Crude and controlled-direct associations between vaginal douching and endometritis in the PEACH study
Total effect RR (95% CI) | Controlled direct effect accounting for endometrial infection with one or more BV-associated organisms* aRR† (95% CI) | Controlled direct effect accounting for Endometrial infection with all four BV-associated organisms* aRR† (95% CI) | |
Vaginal douche ≥2 times in past month | |||
Yes | 1.24 (1.03 to 1.49) | 1.00 (0.57 to 1.74) | 0.95 (0.53 to 1.70) |
No | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
*BV-associated organisms: Atopobium vaginae, BVAB1, Sneathia amnionii, or Sneathia sanguinegens.
†Adjusted for race and age.
BV, bacterial vaginosis; PEACH, PID Evaluation and Clinical Health.