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Table 5 Relationship between Bacterial vaginosis and obstetric and gynecological

From: Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis and associated risk factors in pregnant women receiving antenatal care at the Kumba Health District (KHD), Cameroon

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)

  1. ab: abortion