Table 1 Characteristics of study participants
Characteristics | N = 593 n (%) |
|---|---|
Age group | |
 < 19 | 77 (13.0) |
 20–34 | 423 (71.3) |
 > 35 | 92 (15.5) |
 Missing | 1 (0.002) |
Marital Status | |
 Single | 96 (16.2) |
 Cohabiting | 88 (14.8) |
 Married | 408 (68.8) |
 Missing | 1 (0.002) |
Religion | |
 Christians | 389 (65.6) |
 Muslim | 188 (31.7) |
 Others | 16 (2.7) |
Occupation | |
 Employed | 371 (62.6) |
 Unemployed | 222 (37.4) |
Education | |
 No education | 211 (35.6) |
 Primary & JHS | 311 (52.5) |
 > SHS | 71 (12.0) |
Trimester | |
 First | 81 (13.7) |
 Second | 316 (53.3) |
 Third | 196 (33.1) |
Gravidae | |
 Primigravidae | 145 (24.5) |
 2–4 gravidae | 317 (53.5) |
 5 gravidae | 131 (22.1) |
History of spontaneous abortion | |
 Yes | 99 (16.7) |
 No | 494 (83.3) |
Contraceptive Use | |
 Yes | 168 (28.3) |
 No | 425 (71.7) |
Douching | |
 Yes | 219 (36.9) |
 No | 374 (63.1) |
Antibiotic use in the past 2 weeks | |
 Yes | 26 (4.4) |
 No | 567 (95.6) |
Sex frequency | |
 < 2 per week | 424 (71.4) |
 > 2 per week | 170 (28.6) |
New sexual partners in the past 3 months | |
 Yes | 1 (0.002) |
 No | 588 (99.8) |
Presence of abnormal vaginal discharge | |
 Yes | 166 (28.2) |
 No | 423 (71.8) |
Genital Warts | |
 Yes | 5 (0.8) |
 No | 584 (99.2) |