Prevalence (95% CIs) of girls with reported symptoms | Age comparison | |||||||
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14–15 years | 16–17 years | Total | Ratios | χ2, p value | ||||
370 | 140 | 510* | ||||||
Any symptom | 82/370 | 22.2 (18.0 to 26.4) | 40/140 | 28.6 (21.1 to 36.1) | 122/510 | 23.9 (20.2 to 27.6) | 0.78 (0.56 to 1.07) | 2.29; 0.13 |
Heavy menstruation | 25/370 | 6.8 (4.3 to 9.4) | 8/140 | 5.7 (1.9 to 9.5) | 33/510 | 6.5 (4.4 to 8.6) | 1.18 (0.55 to 2.56) | 0.18; 0.67 |
Between menses bleeding | 15/370 | 4.1 (2.1 to 6.1) | 5/140 | 3.6 (0.5 to 6.7) | 20/510 | 3.9 (2.2 to 5.6) | 1.14 (0.42 to 3.07) | 0.06; 0.80 |
Burning urine | 9/370 | 2.4 (0.8 to 4.0) | 2/140 | 1.4 (−0.6 to 3.4) | 11/510 | 2.2 (0.9 to 3.5) | 1.70 (0.37 to 7.78) | 0.49; 0.49 |
Frequency of urine | 11/370 | 3.0 (1.3 to 4.7) | 2/140 | 1.4 (−0.6 to 3.4) | 13/510 | 2.5 (1.2 to 3.9) | 2.08 (0.47 to 9.27) | 0.98; 0.32 |
Abdominal/vaginal pain | 30/370 | 8.1 (5.3 to 10.9) | 15/140 | 10.7 (5.6 to 15.8) | 45/510 | 8.8 (6.3 to 11.3) | 0.76 (0.42 to 1.36) | 0.86; 0.35 |
Pain during intercourse† | 1/35 | 2.9 (−2.7 to 8.5) | 1/11 | 9.1 (−7.9 to 26.1) | 2/46 | 4.3 (−1.6 to 10.2) | 0.31 (0.02to 4.62) | 0.78; 0.38 |
Itchy/sore vagina‡ | 16/365 | 4.4 (2.3 to 6.5) | 6/139 | 4.3 (0.9 to 7.7) | 32/504 | 4.4 (2.6 to 6.2) | 1.02 (0.41 to 2.54) | 0.001; 0.94 |
Malodorous smell | 5/364 | 1.4 (0.2 to 2.6) | 4/139 | 2.9 (0.1 to 5.7) | 9/503 | 1.8 (0.6 to 3.0) | 0.48 (0.13 to 1.75) | 1.3; 0.26 |
Vaginal discharge | 29/367 | 7.9 (5.1 to 10.7) | 34/139 | 17.3 (11.0 to 23.6) | 53/506 | 10.5 (7.8 to 13.2) | 0.46 (0.28 to 0.76) | 9.4; 0.002 |
*Five participants reporting ‘don't know’ for all symptoms are excluded. †Sample limited to girls responding to symptoms of pain or bleeding during sexual intercourse (n=46). ‡4–6 girls did not answer questions on vaginal itching, smell and discharge.