Clinical Characteristic | Number positive for BV | Percentage positive | Statistics χ2 (P-value) |
---|---|---|---|
Use of antibiotics | |||
 Yes (n = 105) | 16 | 15.2 | 12.893 (0.002) |
 No (n = 204) | 65 | 31.9 | |
HIV Status | |||
 Positive (n = 14) | 3 | 21.4 | 0.822 (0.935) |
 Negative (n = 293) | 77 | 26.3 | |
Genital tract infection | |||
 Yes (n = 124) | 32 | 25.8 | 18.154 (0.001) |
 No (n = 182) | 49 | 26.9 | |
Gestational age | |||
 1st Trimester (n = 29) | 6 | 20.7) | 13.959 (0.007) |
 2nd Trimester (n = 180) | 57 | 31.7 | |
 3rd Trimester (n = 100) | 18 | 18.0 | |
Previous pregnancy loss | |||
 Perinatal (n = 35) | 9 | 25.7 | 9.569 (0.144) |
 Spontantaneousab (n = 38) | 7 | 18.4 | |
 Induced ab (n = 15) | 3 | 20.0 | |
Gravidity | |||
 Primigravida | 81 | 25 (30.9) | 3.338, 0.188 |
 Multigravida | 228 | 56 (24.6) | |
Parity | |||
 0 | 102 | 30 (29.4) | 6.340, 0.175 |
 1–4 | 194 | 46 (23.7) | |
  > 4 | 13 | 5 (38.5) |