Authors
Larsson P-G. Platz-Christensen J-J. Sundstrom E.
Institution:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Central Hospital, S-541 85 Skovde; Sweden.
Title:
Is bacterial vaginosis a sexually transmitted disease? (1991 2726).
Source:
International Journal of STD and AIDS. Vol 2(5) (pp62-364), 1991.
Abstract:
The sexual behaviour of 400 women with and 400 women without bacterial vaginosis from a health screening programme was investigated by a questionnaire to see if women with bacterial vaginosis had similar behaviours to women considered at risk for STDs. These patients were randomly selected from computer records. Eight hundred questionnaires were distributed and 641 women answered. The age of first sexual intercourse was lower among women with bacterial vaginosis (17.8 years) than those without (18.6 years; P< 0.001). Number of lifetime sexual partners was higher among women with bacterial vaginosis (P< 0.001). Women with bacterial vaginosis smoked or had smoked more often. These results indicate that women with bacterial vaginosis have similar sexual behaviour to those at risk for STDs.
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