Figure 1

Presence of microbiota species by study group and bacterial vaginosis status. R: reference group; P: pregnant women; A: adolescent women; V: women using vaginal practices other than water and soap; HIV-: self-declaring sex workers; HIV+: HIV-positive women. Black bar: ≥10⁶ genome equivalents (geq)/ml; Grey bar: <10⁶ geq/ml (10³ geq/ml for P. bivia); White bar: present but not quantifiable (1600 to 16.000 geq/ml).