Bacterial vaginosis and other infections in pregnant women in Senegal

BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 2 Vaginal flora type according to location in pregnant women, Senegal, 2013–2018

Vaginal Flora type^α	Total	Suburban (Guédiawaye)			Rural (Sokone)		p-value^β
Vaginal Flora type^α	n = 457	n = 308			n = 149		p-value^β
I	174	37.9%	117	37.8%	57	38.3%	< 0.001
II	63	13.8%	56	18.2%	7	4.7%	< 0.001
III	135	29.6%	77	25.1%	58	38.9%	< 0.001
IV*	85	18.6%	58	18.9%	27	18.1%	0.843

^αVaginal Flora Type defined as followed: “Type I” Döderlein flora, “Type II” majority of Lactobacillus spp. associated with few bacteria, “Type III” minority of Lactobacillus spp., “Type IV” no Lactobacillus spp.
*Defined as bacterial vaginosis in our study
^βp-value comparing vaginal flora type between suburban and rural areas

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