Table 2 Prevalence of Bacterial Vaginosis, vaginal HIV RNA shedding and plasma HIV RNA viral load in 150 women living with HIV included in the study
Diagnosis | Study Participants n (% of all participants) | Positive for vaginal HIV RNA shedding n (% of total) | Combined p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Bacterial vaginosis (BV), Nugent scorea | |||
Grade I | 47 (31.3) | 5 (10.6) | - |
Grade II | 55 (36.7) | 7 (12.7) | - |
Grade III | 48 (32.0) | 5 (10.4) | 0.92 |
Bacterial vaginosis (PCR) | |||
Atopobium Vaginae positive | 44 (30.1) | 5 (11.4) | - |
Atopobium Vaginae negative | 102 (69.9) | 12 (11.8) | 0.94 |
(missing) | (4) | ||
Bacterial vaginosis (PCR) | |||
Megasphaera positive | 34 (22.8) | 3 (8.8) | - |
Megasphaera negative | 115 (77.2) | 14 (12.2) | 0.59 |
(missing) | (1) | ||
Bacterial vaginosis (PCR) | |||
BVAB1 positive | 9 (6.1) | 1 (11.1) | - |
BVAB1 negative | 139 (93.9) | 15 (10.8) | 0.98 |
(missing) | (2) | ||
Bacterial vaginosis (PCR) | |||
Prevotella positive | 40 (26.9) | 1 (2.5) | - |
Prevotella negative | 109 (73.1) | 16 (14.7) | 0.038 |
(missing) | (1) | ||
Bacterial vaginosis (PCR) | |||
At least one bacteria positive with PCR | 54 (36.0) | 5 (9.3) | - |
All bacteria negative with PCR | 96 (64.0) | 12 (12.5) | 0.55 |
Combined PCR and microscopy | |||
Positive | 60 (40.0) | 6 (10.0) | - |
Negative | 90 (60.0) | 11 (12.2) | 0.67 |
BV positive, by ethnicity | |||
White | 22 (45.8) | 6 (11.3) | - |
Black | 18 (37.5) | 1 (4.2) | - |
Asian | 7 (14.6) | 10 (14.1) | - |
Other | 1 (2.1) | 0 (0) | 0.59 |
Vaginal HIV RNA | |||
Detectable ≥66 copies/swab) | 17 (11.3) | - | - |
Not detectable (<66 copies/swab) | 133 (88.7) | - | - |
Plasma HIV RNA < 40 copies/mL | |||
Detectable | 21 (15.2) | 2 (1.5) | - |
Not detectable | 117 (84.8) | 11 (9.4) | 1.0 |
(missing) | (12) | ||