Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States.
Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.
AIDS Behav. 2022 Sep;26(9):3110-3118. doi: 10.1007/s10461-022-03634-4. Epub 2022 Apr 1.
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common genital infection in women and is associated with an increased risk of sexually transmitted infections and HIV. This study uses a syndemic approach to evaluate factors associated with BV. Non-pregnant, HIV-negative, sexually active, cis-gender women aged 18-45 years living in Miami, Florida were recruited from Nov.2018- Jun.2021. Participants completed a sociodemographic and behavioral questionnaire along with gynecological examinations. BV was diagnosed by Amsel criteria and confirmed by a Nugent score ≥ 4. A syndemic score was calculated as the sum of factors associated with BV. The association between syndemic score and BV was assessed using logistic regression. Of 166 women included, 60.2% had BV. Race, ethnicity, education, vaginal sex, recent cannabis use, and reasons for intravaginal practices were included in the syndemic score. Higher odds of BV were found in women with a score of ≥ 3 compared to women with a score of 0/1. A higher syndemic score was associated with increased odds of having BV. Multilevel interventions to decrease BV are needed to decrease women's risk of acquiring HIV.
细菌性阴道病 (BV) 是女性中最常见的生殖器感染,与性传播感染和 HIV 感染风险增加有关。本研究采用综合征方法评估与 BV 相关的因素。从 2018 年 11 月至 2021 年 6 月,在佛罗里达州迈阿密招募了年龄在 18-45 岁之间、无 HIV 感染、有性行为、顺性别的非孕妇。参与者完成了社会人口统计学和行为问卷以及妇科检查。BV 通过 Amsel 标准诊断,并通过 Nugent 评分≥4 进行确认。综合征评分计算为与 BV 相关的因素的总和。使用逻辑回归评估综合征评分与 BV 之间的关联。在 166 名女性中,有 60.2%患有 BV。种族、民族、教育程度、阴道性交、最近使用大麻以及阴道内操作的原因被纳入综合征评分。与评分 0/1 的女性相比,评分≥3 的女性患 BV 的几率更高。较高的综合征评分与 BV 的患病几率增加相关。需要采取多层次干预措施来降低 BV,以降低女性感染 HIV 的风险。