Bacterial vaginosis, vulvovaginal candidiasis and trichomonal vaginitis among reproductive-aged women seeking primary healthcare in Sana’a city, Yemen

Table 3 Association of vaginal infections with certain clinical features among reproductive-aged women attending PHC centers in Sana’a, Yemen (2017)

Feature	N	BV		VVC
Feature	N	n (%)	P-value	n (%)	P-value
Symptomatic presentation
No	86	23 (26.7)	0.479	2 (2.3)	0.006*
Yes	260	80 (30.8)		31 (11.9)	0.006*
Color of discharge
Clear to white	279	81 (29.0)	0.541	26 (9.3)	0.778
Grey-yellow, milky or brown	67	22 (32.8)		7 (10.4)	0.778
Consistency of discharge
Watery and scanty	141	37 (26.2)	0.234	9 (6.4)	0.980
Thick and profuse	205	66 (32.2)		24 (11.7)	0.980
Odor of discharge
Non-offensive	245	67 (27.3)	0.125	23 (9.4)	0.883
Unpleasant	101	36 (35.6)		10 (9.9)	0.883
Vulvovaginal itching
Yes	96	31 (32.3)	0.525	16 (16.7)	0.005
No	250	72 (28.8)		17 (6.8)	0.005

N number of women examined, n number of women positive for BV or VVC, BV bacterial vaginosis, VVC vulvovaginal candidiasis, ^*Fisher’s exact test was used

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