| Prevalence of BV (Nugent's score 7–10) |           Prevalence of HIV          | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | n/N | % | P-value 4 | n/N | % | P-value 4 |
Douching 1 | ||||||
No | 12/22 | 54.5 | 0.507 | 3/22 | 13.6 | 1.000 |
Yes | 94/202 | 46.5 | Â | 24/185 | 13.0 | Â |
Menstrual hygiene protection method | ||||||
Traditional2 | 70/138 | 50.7 | 0.323 | 17/129 | 13.2 | 1.000 |
Sanitary pads | 34/79 | 43.0 | Â | 9/71 | 12.7 | Â |
Female genital cutting 3 | ||||||
No | 38/68 | 55.9 | 0.146 | 12/63 | 19.1 | 0.115 |
Yes | 70/157 | 44.6 | Â | 15/145 | 10.3 | Â |
BV | ||||||
No | Â | Â | Â | 12/110 | 10.9 | 0.414 |
Yes | Â | Â | Â | 15/100 | 15.0 | Â |