0.17, 1.60) | 0.25 |
| Three times and above | 9(18.4) | 40(24.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||