Importance of Candida infection and fluconazole resistance in women with vaginal discharge syndrome in Namibia

Table 3 Demographic factors and coinfections in women with Candida albicans versus non-albicans species isolated from vaginal swabs in Namibia (n = 106)

Syndrome/infection	Candida albicans (n = 86)	Non-albicans Candida (n = 20)	COR	95% CI	p value
Median age in years (IQR)^a	27.5 (23–32)	29.5 (23–37)	0.94	0.90–0.98	0.01
Pregnancy^a
Pregnant	27 (31)	0 (0)	1.9	1.0–3.5	0.002
Not pregnant	59 (690	20 (100)
HIV status
HIV-positive	17 (20)	2 (10)	2.2	0.45–21	0.52
HIV-negative	69 (80)	18 (90)
Chlamydia trachomatis	7 (8.1)	0 (0)	–	–	0.34
Neisseria gonorrhoea	4 (4.7)	0 (0)	–	–	1.00
Trichomonas vaginalis	21 (24)	2 (10)	2.9	0.61–28	0.23
Bacterial vaginosis	32 (37)	5 (25)	1.8	0.54–6.8	0.44

Data are presented as number (n) with proportion (%) unless indicated otherwise
Four women with concurrent Candida albicans and non-albicans species are not included in this analysis
COR, crude odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; IQR, interquartile range; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus
^aMultivariate analysis: adjusted odds ratio for age is 0.94 (95%CI 0.90–0.98, p = 0.01) and for pregnancy 1.9 (95% CI 1.0–3.5, p = 0.002)

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