Table 1: Demographic and socio-economic profile of patients diagnosed with infectious vaginitis.

Details Number (%)
(N=130)
X2 df p-value
Age group 15-25
25-35
35-45
45-49
24 (19%)
64 (49%)
25 (19%)
17 (13%)
41.877 3 <0.001
Marital status Married
Unmarried
110 (85%)
20 (15%)
62.308 1 <0.001
Area Rural
Urban
97 (75%)
33 (25%)
31.508 1 <0.001
Literary status Illiterate
Literate
16 (12%)
114 (88%)
73.87 1 <0.001
Employment status Unemployed
Employed
99 (76%)
31 (25%)
35.569 1 <0.001
Family income/ month
(in NRS)
(1 US $~100NRS)
Below 5,000
5,000-10,000
10,000-15,000
Above 15,000
11 (8%)
18 (14%)
48 (37%)
53 (41%)
40.646 3 <0.001

* Among 114 literate patients 18% attended only for primary school level, 26% had secondary level, 32% had higher secondary level education, 19% were graduate and 5% had post graduate qualification respectively.