Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population (n=502)

CharacteristicsNo. of women (% of the tested population)
Symptoms
 Asymptomatic247 (49.2)
 Symptomatic255 (50.8)
Nationality
 Greek372 (74.1)
 Non-Greek130 (25.9)
Marital status
 Single140 (28)
 Married334 (66.5)
 Divorced28 (5.5)
Pregnancy
 No475 (94.6)
 Yes27 (5.4)
Prescribed drugs
 No423 (84.2)
 Yes79 (15.8)
Antibiotic use
 No485 (96.7)
 Yes17 (3.3)
History of T vaginalis infection
 No467 (93.1)
 Yes35 (6.9)
History of other sexually transmitted diseases
 No418 (83.2)
 Yes84 (16.8)
Pruritus
 No410 (81.6)
 Yes92 (18.4)
Discharge
 No367 (73.2)
 Yes135 (26.8)
Dysuria
 No482 (96)
 Yes20 (4)
Dyspareunia
 No475 (94.7)
 Yes27 (5.3)
Presence of G vaginalis
 No435 (86.6)
 Yes67 (13.4)
Presence of Candida spp.
 No336 (66.9)
 Yes166 (33.1)