| Variables | Number of Participants | Bacterial vaginosis | Chi square test P value | ||
| Pos n (%) | Neg n (%) | ||||
| Age group | |||||
| <19 | 21 (8.1) | 11 (52.4) | 10 (47.6) | ||
| 20 - 29 | 42 (16.3) | 31 (73.8) | 11 (26.2) | ||
| 30 - 39 | 174 (67.4) | 126 (72.4) | 48 (27.6) | ||
| 40 - 49 | 21 (8.1) | 16 (76.2) | 5 (23.8) | 0.245 | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | 30 (11.6) | 23 (76.7) | 7 (23.3) | ||
| Married | 228 (88.4) | 161 (70.6) | 67 (29.4) | 0.491 | |
| Level of education | |||||
| None | 4 (1.6) | 4 (100) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Primary | 2 (0.8) | 2 (100) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Secondary | 106 (41.1) | 78 (73.6) | 28 (26.4) | 0.18 | |
| Tertiary | 146 (56.6) | 100 (68.5) | 46 (31.5) | ||
| Religion | |||||
| Christianity | 201 (77.9) | 146 (72.9) | 55 (27.4) | ||
| Islam | 56 (21.7) | 37 (66.1) | 19 (33.9) | 0.337 | |
| Occupation | |||||
| Trader | 64 (24.8) | 51 (79.7) | 13 (20.3) | ||
| Civil servant | 110 (42.6) | 80 (72.7) | 30 (27.3) | 0.117 | |
| Self employed | 43 (16.7) | 29 (67.4) | 14 (32.5) | ||
| Unemployed | 41 (15.9) | 24 (58.5) | 17 (41.5) | ||
| Residence | |||||
| Rural | 45 (17.4) | 34 (75.6) | 11 (24.4) | ||
| Urban | 213 (82.6) | 150 (70.4) | 63 (29.6) | 0.489 | |
| Monthly Income | |||||
| No income | 21 (8.1) | 14 (66.7) | 7 (33.3) | 0.792 | |
| Low (<$60) | 150 (58.1) | 106 (70.7) | 44 (29.3) | ||
| Middle ($60 - $600) | 87 (33.7) | 64 (73.6) | 23 (26.4) | ||
| Reproductive history | |||||
| Pregnant | |||||
| Never pregnant | 63 (24.4) | 41 (65.1) | 22 (34.9) | 0.208 | |
| Pregnant before | 195 (75.6) | 143 (73.3) | 52 (26.7) | ||
| Pregnant now | |||||
| Yes | 63 (24.4) | 38 (60.3) | 25 (39.7) | 0.013 | |
| No | 108 (41.9) | 87 (80.6) | 21 (19.4) | ||
| Not sure | 87 (33.7) | 59 (67.8) | 28 (32.2) | ||
| Life birth | |||||
| None | 21 (8.1) | 15 (71.4) | 6 (28.6) | ||
| ≥1 life birth | 174 (67.4) | 128 (73.6) | 46 (26.4) | 0.834 | |
| Method of child delivery | |||||
| Caesarian section | 84 (32.6) | 56 (66.7) | 28 (33.3) | ||
| Vaginal delivery | 174 (67.4) | 128 (73.6) | 46 (26.4) | 0.251 | |
| Temination of pregnancy | |||||
| Abortion | 43 (16.7) | 30 (69.8) | 13 (30.2) | 0.056 | |
| Miscarriage | 22 (8.5) | 20 (90.9) | 2 (9.1) | ||
| Number of life time sexual partners | |||||
| 1 | 86 (33.3) | 58 (67.4) | 28 (32.6) | ||
| 2 - 5 | 172 (66.7) | 126 (73.3) | 46 (26.7) | 0.33 | |
| Age at sexual debut (years) | |||||
| <10 | 1 (0.4) | 1 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0.02 | |
| 11 - 15 | 21 (8.1) | 19 (90.4) | 2 (9.5) | ||
| 16 - 20 | 85 (32.9) | 55 (64.7) | 30 (35.3) | ||
| 21 - 25 | 108 (41.9) | 72 (66.7) | 36 (33.3) | ||
| 26 - 30 | 43 (16.7) | 37 (86.0) | 6 (14.0) | ||