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Socio-demographic characteristics
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Age, median (IQR:18-41years)
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24 years
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21 years
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30 years
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Province of birth
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Milne Bay Province
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100 (80.0)
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54 (81.8)
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46 (78.0)
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Other province
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25 (20.0)
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12 (18.2)
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13 (22.0)
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Marital Status
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Married
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108 (86)
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51 (77.3)
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57 (96.6)
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Single
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17 (13.6)
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15 (22.7)
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2 (3.4)
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p = 0.002
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Level of education (N = 124)
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Never attended school
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4 (3.2)
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0 (0)
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4 (6.7)
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p = 0.032
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Only primary school
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39 (31.2)
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18 (27.3)
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21 (35.6)
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Secondary school
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81 (65.3)
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47 (71.2)
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34 (57.6)
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Tertiary education
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24 (19.2)
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9 (13.6)
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15 (25.4)
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Obstetric history
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Parity (N = 124)
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Primigravid
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59 (47.6)
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48 (72.8)
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11 (18.6)
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Para 1–3
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46 (37.0)
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17 (25.8)
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29 (49.2)
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p < 0.0001
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Para 4 or more
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19 (15.3)
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0 (0.0)
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19 (32.2)
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p = 0.008
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Previous miscarriage/stillbirth/perinatal/neonatal death (N = 125)
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6 (4.8)
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3 (4.5)
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3 (5.1)
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Estimated gestational age at enrolment based on LMP (N = 107)
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12 weeks or less
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13 (11.2)
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5 (7.6)
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8 (13.6)
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13–26 weeks
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68 (63.5)
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38 (57.6)
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30 (50.1)
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27–36 weeks
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24 (22.4)
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9 (13.7)
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15 (25.4)
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More than 36 weeks
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2 (1.9)
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1 (1.5)
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1 (1.7)
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Sexual behaviour
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Age at sexual debut, median (IQR: 13–31years)
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19 years
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18 years
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20 years
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Lifetime number of sexual partners (N = 119)
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1 partner
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37 (31.1)
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20 (30.3)
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17 (28.8)
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2–3 partners
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51 (42.9)
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29 (43.9)
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22 (37.2)
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4–6 partners
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21 (17.6)
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11 (16.6)
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10 (16.9)
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7 or more partners
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10 (8.4)
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4 (6.1)
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6 (10.2)
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Sexual partners in previous month (N = 124)
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0
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31 (25.0)
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18 (27.3)
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13 (22.0)
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1
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80 (64.5)
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41 (62.1)
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39 (66.1)
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2 or more partners
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13 (10.5)
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6 (9.1)
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7 (11.9)
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Number of times had vaginal sex in the last month (N = 122)
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0
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36 (29.5)
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22 (33.3)
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14 (23.7)
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1–2 times
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28 (23.0)
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11 (16.7)
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17 (28.8)
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3 times or more
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32 (26.2)
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17 (25.6)
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15 (25.4)
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More than once/unknown
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26 (21.3)
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15 (22.7)
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11 (18.6)
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Condom use last sex (N = 124)
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Yes
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29 (23.4)
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12 (18.2)
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17 (28.8)
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No
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95 (76.6)
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54 (81.8)
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41 (69.5)
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Ever had sex for gifts/favours/money
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31 (24.8)
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16 (24.2)
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15 (25.4)
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Reported genital symptoms at enrolment
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Previous STI/genital infection
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28 (22.4)
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15 (22.8)
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13 (22.0)
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Current genital symptoms
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Any symptom
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34 (27.2)
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20 (30.3)
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14 (23.7)
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Vaginal dischargea
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24 (19.2)
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16 (24.2)
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8 (13.6)
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Genital sores
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1 (0.8)
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1 (1.5)
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0 (0.0)
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Abdominal paina
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8 (6.4)
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4 (6.1)
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4 (6.8)
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Itchinga
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19 (15.2)
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10 (15.1)
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9 (15.3)
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Other symptomsb
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6 (4.8)
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4 (6.1)
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2 (3.4)
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STI test results
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Any STI
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67 (53.6)
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42 (63.6)
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25 (42.4)
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p = 0.017
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1 STI
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39 (31.2)
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22 (33.3)
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17 (28.8)
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2 or more STIs
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28 (22.4)
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20 (30.3)
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8 (13.6)
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p = 0.025
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HIV
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2 (1.6)
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2 (3.0)
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0 (0.0)
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Active syphilisc
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5 (4.0)
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3 (4.5)
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2 (3,4)
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C. trachomatis (CT)
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25 (20)
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18 (27.3)
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7 (11.9)
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p = 0.032
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N. gonorrhoeae (NG)
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14 (11)
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12 (18.2)
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2 (3.4)
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p = 0.009
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T. vaginalis (TV)
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47 (37.6)
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31 (47.0)
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16 (27.1)
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p = 0.022
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Bacterial vaginosis (BV)
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22 (17.6)
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11 (16.7)
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11 (18.7)
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Genital symptoms and 1 or more STI detected
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19 (15.2)
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16 (24.3)
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3 (5.1)
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p = 0.002
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Genital symptoms but no STI detected
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15 (12.0)
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4 (6.1)
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11 (18.6)
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p = 0.031
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