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Prevalence and predictors of bacterial vaginosis in HIV-infected women in Maharashtra, India
Joshi, S., Mane, A., Muwonge, R., Divate, U., Padbidri, V., Kulkarni, V., Gangakhedkar, R., & Sankaranarayanan, R. (2020). Prevalence and predictors of bacterial vaginosis in HIV-infected women in Maharashtra, India. International Journal of STD & AIDS, 31(6), 541-552. Article 956462419878333. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956462419878333
We evaluated the prevalence and determinants of bacterial vaginosis (BV) in HIV-infected women from Maharashtra, India. Among 912 HIV-infected women enrolled, BV was diagnosed in 191 (20.9%) and intermediate BV was diagnosed in 258 (28.3%) women. Women with more than two pregnancies had 1.6 times increased risk of BV (95% CI 1.0, 2.5, p-value 0.038), women who were menopausal had 6.2 times increased risk of BV (95% CI 2.4, 15.6, p-value