Table 2

Sexually transmitted infections and other diagnoses

Bangladeshi men (%)Control men (%)p ValueBangladeshi women (%)Control women (%)p Value
Chlamydial infection0/895/137 (3.6)ns3/86 (3.5)11/148 (7.0)ns
Gonorrhoea5/89 (4.8)7/137 (5.1)ns2/86 (2.3)5/153 (3.2)ns
Syphilis10/91 (10.9)6/139 (4.0)0.046/94 (6.4)3/171 (1.7)ns
Pelvic inflammatory disease11/86 (12.8)7/156 (4.5)0.02
Non-gonococcal urethritis18/89 (20.2)48/137 (35.0)0.02
Candidiasis3/91 (3.3)20/140 (14.3)0.00638/86 (44.2)51/158 (32.3)0.04
Recurrent herpes simplex0/905/137 (3.6)ns00
First episode genital warts2/89 (2.2)12/144 (8.3)ns2/86 (2.3)9/156 (5.8)ns
Recurrent genital warts1/89 (1.1)10/148 (6.8)0.0502/156 (1.3)ns
Bacterial vaginosis3/86 (3.5)35/156 (22.4)<0.0001
Trichomonasis3/86 (3.5)5/156 (3.2)ns