Table 4.
Relations between FGS and sociodemographic and syndromic variables in the sub-group of girls and women diagnosed for FGS
| Χ2 test of independence | Univariate logistic regression | ||||||
| Variables (n=67) | Category | N | FGS–, n (%) | FGS+, n (%) | P value | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | P value |
| Age group | [14–19] | 19 | 15 (45.5) | 4 (11.8) | 1 | ||
| [20–35] | 29 | 11 (33.3) | 18 (52.9) | 6.14 (1.73 to 26.1) | 0.0077 | ||
| 36+ | 19 | 7 (21.2) | 12 (35.3) | 0.0091 | 6.43 (1.62 to 30.35) | 0.0116 | |
| Age at marriage | [13–14] | 23 | 10 (30.3) | 13 (38.2) | 1 | ||
| [15–17] | 38 | 22 (66.7) | 16 (47.1) | 0.56 (0.19 to 1.58) | 0.2765 | ||
| 18+ | 6 | 1 (3) | 5 (14.7) | 0.1286 | 3.85 (0.51 to 79.99) | 0.2510 | |
| Number of children | 0 | 16 | 12 (36.4) | 4 (11.8) | 1 | ||
| [1–3] | 22 | 12 (36.4) | 10 (29.4) | 2.5 (0.64 to 11.23) | 0.2024 | ||
| [4–6] | 15 | 4 (12.1) | 11 (32.4) | 8.25 (1.79 to 46.95) | 0.0102 | ||
| 7+ | 14 | 5 (15.2) | 9 (26.5) | 0.0363 | 5.4 (1.19 to 28.98) | 0.0357 | |
| Age of last child | 0+ | 1 | 1 (4.8) | 0 (0) | 1 | ||
| [1–3] | 27 | 14 (66.7) | 13 (46.4) | Inf (0 to Inf) | 0.9965 | ||
| [4–6] | 4 | 0 (0) | 4 (14.3) | Inf (0 to Inf) | 0.9937 | ||
| 7+ | 17 | 6 (28.6) | 11 (39.3) | 0.1199 | Inf (0 to Inf) | 0.9963 | |
| Miscarriages | 0 | 26 | 18 (54.5) | 8 (23.5) | 1 | ||
| 1 | 22 | 8 (24.2) | 14 (41.2) | 3.94 (1.22 to 13.78) | 0.0256 | ||
| 2+ | 19 | 7 (21.2) | 12 (35.3) | 0.0362 | 3.86 (1.14 to 14.19) | 0.0343 | |
| Lower abdominal pain | Yes | 47 | 15 (45.5) | 32 (94.1) | 0 | 19.2 (4.74 to 131.08) | 0.0003 |
| Coital pain | Yes | 32 | 10 (30.3) | 22 (64.7) | 0.0071 | 4.22 (1.55 to 12.16) | 0.0058 |
| Coital bleeding | Yes | 29 | 8 (24.2) | 21 (61.8) | 0.0029 | 5.05 (1.82 to 15.19) | 0.0026 |
| Vaginal itches | Yes | 49 | 18 (54.5) | 31 (91.2) | 0.0009 | 8.61 (2.44 to 40.95) | 0.0021 |
| Vaginal discharge | Yes | 32 | 9 (27.3) | 23 (67.6) | 0.0014 | 5.58 (2.01 to 16.67) | 0.0013 |
| Back pain | Yes | 41 | 12 (36.4) | 29 (85.3) | 0 | 10.15 (3.31 to 36.45) | 0.0001 |
| Stress incontinence | Yes | 10 | 0 (0) | 10 (29.4) | 0.0009 | Inf (0 to Inf) | 0.9927 |
| Genital itch | Yes | 32 | 9 (27.3) | 23 (67.6) | 0.0014 | 5.58 (2.01 to 16.67) | 0.0013 |
| Menstrual irregularities | Yes | 34 | 9 (27.3) | 25 (73.5) | 0.0002 | 7.41 (2.61 to 23) | 0.0003 |
| Proximity | <20 m | 60 | 30 (90.9) | 30 (88.2) | 1 | 1 | |
| >200 m | 7 | 3 (9.1) | 4 (11.8) | 1 | 1.33 (0.27 to 7.25) | 0.7212 | |
FGS, female genital schistosomiasis.