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Table 1 Demographic factors and coinfections in women with and without Candida infection in Namibia

From: Importance of Candida infection and fluconazole resistance in women with vaginal discharge syndrome in Namibia

Characteristics

Total (n = 253)

Candida species isolated

COR

95% CI

p value

Yes (n = 110)

No (n = 143)

Median age in years (IQR)

29 (24–34)

28 (23–32)

30 (24–36)

  

0.11

Pregnancy status

      

Pregnant

60 (24)

31 (28)

29 (20)

1.54

0.83–2.9

0.18

Not pregnant

193 (76)

89 (78)

114 (80)

   

HIV status

      

HIV-positive

58 (23)

23 (21)

35 (24)

0.82

0.43–1.5

0.55

HIV-negative

195 (77)

87 (79)

108 (76)

   

Chlamydia trachomatis

30 (12)

7.0 (6.4)

23 (16)

0.30

0.10–0.77

0.006

Neisseria gonorrhoea

11 (4.0)

5.0 (4.5)

6.0 (4.2)

1.1

0.26–4.4

1.0

Trichomonas vaginalis

70 (28)

30 (27)

40 (28)

0.97

0.53–1.7

1.0

Bacterial vaginosis

98 (39)

38 (34)

60 (42)

0.73

0.42–1.3

0.24

  1. Data are presented as number (n) with proportion (%) unless indicated otherwise
  2. COR, crude odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; IQR, interquartile range; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus