Study on risk factors of vaginitis in married women at reproductive ages in rural areas Luliang County, Yunnan Province
Luo, J.H.; Wu, J.G.; Cheng, Y.H.
Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 16(1): 14-17
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0254-6450 PMID: 7767919 Document Number: 534079
Utilizing data from 2,287 married women at reproductive ages from Luliang county in Yunnan province, a study of prevalence and risk factors of vaginitis was conducted. It is found that the prevalence of vaginitis in Luliang county was 10.2%. The main risk factors selected by Logistic regression were occupation, contraceptive methods used currently, numbers of pregnancies, sexual intercourse per month, habit of washing lower body with dirty water during menses etc. The main risk factors through chi 2-test were age, occupation age of marriage, numbers of pregnancies, numbers of induced abortion, numbers of natural abortion, numbers of stillbirth, numbers of total failing pregnancies, contraception methods used currently, contraception methods ever used before, intercourse per month, wash lower body with dirty water during menses.